ATutor - Revision history

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2020-02-05T16:30:41Z

Removed dead URL

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	\| genre = Learning management software		\| genre = Learning management software
	\| license = GNU General Public License v2.0		\| license = GNU General Public License v2.0
	\| website = [https://atutor.github.io/ atutor.github.io~~]<br />[http://atutor.ca ATutor.ca~~]		\| website = [https://atutor.github.io/ atutor.github.io]
	}}		}}

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	==External links==		==External links==
			* [https://github.com/atutor/ATutor ATutor on GitHub]
	* [https://www.openhub.net/p/4204 ATutor on Open Hub]		* [https://www.openhub.net/p/4204 ATutor on Open Hub]
	* [https://github.com/atutor/ATutor ATutor on GitHub]
	* [http://freecode.com/projects/atutor ATutor on Freecode]		* [http://freecode.com/projects/atutor ATutor on Freecode]

Shawndouglas: URL

2019-05-31T18:06:45Z

URL

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	\| genre = Learning management software		\| genre = Learning management software
	\| license = GNU General Public License v2.0		\| license = GNU General Public License v2.0
	\| website = [http://atutor.ca ATutor.ca]		\| website = [https://atutor.github.io/ atutor.github.io]<br />[http://atutor.ca ATutor.ca]
	}}		}}

Shawndouglas: /* External links */ Removed standalone SF links so as to not encourage downloading from that site.

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External links: Removed standalone SF links so as to not encourage downloading from that site.

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	==External links==		==External links==

	* [~~http://sourceforge.net/projects/atutor/ ATutor on SourceForge]~~		* [https://www.openhub.net/p/4204 ATutor on Open Hub]
	* [http://www.~~ohloh~~.net/p/4204 ATutor on ~~Ohloh~~]
	* [https://github.com/atutor/ATutor ATutor on GitHub]		* [https://github.com/atutor/ATutor ATutor on GitHub]
	* [http://freecode.com/projects/atutor ATutor on Freecode]		* [http://freecode.com/projects/atutor ATutor on Freecode]

Shawndouglas: /* Blackboard Inc. patent dispute */ Grammar

2013-10-03T18:58:52Z

Blackboard Inc. patent dispute: Grammar

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	The Software Freedom Law Center filed a request on behalf of ATutor and two other clients with the U.S. Patent Office to re-examine Blackboard's patent in November 2006, and in January 2007 the request was approved on the basis of prior art cited by the Center raising "substantial" questions.<ref name="ATSFReex">{{cite web \|url=http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2007/jan/25/blackboard-reexam-ordered/ \|title=Patent Office Orders Re-Examination of Blackboard Patent \|publisher=Software Freedom Law Center \|date=25 January 2007 \|accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref> In February 2007, Blackboard addresses the concerns raised within the education software and academic communities, announcing it had made a pledge to not assert its patent rights against open-source and non-profit software projects like ATutor.<ref name="ATBusJourn">{{cite web \|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2007/02/19/story5.html?page=all \|title=Blackboard: Patent won't be used against nonprofits \|author=Hammer, Ben \|publisher=Washington Business Journal \|date=19 February 2007 \|accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.blackboard.com/Company/Patents/Patent-Pledge.aspx \|title=The Blackboard Patent Pledge \|publisher=Blackboard Inc \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100401222607/http://www.blackboard.com/Company/Patents/Patent-Pledge.aspx \|archivedate=2010 April 1 \|accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref>		The Software Freedom Law Center filed a request on behalf of ATutor and two other clients with the U.S. Patent Office to re-examine Blackboard's patent in November 2006, and in January 2007 the request was approved on the basis of prior art cited by the Center raising "substantial" questions.<ref name="ATSFReex">{{cite web \|url=http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2007/jan/25/blackboard-reexam-ordered/ \|title=Patent Office Orders Re-Examination of Blackboard Patent \|publisher=Software Freedom Law Center \|date=25 January 2007 \|accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref> In February 2007, Blackboard addresses the concerns raised within the education software and academic communities, announcing it had made a pledge to not assert its patent rights against open-source and non-profit software projects like ATutor.<ref name="ATBusJourn">{{cite web \|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2007/02/19/story5.html?page=all \|title=Blackboard: Patent won't be used against nonprofits \|author=Hammer, Ben \|publisher=Washington Business Journal \|date=19 February 2007 \|accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.blackboard.com/Company/Patents/Patent-Pledge.aspx \|title=The Blackboard Patent Pledge \|publisher=Blackboard Inc \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100401222607/http://www.blackboard.com/Company/Patents/Patent-Pledge.aspx \|archivedate=2010 April 1 \|accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref>

