CommSy
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| developer | effective WEBWORK GmbH |
| Current version | 9.0.0 (August 16, 2017) |
| operating system | Any system that supports PHP and MySQL |
| programming language | JavaScript |
| category | LMS |
| License | GPL ( Free Software ) |
| German speaking | Yes |
| www.commsy.net | |
CommSy is free social software to support collaborative working methods. In its original purpose, it was developed as a teaching and learning platform for students and teachers. The further development enabled a general applicability in cooperative work and information areas. The software, designed as a portal, works server-based and database-supported. Within educational environments, it usually provides course-related communal or project work areas via the Internet . CommSy is a word creation from the English community system "community system".
Emergence
CommSy was created in 1999 at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Hamburg as part of an extra-curricular working group and has been continuously developed on an open source basis under the GNU General Public License since then . The components of the system are freely available to those interested. The project was examined in research and diploma theses for clarity, usability and intuitive learnability.
Functionality
The system was designed for cooperative working environments such as those found in educational institutions, associations, companies and also in larger privately organized environments. It dispenses with strongly hierarchical user structures. CommSy is most frequently used as a communication and organization platform with a shared media library in a closed group of users. However, the latter is not absolutely necessary. In addition to the particular user-friendliness, CommSy can be flexibly configured in terms of the intended use.
- Project rooms or common rooms can be created for a closed or open user group.
- Participants / people can virtually depict and introduce themselves.
- Digital materials of all kinds can be made available within a room by and for participants. These can be described in many ways and appropriately tagged. Researchability is accordingly possible.
- The communication between the participants is supported by threaded discussions in a comfortable editor (forum function).
- Dates / news are highlighted on a start page until a user has taken note of them or the deadline has expired.
- Participants can form working groups or sub-groups and create their own material area.
- There is a participant-related email interface.
- Within a closed group of users there is only a flat hierarchy (moderator / user).
- Participants can protect their materials and contributions.
- The user interface can be configured in a variety of ways by moderators and users alike.
- The program interfaces are heavily parameterized.
- CommSy is easy and intuitive for users to learn, but still offers a high level of functionality.
- Chat function ET chat to support cooperative working methods
distribution
With the SchulCommSy, the state of Schleswig-Holstein provides all schools with a standardized solution free of charge.
The system is now used nationwide at schools and universities as well as in companies .
Web links
- Official German CommSy website
- CommSy server of the University of Hamburg
- Project overview at SourceForge (former source of supply)
- CommSy on GitHub
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ The CommSy Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page . In: Open Hub . (accessed on September 26, 2018).
- ↑ Strauss, Monique; Pape, Bernd; Adam, Frauke; Klein, Martin; Reinecke, Leonard: CommSy evaluation report 2003: Software support for independent and cooperative learning, reports from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Hamburg urn : nbn: de: gbv: 18-228-7-568
- ↑ Institute for Quality Development at Schools Schleswig-Holstein: SchulCommSy The standardized communication platform for schools in Schleswig-Holstein ( memento of the original from December 20, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ CommSy User Voices
