6. Questions We All Asked
• Where did it come from?
• What does Sakai mean?
• How do you pronounce Sakai?
• What does Sakai look like?
• What makes Sakai better than what we have?
• What questions do you have?
7. Sakai ~ Where did it come from?
• Originally funded by a grant from the Mellon
Foundation
• Feb 2004: Indiana, MIT, Stanford, Univ. of
Michigan, uPortal & Open Knowledge
• University of Michigan’s “CHEF” course
management system
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakai_Project
STELLA: Introduction- From Pepperdine in Malibu. Seaver rep, residential learning, Sakai as an extension of my course, and Hong San Jose from Technology & Learning.
Seaver is one of 5 schools. Differences in campuses.
STELLA - Purpose: 1) Consider why your school should select Sakai/positive features of Sakai 2) Explain how to get started in Sakai, view the platform/interface. 3) Highlight favorite tools & tips
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HONG: What attracts you to Sakai? What attracted us?
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HONG: BB – Sakai – Courses (our branding). Note website address. Also can be accessed through wavenet. Note free tutorials and LENGTH of tutorials. Share that support from IT is available.
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STELLA: Faculty- How to Get Started. Site Info is the new Control Panel. Edit tools allows you to view all the tools that can be turned on/off for your site.
STELLA: Example of Edit Tools page.
STELLA: UG vs. Grad; face to face vs. remote. Level 1 user: Syllabus, Resources, Assignments, Forums. Level 2 user: Dropbox, Blogs, Gradebook. Level 3: Elluminate, Quizzes, Modules (WHAT ARE THESE, HONG?).
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STELLA: Click Publish site. (like cell phone)
STELLA: After customizing the site, Sakai works as the hub for all my resources. This way podcasts, handouts, grade, quizzes can all be accessed in one place. I can even add my own website to this space.
STELLA: Extensions and not substitutions of my regular course.
STELLA: Example of a forum to get feedback from students after a class activity or exercise.
STELLA: Dropbox
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Purpose: 1) explain how to get started in Sakai, view the platform/interface. 2) use of Sakai as a hub of resources for my courses. 3) highlight favorite tools