Open Source Computer Aided Instruction (CAI) Software

A suite of software tools written in Java for authoring and delivery of IMS standard-compliant learning objects. *** This site only contains the source code. For the binaries go to http://www.reload.ac.uk ***

GLOSSARY is an OS platform for creating accessbile multi-lingual online glossary. It provides support for multiple definitions, comments, email notifications and export to Moodle and as CSV.

Anki Stream is a tool for long-term flash card review, helpful when learning foreign languages. It schedules reviews using spaced repetition, allowing tens of thousands of cards to be remembered over years and decades. See www.ankistream.com for more.

The CLOWN virtual machine is a microcomputer simulator for operating system research. CLOWN emulates a realistic, though vastly simplified computer system. Besides the simulator itself, it includes assembler, linker, and disk maintenance tools.

ContextBlogger is a service-oriented architecture created for contextualised learning.

CourseNotebook is a message board program. It has a very easy to use interface and yet allows for a variety of message types to be posted. It offers a special mode for instructors to post grades (using cut and paste) from Excel and to add students by post

A java based digital logic simulator, designed to be used as an educational tool. uses a GUI to allow users to quickly and easily create and visualise circuits from simple components. User can create custom components

This is a python package that allows one to easily create timelines in object-oriented python which later renders to HTML.

JNP Timer is a simple & powerful brain training tool to improve your ability to focus on tasks and prevent distractions and procastination. It is inspired in techniques such as the Pomodoro technique and Time Boxing.

Kana no Shiai teaches Japanese characters (hiragana and katakana) with a variety of games by employing AI techniques which model the student's level of understanding and adjust the difficulty level accordingly. "Kana no Shiai" is Japanese for Kana Game.

LETS-Talk a fully integrated email/web community discussion space.

Platform for Distance Learning based on technology of portlets and Web 2.0 for Participatory Teaching. The project is based in J2EE, JSR-168 (Portlet Specification) and JSR-170 (Java Content Repository).

This is a cross-platform online streaming video editing system built with PHP and Javascript. The system will works on web browsers, and it provides an interface to "edit" the existing streaming video files to create a new video work.

PyGavel is a trainer for learning parliamentary procedure, and Robert`s Rules of Order in specific. Users can make and import modules for their own bylaws, variations, etc.

Syllog is a system for teaching various forms of logic, including syllogistic logic. It consists of a student-facing Java Applet that runs in the student's browser, and a teacher-facing, server-based logging facility for recording the answers given by students. The student-facing part simply poses questions, to which the student must provide an answer. The teacher-oriented logging facility then logs the answers anonymously for further investigation by the teacher.

A simple program that solves linear equation systems. As of now only numerical coefficients are supported. The program is very simple and not suited for big matrices, since it uses laplace's method.

This is a tool for teaching simplex and branch & bound methods. For simplex method, it comes with several examples including degeneracy and cycling, and allow the user to dictate how to pivot. For branch and bound method, it is desinged to interact with the user to explore all possible branch and bound trees. The user can also load a problem from a text file or simply type in a model directly. The format is very simple and very similar to the LP format, see the packed-in examples.