	Blackboard would eventually go on to abandon U.S. patent 6,988,138 in early-2010, and in November that year the company's legal counsel announced the patent's "official termination" and stated that Blackboard had ended its appeals.<ref name="ATBBAbandon">{{cite web \|url=http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/blackboard-drops-appeals-on-software-patent/28494 \|title=Blackboard Drops Appeals on Software Patent \|author=Keller, Josh \|publisher=The Chronicle of Higher Education \|date=30 November 2010 \|accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref>		Blackboard would eventually go on to abandon U.S. patent 6,988,138 in early 2010, and in November that year the company's legal counsel announced the patent's "official termination" and stated that Blackboard had ended its appeals.<ref name="ATBBAbandon">{{cite web \|url=http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/blackboard-drops-appeals-on-software-patent/28494 \|title=Blackboard Drops Appeals on Software Patent \|author=Keller, Josh \|publisher=The Chronicle of Higher Education \|date=30 November 2010 \|accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref>

	===Awards and recognition===		===Awards and recognition===

Shawndouglas: Updated content.

2013-01-05T23:53:28Z

Updated content.

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	The main features of ATutor include<ref name="ATFeats">{{cite web \|url=http://atutor.ca/atutor/features.php \|title=ATutor Features \|publisher=ATutor.ca \|accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref>:		The main features of ATutor include<ref name="ATFeats">{{cite web \|url=http://atutor.ca/atutor/features.php \|title=ATutor Features \|publisher=ATutor.ca \|accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref>:

	*		* IMS/ISO AccessForAll support
			* support for SCORM 1.2 LMS-RTE3
			* social networking support
			* current events
			* password encryption
			* course management
			* enrollment management
			* messaging system
			* student and work groups
			* document management
			* blog and chat tools
			* content tracking
			* testing
			* glossary
			* query tools
			* reporting

	==Hardware/software requirements==		==Hardware/software requirements==
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	Installation requirements for Dokeos 1.8.6 (sadly installation guides for 2.0 and 2.1 don't seem to exist) include:		Installation requirements for Dokeos 1.8.6 (sadly installation guides for 2.0 and 2.1 don't seem to exist) include:

	* PHP ~~version~~ 5.x or greater		* Apache web server
	* [[MySQL]] ~~of some sort (not clear what version)~~		* PHP 5.0.2 or greater with specific libraries installed
	* Apache web server (not clear what version)		* [[MySQL]] 4.1.10 or greater

	Consult the [http://~~www~~.~~dokeos.com~~/~~doc~~/~~186~~/~~installation_guide.html 1.8~~.~~6 installation guide~~] for more information.		Consult the [http://atutor.ca/atutor/docs/requirements.php documentation] for more information on necessary PHP libraries.

