Over the years, we have developed a low-cost online course management system (also called a Learning Management System or LMS). The system provides interfaces for students, instructors and administrators. The system's modular design allows you to:

— add new software components (e.g. new discussion board or chat software) easily
— extend the system using open software technologies
— avoid being locked into our system

So often, LMS vendors try to lock you into their system by embedding your content throughout their LMS. When we designed our own system, we separated course content from course management, so that even we would never be "locked" into our own system. That means course materials can be easily transported to any other LMS at any time.

Student Interface
Using the student interface, students can access course materials, send messages to the instructor, view their classmates, submit and upload assignments, view their course calendar to see when assignments are due or when chats are scheduled, visit the class chat room, or visit the class discussion board.

Instructor Interface
Using the instructor interface, instructors are able to manage every aspect of class setup and class delivery. They are able to create the course calendar, view student information, view student assignment submission, download assignments from the system, upload marked assignments to the system, grade assignments, email the class as a group or individual, section the class into teams for group assignments, post messages to the discussion board, post instructor comments, copy class structures to new classes and access the course materials.

Administrator Interface
Using the administrator interface, administrators manage courses, classes, students, instructors, administrators and other assorted user profiles. They can also obtain reports on course enrollments and student completion status. Course registrations can be handled manually or automatically depending upon how the system is configured.