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  • 2005-01-21 00:08:21

    Problems with imported content

    Hi everybody,

    I've imported a course where the first page of each topic has this code

    <FRAMESET rows="1, *" frameborder="0">

    <FRAME name="api_functions" src="../_common/htm/scourse_api_functions.htm" scrolling="no" noresize marginwidth="1" marginheight="1">
    <FRAME name="content" src="1_1_1_P1.htm">



    </FRAMESET><noframes></noframes>

    If I open the file in my pc using Microsoft Explorer, it launches 1_1_1_P1.htm and this file has its own previous-next buttons, but in ATutor i don't see anything.


  • 2005-01-21 10:56:04

    No SCOs

    You are trying to import a SCO (Sharable Content Object). ATutor does not yet support SCOs.


  • 2005-02-02 15:27:17

    No SCOs???? - what about scorm 1.2 compliance?

    If I am not mistaken - atutor is scorm 1.2 compliant.

    I was under the impression that compliance to scorm 1.2 is dedicated to the sharing and reuse of learning objects. Greg, please elaborate.


  • 2005-02-03 16:14:19

    conformant

    ATutor is conformant, not compliant.


  • 2005-02-04 10:34:21

    conformance vs compliance

    If I may quote from the Atutor open page,

    "Content from other <b>compliant</b> systems can be imported into ATutor. Importing and exporting complex content such as Java applets, and other embedded programmed objects is supported."

    The real questions is:

    How flexible is the content produced in atutor?
    In what systems will atutor leaning content port.

    To what level does this content conform as you say.

    I really like this tool and would like to implement - I do need some clarification on these points please.


  • 2005-02-04 11:29:43

    IMS CP 1.1.3 and SCORM 1.2 CP

    Content packages only.

    Content from "other compliant systems" can be imported, but only the content package conformant parts of are supported in ATutor. If you try to import a SCO, the content of the SCO will be imported, but the functionality will not.

    Please judge for yourself if the content editor is flexible enough for your purposes. I can't really answer that for you (without writing a book). ATutor content will import into any system that supports the IMS CP 1.1.3 and SCORM 1.2 CP specifications.


  • 2005-02-04 13:26:32

    Appreciated

    Excellent, thank you for the explanation - this does clarify things.

    With the hundreds of LMS and LCMS available on the market - standards conformance/compliance is a big issue on so many levels.

    Ultimately, I want to ensure that I chose a system with the greatest overal flexibility with regard to the learning content.


  • 2005-02-04 14:08:17

    Only in ATutor

    FYI

    As far as I know, ATutor is the only open source system that can be used to author then export content packages, thus allow you to get your content out of ATutor if you decide to move to another system, or to archive standards conformant content in a repository.

    There's also Reload, which is an open source authoring tool, rather than an LMS/LCMS. We do recommend using Reload as an alternative authoring tool for ATutor. Reload and ATutor content packages are compatible. The Reload SCORM player can be made available with ATutor if you want to allow students to play SCOs.

    http://www.reload.ac.uk/editor.html
    http://www.reload.ac.uk/scormplayer.html


    There are a couple other open source systems that now have a SCO player included, which allows you to import prefabricated SCOs and content packages from other systems and play (view) them, but you are still essentially locked in since it is not possible yet to get your content out if you decide to move to another system.

    There are lots of commercial systems available that supposedly allow one to export content, but given the relative newness of portable content standards, few are doing it right. I won't mention any names, but some systems include propriatary modification to packages which break the standardized format, thus making exported packages only compatible with the system they were created in (After all, letting users migrate to another system would be bad for business. )

    Perhaps some day all systems will conform with the standards (as ATutor and Reload currently do), but that is probably still a few years off. SCORM RTE is in the plans for ATutor (i.e. a SCO authoring tool/player), but that's still at least a couple development cycle away, as ADL fixes some of the flaws in the SCORM standard (we can not currently implement full SCORM compliance because the specification does not comply with international accessibility standards) .

    You might also want to look into the TILE repository another project by the ATRC. It too in conformant with content packaging and accessibility standards, and is available as a Web service for ATutor, allowing ATutor users to store and retrieve content packages in a central repository.

    http://inclusivelearning.ca


  • 2005-03-23 12:22:59

    impossible the view of contents

    Hi,
    my name is esmeralda and I'm studing and using ATutor, because of my university degree exam. I'm using it exclusively on localhost.Even on the server of a little network, inside of my university environment, but there I had never have problems with ATutor. The problem is that after the correctly creation of some content inside of a course , later, after having log in again, I can't view this page, because ATutor response to me with INDEX OF ATutor, and there are a lot of folders and files. I don't know what the problem is. I have re- installed ATutor and all it's requirments, a lot of times(on localhost), but the problem exsits again.
    It's important, so please help me.
    Thank you
    P.S.:Sorry, for my english, I hope I had expose my problem clearly.

    Things to describe:
    operating system- Windows NT 5.1 build 2600 i586
    version of ATutor - 1.4.3 (r3168 - 2005-02-01 11:21:38)
    versions of php -4.3.10
    version of mysq l -4.0.23-nt
    webserver & version -Apache/1.3.33 (Win32)
    copies of error messages -
    changes to default settings -nothing
    web browser being used -explorer and mozilla
    and anything else relevant - the problem is introduced only on localhost.
    :(


  • 2005-03-23 12:41:16

    Edit httpd.conf

    Your Apache installation is not set to use index.php as the default page for a directory.

    Find your Apache httpd.conf and add index.php to the mod_dir section.. so that it looks like this:

    <IfModule mod_dir.c>
    DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
    </IfModule>

    then restart Apache.

    [reply][b]In reply to:[/b]
    Hi,
    my name is esmeralda and I'm studing and using ATutor, because of my university degree exam. I'm using it exclusively on localhost.Even on the server of a little network, inside of my univer...
    [op]forums/view.php?fid=7;pid=3456;page=1#4065[/op][/reply]


  • 2005-03-24 06:04:32

    It's ok now

    Thank youuuuuuu!
    Now it's all ok.
    Congratulations, it's really a good and complet product, this will be my final valutation discussing my universty degree exam.
    Thank you again.


  • 2008-11-27 06:02:26

    Asking for help about Applet display

    Hi;
    I am writing about Applet display.
    My operating system is WindowXP;Webserver apache,and Browser FireFox:my ATutor i.6
    I made a content package Applet wiht Reload.The applet can be displayed separately.It can be also displayed in Reload.Howerver ,when I imported it into My ATutor as a part my course content,the applet doesn't work.
    Is it possible for me to import applet into my ATutor ?
    I need your help and guide.
    I am looking forward to your help
    Best regard
    yrc


  • 2008-11-27 06:02:42

    Asking for help about Applet display

    Hi;
    I am writing about Applet display.
    My operating system is WindowXP;Webserver apache,and Browser FireFox:my ATutor i.6
    I made a content package Applet wiht Reload.The applet can be displayed separately.It can be also displayed in Reload.Howerver ,when I imported it into My ATutor as a part my course content,the applet doesn't work.
    Is it possible for me to import applet into my ATutor ?
    I need your help and guide.
    I am looking forward to your help
    Best regard
    yrc


  • 2008-11-27 08:21:50

    Re: Asking for help about Applet display

    Do you mean you included an applet in a content package?

    If that is the case, I might guess the paths to the embedded applets are not being set properly. After importing a content package. open the page with the applet in the ATutor content editor to see where the path to the applet is pointing.

    FYI reload does not create applets.

    Also, do not confuse content packages with sharable content object. The former can be imported directory into ATutor content, while the latter is imported into the SCORM Packages module.