Introduction to Sakai for Faculty

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Courses: Pepperdine’s Learning Management

System

Dr. Stella ErbesTeacher Education, Seaver College

Hong San Jose

Technology & Learning

• selecting Sakai

• getting started• favorite tools &

tips

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?

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

Refers to Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai

Selecting Sakai

• community• ease of use• classroom management

tools• cost

• What does Sakai look like?

http://courses.pepperdine.edu

Getting Started: Site Info

Edit Tools

Levels of Users

• Level 1: Beginnersyllabus, resources, assignments,

forums

• Level 2: Intermediatedropbox, blogs, gradebook

• Level 3: Advancedelluminate, quizzes, modules

Publish Site

TheHUB

Favorite Tools & Tips

• extensions of my regular course

• project submission/drafts

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Tips

• backup when migrating• similar interface• brand your LMS early (“Courses”)• speak up if you want a new feature• tech & learning support

Next steps

• conference attendance• faculty discussions• video tutorial• tech & learning

support• collegial support• faculty pilot

• selecting Sakai

• getting started• favorite tools &

tips