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LEAST Software Platform — Documentation
Welcome to the LEAST Software Platform 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.
Guides
| Guide | Audience | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| Getting Started | New administrators and first-time platform setups | Step-by-step platform setup, first lesson, first course, inviting learners |
| 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 |
| Learner Guide | End users taking courses | Login, finding courses, lessons, quizzes, badges, profile, calendar |
| Developer & Integration Guide | Developers and system integrators | Collection API, authentication, LTI 1.3, webhooks, xAPI/SCORM, cookbook |
| Operations Guide | System administrators and DevOps | Deployment, cron jobs, backup, staging environment |
| Reference | All users | Glossary, permissions map, module index, feature matrix, integrations |
| Troubleshooting & FAQ | All users | Common errors, LTI/SCORM/email issues, FAQ |
| Release Notes | All users | New features by date — audit record of platform functionality |
Quick Start
- New platform setup? Follow the Getting Started guide.
- New administrator? Start at User Management then Associations.
- New educator? Start at Managing Lessons then Workflow Canvas.
- New learner? Go to Learner Guide.
- Building an integration? Start at Collection API then API Cookbook.
- Something broken? Check Troubleshooting.
- What's new? See Release Notes.
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
- Gamification: streaks, leaderboards, and skill gap analysis
- ILT session management and cohort tracking