OpenDidac
OpenDidac is a free, open-source educational platform for creating and managing training exercises and exams, including software engineering assessments.
What OpenDidac is
OpenDidac is a free, open-source educational platform for creating and managing training exercises and exams, including software engineering assessments. Educators can build multiple-choice, true/false, essay, code, database, and web questions. Code tasks let students edit and run automated tests in JavaScript, Python, Java, C, C++, and Go. Database tasks use SQL against PostgreSQL, while web tasks provide a live preview for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Educators can organize questions by type and tags, then assign points and coefficients when building evaluations. Assessment settings range from extended training with solutions to strict, timed exams with restricted access. The platform provides real-time progress monitoring, automated grading for code and database questions, manual review options, and grade and report exports. The maker describes an optional desktop app, IP-range restrictions, and session-change detection as assessment-integrity measures. The service is available on the web and for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Desktop authentication requires a Switch edu-ID and an authenticator app.
Good
- Supports seven listed question formats
- Runs automated tests for code-writing questions
- Offers real-time progress monitoring
- Exports grades and reports
Watch out
- Desktop authentication requires Switch edu-ID credentials
- Desktop authentication also requires an authenticator app
Who it suits
OpenDidac suits educators who create training exercises or exams, particularly for software engineering. It also fits assessment workflows that need progress monitoring and automated grading for code or database questions.
Verdict
OpenDidac covers question creation, evaluation settings, monitoring, and grading across several technical question types. Educators considering the desktop app should account for its authentication requirements.
The facts
Each one read from OpenDidac's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Assessment modes
- Educators can create evaluations ranging from long-lasting training with solutions to strict exams with time limits and restricted access.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Audience
- OpenDidac is described as an educational platform for educators managing training exercises and exams, including software engineering education.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Availability and support
- The maker invites users to contact it to discuss integrating OpenDidac in an institution or organization and to contribute on GitHub.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Code writing
- Code-writing questions let students edit code and run automated tests; listed languages include JavaScript, Python, Java, C, C++, and Go.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Database questions
- Database questions let students write SQL queries against PostgreSQL and validate the results.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Desktop authentication
- The desktop app instructions say users need their Switch edu-ID username and password and access to an authenticator app.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Evaluation modes
- Evaluation settings support long-lasting training with access to solutions and strict exams with time limits and restricted access.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Exam security
- The maker describes a native desktop application, IP-range protection, and session-change detection as measures to help maintain assessment integrity.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Monitoring and grading
- The platform offers real-time student progress monitoring and automated grading for code-writing and database questions, with manual review options.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- OpenDidac is an open-source educational platform for creating and managing training exercises and exams, including in software engineering.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Question bank
- Its question bank can be filtered by tags, question type, coding language, and last usage.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Question types
- It supports multiple choice, true/false, essay, code writing, code reading, database, and web questions.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Results
- Educators can export grades and reports, provide feedback, and purge data.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Security controls
- The maker describes an optional desktop app for controlled exams, IP range restrictions, and session-change notifications as AI-mitigation measures.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Support
- The desktop app repository directs users to contact their professor for questions or support.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Web questions
- Web questions let students write HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with a live preview.checked 9 Oct 2001
Where it runs
- Desktop app
- The desktop app is for evaluations and consultations, and the maker provides downloads for Windows, macOS, and Linux.checked 9 Oct 2001
The company
- Headquarters
- Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerlandchecked 28 Sep 2001
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