History

Thinking Cap LMS (formally known as Thinking Cap Campus) is a Learning Management System

Learning management system

A learning management system is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, and reporting of training programs, classroom and online events, e-learning programs, and training content...

 that was released in January 2003 by Thinking Cap.
On May 24, 2005 Thinking Cap received SCORM

SCORM

Sharable Content Object Reference Model is a collection of standards and specifications for web-based e-learning. It defines communications between client side content and a host system called the run-time environment, which is commonly supported by a learning management system...

 2004 certification by ADL. (Advanced Distributed Learning)

Overview

Thinking Cap LMS is a SCORM 2004 certified Learning Management System that allows organizations to deliver SCORM content to learners and supports collaboration between learners, peers and faculty.

Product Development

After two years of development, Thinking Cap LMS 1.4 was released. Since its release date in January 2003, Thinking Cap has modified and released its LMS two additional times to its current version, Thinking Cap LMS 3.

Features

Thinking Cap is an LMS that allows organizations to deliver SCORM content to learners and supports a high degree of collaboration between learners, peers and faculty.

Thinking Cap LMS Features are:

• Delivery of courseware

• Student and Class Progress Tracking

• Course Upgrading

• Integration of existing Student Management Courseware

• Reporting on student performance on a SCO by SCO basis as well as course averages

• Ability to Assign Program Managers, Registers’ and Monitors to manage enrollment, support and day to day management of the LMS

• Ability to customize logos, colors, navigation icons and text layout to make Thinking Cap LMS match your organization brand

• Add related content to courses including books, websites and documents

• Deliver courses using audio, video, flash and text

• Built on the .Net framework

.NET Framework

The .NET Framework is a software framework that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It includes a large library and supports several programming languages which allows language interoperability...

, Thinking Cap LMS is customizable to integrate into existing internal systems

• Update without interfering with learners already enrolled and actively working in courses

• Import content from Studio directly and use this mechanism for updates to content and presentation

• Allow learners and faculty to collaborate using moderated discussion forums, instant messaging and mailbox’s customized by Program, Sub-Program and Course

• Assign teaching assistants to students

• Integrate enrollment and payment with your existing systems

• Allows offline assignments to be marked by moderators or teaching assistants

Specifications

Learner and Administrator Workstation

Windows 2000

Windows 2000

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, XP, Vista, 7

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 9

• Firefox
• Google Chrome

Google Chrome

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• Opera

Opera

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Apple OS X

• Safari

Linux

• Firefox 1.0 and 2.0

LMS Server

Software

• Windows Server 2003 / 2008

• IIS 6 and 7

• SQL Server 2005 / 2008

• Microsoft .NET Framework, version 3.5

Hardware (Minimum)

• Pentium Core Duo Processor

• 2 GB RAM

• 200 MB for Thinking Cap installation

• Additional Space for Content 250 GB Hard Drive

Awards

Thinking Cap LMS won “Best of Show” in the Learning Management Systems category at TechLearn 2005 in Las Vegas.