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What is LON-CAPA?
LON-CAPA is an open-source freeware Learning Content Management System supported (primarily) by a company called Course Weaver (http://courseweaver.com). Originally, LON-CAPA started in 1992 in the College of Natural Science and Michigan State University where it supported a 90 student physics course at MSU and now serves over 23,000 students per semester at over 30 institutions, ranging from middle school to graduate level courses.
Disciplines that use LON-CAPA include:
- astronomy,
- biology,
- chemistry,
- civil engineering,
- computer science,
- family and child ecology,
- food service and nutrition,
- geology,
- human environment and design,
- human medicine,
- mathematics,
- medical technology,
- physics, and
- psychology.
At MSU alone, LON-CAPA currently serves an average of 11,000 course-students per semester.
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Where Can I Learn More About LON-CAPA?
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How Can I Get Assistance With LON-CAPA?
For assistance, users can click on the LON-CAPA support link above, or can contact the IT Service Desk at (517)432-6200.
Other contact options for the IT Service Desk are available in the
Live Support Options section of the main
Client Portal page (link).
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