	==Videos, screenshots, and other media==		==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

	* Video tutorials for ATutor can be found on [http://www.~~dokeos~~.com/~~en/tutorials.php the website~~].		* Video tutorials for ATutor can be found on [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL32B167C7981143B8 YouTube].
	* Screenshots of ATutor can be found on [http://sourceforge.net/projects/~~dokeos~~/ SourceForge].		* Screenshots of ATutor can be found on [http://sourceforge.net/projects/atutor/ SourceForge].
	* A demo of ATutor is available via [http://~~www.dokeos~~.~~com~~/en/~~node/10609~~ the ~~Dokeos~~ site].		* A demo of ATutor is available via [http://atutor.ca/atutor/demo.php the ATutor site].
	* Documentation for ATutor can be found [http://~~www~~.~~dokeos.com~~/en/~~node~~/31 here].		* Documentation for ATutor can be found [http://atutor.ca/atutor/docs/index.php here].

	==Entities using ATutor==		==Entities using ATutor==

Shawndouglas: Created article. Few more edits to do still.

2013-01-05T23:43:58Z

Created article. Few more edits to do still.

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{{Infobox software
| name = ATutor
| title = '''ATutor'''
| logo = 
| screenshot = 
| caption =
| collapsible =
| author = Greg Gay
| developer = [http://atutor.ca/credits.php ATutor development team]
| released = {{Start date|2002|12|04}} (1.0)<ref name="AT10">{{cite web |url=http://www.atutor.ca/news.php |title=ATutor News |publisher=Adaptive Technology Resource Center |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20030212174631/http://www.atutor.ca/news.php |archivedate=12 February 2003 |accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref>
| discontinued =
| frequently updated = yes
| programming language = PHP
| operating system = Cross-platform
| platform =
| size =
| language = Multi-lingual
| status =
| genre = Learning management software
| license = GNU General Public License v2.0
| website = [http://atutor.ca ATutor.ca]
}}

'''ATutor''' is free web-based open-source learning management software.

==Product history==

ATutor is based upon a graduate school project of primary developer Greg Gay. Following research in 1999 and 2000 by the Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC) at the University of Toronto regarding the accessibility of e-learning environments, Gay further developed his learning management ideas in an adaptive, accessible, open-source environment.<ref name="ATCaseStudy">{{cite web |url=http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/cs-atutor |title=ATutor LMS: a case study |author=Gay, Greg |publisher=University of Oxford |date=06 October 2009 |accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref> On February 23, 2001, Gay started an open-source SourceForge project for ATutor<ref name="ATSF">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/atutor/ |title=ATutor (Learning Management System) |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=05 Janaury 2013}}</ref>, and a stable 1.0 release arrived on December 4, 2002.<ref name="AT10" />

By 2004, the source code was made publicly available in a [[Apache Subversion|Subversion]] repository, signaling a move towards distributed development.<ref name="ATCaseStudy" /> On July 6, 2010, version 2.0 was released, featuring restructured code and a new look and feel among other improvements.<ref name="ATCLog">{{cite web |url=http://atutor.ca/atutor/change_log.php |title=ATutor - Change Log |publisher=ATutor.ca |accessdate=05 Janaury 2013}}</ref>

===Blackboard Inc. patent dispute===

On January 17, 2006, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted learning management software developer Blackboard Inc. U.S. patent 6,988,138 for "Internet-based education support system and methods." The patent established Blackboard's claims to certain features of course management systems.<ref name="ATWaPost06">{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1379341.html |title=E-Learning Firm Sparks Controversy With Software Patent |author=Pope, Justin |publisher=The Washington Post |date=15 October 2006 |accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="BBoardGooglePat">{{cite web |url=http://www.google.com/patents?vid=6988138 |title=Patent US6988138: Internet-based education support system and methods |publisher=Google |accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref>

