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Dokeos 1.8 README |
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Dokeos is an elearning and course management web application, |
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and is free software (GNU GPL). It's translated into 30 languages, |
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SCORM compliant, and light and flexible. |
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Dokeos supports many different kinds of learning and collaboration activities. |
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Teachers/trainers can create, manage and publish their courses through the web. |
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Students/trainees can follow courses, read content or participate actively |
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through groups, forums, chat. |
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Technically, Dokeos is a web application written in PHP that stores data in a |
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MySQL database. Users access it using a web browser. |
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If you would like to know more or help develop this software, please visit |
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our homepage at http://www.dokeos.com/ |
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INSTALLING DOKEOS |
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Please read the installation_guide.html for instructions on how to |
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install Dokeos. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
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We have some short guides available inside this release package, |
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in the documentation folder. |
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More detailed documentation can be found at |
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http://www.dokeos.com/documentation.php contains |
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- Student manual |
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- Teacher manual |
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- And much more |
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Developers will find all the info they need on our wiki: |
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http://www.dokeos.com/wiki/ |
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SCORM |
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Dokeos imports Scorm 1.2 and 1.3. compliant learning contents. |
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For more information on Scorm normalisation, see http://www.adlnet.org |
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LICENSE |
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Dokeos is distributed under the GNU General Public license (GPL). |
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See the file license.txt for all details. |
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PORTABILITY |
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Dokeos is an AMP software. This means it should work on any platform running Apache |
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+ MySQL + PHP. It is then supposed to work on the following Operating Systems : |
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Linux |
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Windows (98, Me, NT4, 2000, XP) |
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Unix |
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Mac OS X |
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We tested it on |
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- Fedora, Mandrake, Red Hat Enterprise Server, |
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- Windows XP, Windows 2000 |
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- Mac OS X 10.3 |
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Email functions remain silent on systems where there is no mail sending software |
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(Sendmail, Postfix, Hamster...), which is the case by default on a Windows machine. |
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INTEROPERABILITY |
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Dokeos imports Scorm compliant learning contents. It imports then "On the shelve" |
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contents from many companies : NETg, Skillsoft, Explio, Microsoft, Macromedia, etc. |
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Admin interface imports users through CSV and XML. You can create a CSV file from |
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a list of users in MS Excel. OpenOffice can export to both CSV and XML formats. |
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Many database management systems, like Oracle, SAP, Access, SQL-Server, LDAP ... |
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export to CSV and/or XML. |
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Dokeos includes a LDAP module that allows admin to deactivate MySQL authentication |
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and replace it by connection to a LDAP directory. |
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Client side, Dokeos runs on any browser : Firefox, MS Internet Explorer (5.0+), Netscape (4.7+), |
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Mozilla (1.2+), Safari, Opera, ... |
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PHP Configuration |
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Dokeos needs PHP version 4.3.2 or later (4.x versions), configured with the |
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following modules : mysql, zlib, preg, xml. PHP versions 5 or later are not |
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supported by Dokes yet. It will accept the following settings : |
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safe_mode = Off |
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magic_quotes_gpc = On |
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magic_quotes_runtime = Off |
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short_open_tag = On |
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The backticks charachter (`) inserted inside some of the Dokeos SQL queries doesn't |
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work with MySQL versions previous to 3.23.6 |
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In some sections (Backup, Documents, Learning Path..), Dokeos requires the "zlib" |
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library on windows servers or the unzip shell software on Linux/Unix servers. |
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SECURITY |
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In Dokeos 1.6, security and interoperability have been improved. Protection |
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for documents has improved, and courses have more accessibility options. |
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Password encryption is enabled by default. The php.ini setting |
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"register globals" does not have be on anymore. |
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NEW FEATURES IN DOKEOS 1.8 |
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Release notes - summary |
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NEW FEATURES IN DOKEOS 1.6 |
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Release notes - summary |
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http://www.dokeos.com/wiki/index.php/Dokeos_1.6_release_notes |
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Complete roadmap |
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http://www.dokeos.com/wiki/index.php/Roadmap_1.6 |
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- Campus home page can be edited online |
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- Improved translations, made with the new Dokeos translation tool |
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- Language switch - when you enter the portal, you can choose your language. |
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- Who is online: a list of users who are logged in, you can click to see |
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their pictures and portfolio, or click to talk to them through our built-in web chat tool. |
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- Learning path - import and export of SCORM packages, improved layout, |
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prerequisites based on score in tests |
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- Agenda - many new options, e.g. every user can add personal agenda items. |
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- Document tool - many new options, improved layout, improved HtmlArea |
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- Security - PHP register globals setting don't need to be on anymore |
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- Administration section - all functions are easier to access, you can |
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configure many options through the web interface instead of by digging through the code. |
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- Improved course management - completely rewritten course import/export |
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functions, easily copy content from one course to another |
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- Plugins and modularity - new system to add plugins to Dokeos more easily |
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- API libraries - our function libraries have been expanded and improved |
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- Interoperability: support for SCORM import/export, XML import/export for |
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some features, IEEE LOM Metadata support in documents and groups, import of |
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Hotpotatoes, connection with QuestionMark (this last one will be available |
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as plugin). |
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NEW FEATURES IN DOKEOS 1.5 |
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- Learning path : Scorm content import tool |
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- WYSIWYG editor : create content on the fly |
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- Table of contents : structure content on the fly |
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- Dropbox : peer2peer content sharing manegement |
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- Links categories : structure links catalogue |
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- New navigation : one click to tool |
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- Events since my last visit : be informed of what has changed since your last login |
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- My agenda : synthetic weekly view of all the events related to you |
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- Add a picture to my profile : see who is who |
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- Security : privacy and anti-cracking protection |
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- 5 more languages : russian, catalan, vietnamese, brazilian, thai and a revised chinese |
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- New chat tool : real-time textual discussion |
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- Audio & video conference : real-time live broadcasting of events + textual interaction with ore than 200 people. |
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- Announcements to some users or some groups only |
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- Time-based learning management : add resources to time line in Agenda |
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- Audio & video in Tests tool : create listening comprehensions, situation-based questions on the fly |
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- Forum thread/flat view : see discussions in more detail |
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- Forum email notification : get an email when your forum topic is active |
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- language revision : dokeos vocabulary has been generalised to be adapted |
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to different types of organisations and not only universities |
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CREDITS |
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See CREDITS.txt file |
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========================================================================= |
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Contact address: Dokeos, 44 rue des palais, B-1030 Brussels, Belgium |
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Mail: info@dokeos.com |
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September 2006 |
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Patrick Cool
19 years ago