Totara LMS

Totara LMS

Developer(s)	Totara Learning Solutions Ltd
Stable release	2.7.3 / May 19, 2015
Development status	Active
Written in	PHP
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Learning Management System
License	GPL V 3.0
Website	www.totaralms.com

Totara LMS is an open source distribution^[1] of Moodle developed for the corporate and government market.^[2] Totara is translated into 24 languages^[3] and has over 5 million subscribers.^[4] The current version of Totara LMS is 2.9 and is based on Moodle 2.9.^[5] Totara releases a full but unsupported version of the product publicly via Github prior to each major release^[6]

Main features

• Cloud Technology and Mobile features
• Supports SCORM 1.2, AICC, OLSA,^[7] xAPI
• Immediate loading of any file: Word, Excel, PDF, video, audio
• 24 supported languages^[8]
• Individual development plans
• Classroom management
• Team management
• Competency management
• Learning paths
• Program management
• Sophisticated reporting
• Enhanced search
• Interfaces with HR and ERP applications and authentication systems such as LDAP and Active Directory
• Open Badges
• Performance Management
• Certifications

Standards

Totara LMS is programmed in PHP and JavaScript and can use a variety of databases including MySQL and PostgreSQL. Totara is SCORM compliant.

Awards

• 2015 New Zealand Hi Tech Awards - Cisco Hi-Tech Emerging Company of the Year Highly Commended ^[9]
• 2012 Best of Elearning! Award of Excellence - Best Open Source Solutions^[10]
• 2012 Winner; Open Source Use in Business - NZ Open Source Awards^[11]
• 2011 Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Awards - Best Advance in Learning Management Technology^[12]

History

The team that have developed TotaraLMS have also worked on other open source learning software including the ePortfolio system Mahara, Moodle Networks (M-Net), and contributing to the core code of Moodle. The first release of TotaraLMS was 1 March 2011.

References

1. Don McIntosh, Ph.D. (August 2012). "Vendors of Learning Management and E-learning Products" (PDF). p. 94.
2. "Insights into Corporate Moodle" (PDF). Elearnity. p. 26.
3. "Totara language packs".
4. "Company tweet".
5. "Totara Learning announces the release of Totara LMS 2.9".
6. "Totara Seedlings Github repository".
7. "OLSA Partners".
8. "Totara language packs".
9. "2015 NZ Hi-Tech Awards winners announced".
10. "Best of Elearning! 2012 Award-Winners Named".
11. "NZ Open Source Awards".
12. "Winners of the 2011 Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Awards". Brandon Hall.

External links

• Official Totara website