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for more information open documentation/index.html in your favorite browser.
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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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-=============
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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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-===========================
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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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-- 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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-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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