relate is a webbased courseware package. it is set apart by the following features:
focus on easy content creation
simple, textbased format for reusable course contentbased on standard yaml, markdowninstructors can implement custom question/page types in python.see example content.
flexible rules for participation, access, and grading
versioning of content through deep integration with git. instructors can preview newlyauthored content while students work with prior versions, all from the same instance of relate.
multiple courses can be hosted on the same installation
code questions:
allow students to write code into a text box (with syntax highlighting)sandboxed executionautomatic gradingplotting supportoptional secondstage grading by a humanclass calendar and grade book functionality.
statistics/analytics of student answers.
facilitates live quizzes in the classroom.
inclass instant messaging via xmpp. works well with xmpppopup.
builtin support for videojs offers easytouse support for integrating html5 video into course content without the need for thirdparty content hosting.
relate is a based on the popular django web framework for python. it lets students participate in online activities, each of which is (generically) called a “flow”, which allows a sequence of pages, each of which can be both static or interactive content, for exapmle a video, a quiz question, a page of text, or, within the confines of html, something completely different.
