replace lon kapa
replace lon kapa with sapling or webassign. Lon kapa is an out dated web site that needs to be replaced.
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Connor commented
Could we migrate it to Canvas? That's a school site we don't have to pay for.
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Jack Rosenthal commented
Having suffered through plenty of online homework systems, LON-CAPA has actually been one of the nicer (relatively) experiences I've had. I'd like to point out a few things:
1. You don't have to pay for access to LON-CAPA. Other online homework systems I've used, I've had to pay in the hundreds of dollars just to do my homework.
2. LON-CAPA requires no extra browser plugins such as Adobe Flash or Java, so it works well on all devices.
3. LON-CAPA uses MultiPass, so you don't need to remember another password. Most other online homework systems require you to register a separate account.
4. LON-CAPA allows for multiple people to collaborate under the same account for studio projects. I don't think that the physics department would be able to use any online homework system that does not have this feature.
5. LON-CAPA is forgiving of extra digits after the decimal place and even accepts a large variety of units. Most other online homework systems pretty much crap the bed if you gave it too many digits, let alone entered your answer in a different unit.
6. LON-CAPA allows the professors to automatically generate exams with different numbers and answers selected. Although this may not directly benefit you as a student, it significantly reduces the amount of time needed to design exams, allowing the professors to be better teachers :)
7. LON-CAPA has access to physics problem libraries from other universities. This allows the professors to reuse problems that have already been pilot-tested and known as good problems elsewhere.
8. LON-CAPA lets you comment on problems they need help on. Very few other homework systems have this feature.
9. LON-CAPA has everything you need for the course on one website. Remember that course that you took that had grades on Blackboard, online homework on another site, and lecture slides on yet another site? LON-CAPA has all of these things in one place.
10. Did I mention it's FREE?Maybe LON-CAPA looks a bit dated from the surface, but I think it would be a very bad idea to get rid of it.
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Connor commented
Please, not Webassign. How about something that doesn't suck and we don't have to pay for.