MSU Lon-Capa - TB2409

Overview

LON-CAPA is an open-source freeware Learning Content Management System, which started in the College of Natural Science and Michigan State University. The system started in 1992 with 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.

Accessing LON-CAPA

To visit MSU's LON-CAPA website, visit http://loncapa.msu.edu.

Lon-Capa support

Help with Lon-Capa issues(including problems logging into the site) is available at the following websites: Help for Students: http://loncapa.msu.edu/student
Help for Faculty: http://loncapa.msu.edu/faculty/
Lon-Capa problem reporting form: http://www.loncapa.msu.edu/help

Phone Support

Please contact Distance Learning Services (DLS) for additional assistance at 517-355-2345 (local), or 800-500-1554.