The Software Freedom Law Center filed a request on behalf of ATutor and two other clients with the U.S. Patent Office to re-examine Blackboard's patent in November 2006, and in January 2007 the request was approved on the basis of prior art cited by the Center raising "substantial" questions.<ref name="ATSFReex">{{cite web |url=http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2007/jan/25/blackboard-reexam-ordered/ |title=Patent Office Orders Re-Examination of Blackboard Patent |publisher=Software Freedom Law Center |date=25 January 2007 |accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref> In February 2007, Blackboard addresses the concerns raised within the education software and academic communities, announcing it had made a pledge to not assert its patent rights against open-source and non-profit software projects like ATutor.<ref name="ATBusJourn">{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2007/02/19/story5.html?page=all |title=Blackboard: Patent won't be used against nonprofits |author=Hammer, Ben |publisher=Washington Business Journal |date=19 February 2007 |accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blackboard.com/Company/Patents/Patent-Pledge.aspx |title=The Blackboard Patent Pledge |publisher=Blackboard Inc |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100401222607/http://www.blackboard.com/Company/Patents/Patent-Pledge.aspx |archivedate=2010 April 1 |accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref>

Blackboard would eventually go on to abandon U.S. patent 6,988,138 in early-2010, and in November that year the company's legal counsel announced the patent's "official termination" and stated that Blackboard had ended its appeals.<ref name="ATBBAbandon">{{cite web |url=http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/blackboard-drops-appeals-on-software-patent/28494 |title=Blackboard Drops Appeals on Software Patent |author=Keller, Josh |publisher=The Chronicle of Higher Education |date=30 November 2010 |accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref>

===Awards and recognition===

In 2007, ATutor won a $50,000 prize in the Mellon Awards for Technology Collaboration.<ref name="ATMellonAward07">{{cite web |url=http://matc.mellon.org/winners/2007-matc-awardees-announced/ |title=Recipients of 2007 Mellon Awards for Technology Collaboration Announced |The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation |date=10 December 2007 |accessdate=05 Janaury 2013}}</ref>

In 2008, ATutor won a Gold Learning Impact Award from the IMS Global Learning Consortium, a recognition of using "technology in context."<ref name="ATIMSAward">{{cite web |url=http://www.imsglobal.org/pressreleases/IMSPR-LIAWinners2008.pdf |title=IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces 2008 Learning Impact Award Recipients |publisher=IMS Global Learning Consortium |format=PDF |date=15 May 2008 |accessdate=05 Janaury 2013}}</ref>

In 2009, Greg Gay and others received a Delegates Award for a Microsoft-sponsored W4A Web Accessibility Challenge.<ref name="ATW4AAward">{{cite web |url=http://www.w4a.info/global-pre-2010/best.shtml |title=W4A Best Paper Awards |publisher=W4A |accessdate=05 Janaury 2013}}</ref>

==Features==

The main features of ATutor include<ref name="ATFeats">{{cite web |url=http://atutor.ca/atutor/features.php |title=ATutor Features |publisher=ATutor.ca |accessdate=05 January 2013}}</ref>:

*

==Hardware/software requirements==

Installation requirements for Dokeos 1.8.6 (sadly installation guides for 2.0 and 2.1 don't seem to exist) include:

* PHP version 5.x or greater
* [[MySQL]] of some sort (not clear what version)
* Apache web server (not clear what version)

Consult the [http://www.dokeos.com/doc/186/installation_guide.html 1.8.6 installation guide] for more information.

==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

* Video tutorials for ATutor can be found on [http://www.dokeos.com/en/tutorials.php the website].
* Screenshots of ATutor can be found on [http://sourceforge.net/projects/dokeos/ SourceForge].
* A demo of ATutor is available via [http://www.dokeos.com/en/node/10609 the Dokeos site].
* Documentation for ATutor can be found [http://www.dokeos.com/en/node/31 here].

==Entities using ATutor==

==Further reading==

* {{cite web |url=http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/cs-atutor |title=ATutor LMS: a case study |author=Gay, Greg |publisher=University of Oxford |date=06 October 2009}}

==External links==

* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/atutor/ ATutor on SourceForge]
* [http://www.ohloh.net/p/4204 ATutor on Ohloh]
* [https://github.com/atutor/ATutor ATutor on GitHub]
* [http://freecode.com/projects/atutor ATutor on Freecode]

==References==
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