ATutor is a free learning content management system. You can find more information about ATutor on the official website at atutor.ca.
Additional help and information is available in the How-To course distributed on the atutor.ca website.
Although navigating ATutor is determined by the current theme being used, there are some constant elements which all themes must implement.
ATutor has a main menu, which in the case of the default theme appears as a series of tabs along the top, and a sub-menu, which is a series of links directly below the main menu.
Mac OS X uses Option instead of Alt.
The following accesskeys are implemented by most themes:
Command | Key Combination |
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Jump Menu | Alt+j |
Save Button | Alt+s |
Next Topic | Alt+. |
Previous Topic | Alt+, |
Main Navigation | Alt+1 ... 9 |
This feature is only available to course instructors.
Backups store all available course material (content, tests, links, etc..) into a single file. Once the backup file is created, it will be available through the Backup Manager for download and safe-keeping, or available to be restored back into any course.
The backup format is specific to ATutor and cannot be used by any other system.
The number of backups that can be stored is specified in the administration System Preferences section.
Roles & Privileges allows an instructor to deligate tasks and their privileges to students in order to create teaching assistants.
To edit or assign a student's role & privileges:
Alumni are former enrolled students who are still allowed to view and interact in a course, but who cannot take tests.
To convert an enrolled student into an alumni:
Currently groups are only used for assigning tests to preselected students. Once groups are created and students are assigned then it will be possible to assign tests to be taken only by those specified students in that group.
The course lists functionality allows an instructor to import, export, and create student accounts to be enrolled in their course.