COURSE AUTHORING / OUTSIDE THE LMS
A browser-based toolkit for designing and editing LMS courses outside the LMS. Imports and exports IMS Common Cartridge files. No login required.
HOW IT WORKS
The IMS Common Cartridge specification is open. Every major LMS already speaks it. Course Architect just gives you a humane editor on top.
Drag in an export from Canvas, Blackboard, D2L or Moodle. Or start blank. Files are parsed entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded to a server.
Modules, pages, assignments, discussions, quizzes, the syllabus — all visible and editable inline. No click-through-twelve-pages workflow.
Download a clean Common Cartridge file. Import it into your LMS the normal way. You stay in control of where the source lives.
WHAT'S SHIPPING
Upload a Common Cartridge file and get a readable document — Word, Markdown, HTML, or plain text. For sharing a course with people who don't have LMS access.
Build a new course in a single editable document. Modules, pages, assignments, discussions, syllabus. Auto-save, drag-style reorder, rich text throughout.
Upload an existing course, edit it as one document, save back to .imscc. The flagship tool. Designed for the "I just need to fix every reading list before Monday" case.
HOW THE TOOLS RUN
The Summary, Generator and Editor each run entirely on the page you are reading them on. No upload step, no server-side parsing. Sign in is optional and only persists projects across browsers.