An Adaptive Learning Environment Supporting Cognitive Flexibility
COFALE is a Web-based open-source adaptive e-Learning platform
supporting cognitive flexibility, one important facet of constructivist
learning theories. COFALE is based on ATutor,
an open-source learning content management system. Here are the main
features of COFALE:
- COFALE has inherited all features of the ATutor system.
- COFALE provides students with many learning tools fostering
- COFALE provides teachers with guidelines and a set of easy-to-use
authoring tools for the design and use of Web-based courses supporting
- COFALE also provides teachers with a set of learner modeling
tools in order to implement adaptation support for different kinds of
COFALE is a derivative verion of ATutor. Therefore, the source code of
COFALE is distributed strictly under the licensing (GNU General
Public License) claimed by the authors of ATutor. Please read
The installation process and system requirements of COFALE are the same
as ATutor's. Please follow ATutor's
COFALE's first stable version: COFALE
1.0 Download (1.4 MB TGZ).
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ppt presentation briefly explains the operational approach for the
development of COFALE.
Integration of ACollab
To provide more learning facilities for students, it is useful to
integrate ACollab into COFALE. The source code and the installation and
integration processes of ACollab can be found at ACollab's website.
Note that the way to integrate ACollab into COFALE is the same as the
way to add it on to ATutor.
To design and use courses in COFALE:
To modify the source code of COFALE:
Please contact Vu Minh Chieu
for any further information about the design, use, and development of