Chamilo is an e-learning and course management web application, a free software under the GNU/GPLv3+ license. It's translated into more 30 languages, SCORM 1.2 compatible, light and flexible.
Chamilo supports many different kinds of learning and collaboration activities. Teachers/trainers can create, manage and publish their courses through the web. Students/trainees can follow courses, read content, take exams and participate actively through groups, forums, chat. Administrators provide support to trainers and trainee.
Technically speaking, Chamilo is a web application written in PHP that stores data in a MariaDB/MySQL database.
Users access it using a web browser.
The first stable version of Chamilo, 1.8.6.2 Salto (early 2010), was based on the Dokeos(TM) 1.8.6.1
code. Dokeos(TM) was itself forked from the Claroline (first published in 2001) project in late 2003.
Chamilo has progressed considerably since its early days, and cannot be, for most purposes, compared to
Dokeos(TM) and Claroline in any reasonable way, but it is important to mention those ancestors as we recognized
their historical significance and it means Chamilo was technically born in 2001, as a fork is a continuation of
the previous project, albeit with different ideals.
If you would like to know more or help develop this software, please visit our homepage at https://chamilo.org
The Chamilo community engulfs the users, translators, designers, thinkers and developers who have contributed something to the Chamilo project (we count them as "contributors") and the people who have used our software, have learnt from anything that were taught through it or by it, have shared or lived experiences thanks to the Chamilo software or the rest of the Chamilo community.
Chamilo is also an association under Spanish law, backed up by a network of private partners to coordinate efforts/contributions around Chamilo and promote its availability as a Free Software in the sense of its Free Software licence. Private partners, or providers, assist companies and institutions in their e-learning projects for a fee, with which they contribute to the Chamilo project in a number of ways. This network also promotes professional versions of Chamilo solutions, which consist of complete packages of services based on Chamilo (see https://chamilo.org/providers for more details)
Course content
Evaluation
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Classic testing
Communication
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Advanced testing
Administration
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Tracking & Analytics
Misc
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Chamilo is an "AMP" software. This means it should work on any platform running Apache
+ MySQL + PHP. It is thus supposed to work on the following Operating Systems, given the proper software stack support:
Chamilo imports SCORM 1.2 compliant learning contents. It imports "On the shelve" contents from many companies and custom content developed through authoring tools exporting to SCORM 1.2.
Admins can imports users through CSV, XML or deeper integrations with HR or administrative systems through REST webservices
Chamilo includes authentication features that allow admins to disable database authentication and replace it by connecting to a LDAP, OKTA, AD or OAuth2.0 federated accounts management systems.
Client side, Chamilo runs on any browser : Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Safari, Opera, ...
For a better user experience, we recommend Firefox (you can download it
freely from http://getfirefox.com).
The Chamilo association offers official certification programs through its official providers. These certifications are available for affordable fees. Check https://campus.chamilo.org's catalogue for more info and to take the certification test directly.
Association Contact address:
Mail: info@chamilo.org
