We have just released the world's first open source curriculum mapping software project TODCM (Template Object Driven Curriculum Mapping) located at http://todcm.org with live demo sites hosted in the USA, Europe and Asia.

The project itself is not new, it has been in production deployment for 2 years at multiple schools and one educational NGO located in 4 different countries before the open source release launched recently. This is a LAMP/WAMP PHP web based application utilizing sophisticate MVC and OOP technologies. The product feature list is very long and here are some of the major features:

• Simple and user friendly desktop like web interface

• LDAP/Active-directory support

• Supports multiple unit templates such as UbD, MYP and PYP etc.

• Hierarchical strands, standards and benchmarks

• Course and benchmark based learning targets

• Learning target linking from multiple courses (can be from different departments)

• Multiple unit editor support for curriculum collaboration

• Unit sharing in different courses

• Unlimited unit history and history comparison

• File upload and web site linking at site, course and unit levels

• Real-time PDF document generation

• Teacher evaluation and student survey (feature is already in production at 2 schools but needs a generic sample templates for open source)

• Comes with 13 mapping/assessment searches and supports custom searches at the PHP code level.

I am the maintainer of this free open source project and I had written about 70% of the code myself. The application is extremely customizable and it is not limited to what the demo site offers. We actually disabled some major features such as MYP+PYP templates and standards based file upload due to certain open source requirements.

All comments and feed backs are welcome. The success of our free open source curriculum software initiative depends on suggestions and opinions from educational professionals like you.

David