"I just want to ask my students some quiz questions online. How hard could it possibly be?"
CourseFlow is a Django-based courseware package that lets students participate in online activities. Each such activity is called a "flow". It flows over a couple of pages, each of which can be, say, a video, a quiz question, a page of text, or, within the confines of HTML, something completely different.
CourseFlow is set apart by the following features:
- Emphasizes ease of authoring, using YAML, Markdown and Python. See example content.
- Versioning of content through deep integration with git. Instructors can preview newly-authored content while students work with prior versions, all from the same instance of CourseFlow.
- Code questions:
- Allow students to write Python code into a text box (with syntax highlighting)
- Sandboxed execution
- Automatic grading
- Plotting through integration with matplotlib
- Optional second-stage grading by a human
- Class calendar and grade book included.
- Statistics of student answers.
- Allows live quizzes in the classroom.
- In-class instant messaging via XMPP. Works well with xmpp-popup.
- Built-in support for VideoJS offers easy-to-use support for integrating HTML5 video into course content without the need for third-party content hosting.
More information around the web:
See the installation guide.
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