In addition to its content authoring and content sharing capabilities, it also has a large collection of modular tools that can be combined in different ways to adapt the system to various theoretical approaches to teaching and learning. IntroductionĪTutor is labelled a learning content management system (LCMS), which is a designation generally assigned to tools used to author and archive learning content. While ATutor does accommodate smaller e-learning scenarios, it scales easily to accommodate larger installations. ATutor development has also focused on accommodating small e-learning scenarios, a market virtually untouched by other similar systems whose major focus is on capturing a part of the large institutional e-learning market. Since its initial release late 2002, ATutor has continued to evolve, with a development focus on its accessibility and conformance with interoperability standards. ATutor developed as a proof of concept that a fully inclusive e-learning environment was possible. At the time of these studies (19), none of the popular e-learning environments fared very well, all containing a variety of potential barriers that would prevent, or make difficult, online learning activities for some groups of people. , last updated 12 November 2012 Introduction Brief descriptionĪTutor is an open source, online learning environment used to develop Web-based courses, author e-learning content, and present instructional materials on the Internet.ĪTutor came about after two studies that looked at the accessibility of Web-based learning environments for people with various types of disabilities.
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