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LEAST Software Platform — Documentation
Welcome to the LEAST LMS documentation wiki. LEAST (Linking Educational And Social Technologies) is a web-based learning management system for creating and managing courses, assessments, content pipelines, and learning communities.
Choose a Guide
| Guide | Audience | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| Administrator Guide | Platform and organisation administrators | Users, organisations, collections, permissions, LTI, bulk import, badges, security |
| Educator Guide | Educators, trainers, and course creators | Lessons, materials, quizzes, workflow canvas, analytics, KeyRing, AI tools |
| Developer & Integration Guide | Developers and system integrators | Collection API, authentication, LTI 1.3, webhooks, xAPI/SCORM |
| Reference | All users | Glossary, permissions map, module index |
Quick Start
- New administrator? Start at User Management then Associations.
- New educator? Start at Managing Lessons then Workflow Canvas.
- Building an integration? Start at Collection API then Authentication.
About LEAST
LEAST links to externally-hosted learning content rather than storing files on the platform. Content lives on YouTube, Vimeo, external websites, or SCORM/xAPI packages — LEAST tracks engagement, progress, and learning outcomes around that content.
Key capabilities:
- Course and lesson management with multi-format material support
- Flexible collection engine for configurable workflow and data management
- Open Badges (IMS Global) issuance and verification
- LTI 1.3 Tool Provider for Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, and compatible VLEs
- xAPI / SCORM / cmi5 statement dispatch and tracking
- AI-assisted lesson enrichment and role/skill tagging
- Educator analytics and cohort progress reporting