SELF Platform: A Teacher - Centric Collaborative Authoring SystemMeena KHARATMAL,Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research , Mumbai India meena@hbcse.tifr.res.in Nagarjuna G. Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research , Mumbai India nagarjun@gnowledge.org SELF Platform is a collaborative authoring system for creating online courses. A free software to build courses on any subject. In this article, we present the architecture, features, and functionality of the Platform. The main components of the Platform are integrated as a collection manager, course manager, organizer, file manager, bookshelf, version manager, etc. The Platform uses LOM, and SCORM metadata for interoperability providing import and export options in SCORM. Keywords:e-learning, collaboration content management, collaborative authoring system, free knowledge creation, SCORM, LOM, open standards |