Technical Requirements
Distance learning courses use the Learning and Teaching Technology Environment or LATTE, which is based on Moodle, an open-source learning management software.
Latte Technical Requirements
Brandeis Library and Technology Services (LTS) recommends using Mozilla Firefox when using LATTE. Other browsers are unable to display all of LATTE's features.
Course content within a LATTE course may be in a variety of file formats, depending on your instructor, including:
- PDF files (require Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- PPT files (require MS PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer)
- HTML files (require Mozilla)
- DOC files (require MS Word)
- QuickTime files (require QuickTime Player )
Other tools/software may be required depending on your course's subject matter. These requirements would be the same as those of the equivalent classroom course. Your instructor will provide you these details at the start of your class. In general, you should be familiar with:
- Using a browser
- Using a standard Word processor
- Rules of discussion etiquette (commonly called netiquette)
- Managing, uploading and downloading files