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Sakai at University of Michigan
International Virtual Learning Environment Conference
May 13,14 2010 Beijing
John LeasiaDirector, CTools Implementation Group
Today’s presentation
About University of MichiganOur role in SakaiCTools – our implementation of SakaiInfrastructure, StaffingInteresting uses, PortfolioOur active developmentWhat is on the horizon
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Founded 1817 One of the first US public universities2 Professors, 7 students
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U of M today
5,500+ faculty, 51,000+ students 3 Campuses (Ann Arbor, Dearborn,
Flint) 19 separate schools & colleges
100+ Programs 5,500+ undergraduate courses per term
588 Majors600 student organizations
Research – 1B+
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UM and Sakai um.Coursetools
▫ Business school special project 1999▫ Developed into LMS system▫ um.Worktools spinoff, research/projects 2000
CHEF project 2001
▫ First run at open source, standards▫ Had momentum, new/solidified standards emerged▫ Pilot 2002
SAKAI 2003Bring project/research and course collaboration back under one
system
▫ UM, IU, MIT, Stanford & Mellon GrantuPortal, Foothills
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UM – China Relationship
UM hosts China Visiting Scholars▫ Dr. Qing Li – October 2007
▫ Dr. Zhiqing Zhang – June 2009
UM – China University Leadership Forum
▫ May 15-29 2010
June 2005President Coleman leads delegation to Beijing and ShanghaiMay 2006Inaugural Michigan-China University Leadership ForumMay 2006Jen Zhu appointed coordinator for Chinese Initiatives2007 School Year"China Now" theme semesterMay 2008Second Michigan-China University Leadership Forum
June 2005President Coleman leads delegation to Beijing and ShanghaiMay 2006Inaugural Michigan-China University Leadership ForumMay 2006Jen Zhu appointed coordinator for Chinese Initiatives2007 School Year"China Now" theme semesterMay 2008Second Michigan-China University Leadership Forum
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CTools stats
Today 40,05133,914 2,593
154,873
9,640
Total course sites to dateTotal project sites to dateGradTools student sitesTotal My Workspaces to date
Max concurrent users9
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CTools – example project sites
Oxford Exam Schedule W10SSW Alumni Board of GovernorsNABPLEX MJPEELI Con Bio & LUPMKT605-RestaurantsWeb RFPCIC APPSThronton - Gavini Research SiteEcon 101 FinalRaph VirusETEPP Research Project for 431US/China sustainability conferenceEECS460 gsiEECS373Grad Entrepreneurshipalpha Kappa Delta PhSenior Design 2010-2011NICU Journal Club
Dissertation DataMy Space2010 Tornado CampMKT 312 ProjectTamar BlancUMDTProject NurMichigan Snowboard ClubSave The WhalesApril 19 Concert videosResearch Info for FacultyBiology ClubChi Omega PointsHistart (n)AAASISTMeyer Prize 2010SEOUL JUICE W10 13
CTools integrations
Peoplesoft – registrar dataAlso textbook info, course evaluation orders
Single signon - Cosign
Provides▫ Ease of use when moving
between apps▫ Course Rosters – automatically
handle drops/adds
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UMIAC DB intermediate
Enterprise systems
(e.g. Registrar)
Out of cluster App server (search,
other tasks)
xISBN
LibraryReserves
Grad School
www
www
Full updates dailyChanges every 2 hrs
iTunes U Other Web content
Cosign – UMSingle signon
Dell 1950, 16GB RAMApache/tomcat 6GB Heap64-bit RHEL 5.x
Application servers
NetApp Filer
Sun Fire T5120, 128 GB RAMSolaris 10 OSOracle 10g (10.2.0.4)
Netscaler sprayer
Database cluster
7 TB
UMUM
CTools Infrastructure
Development, Test systemsNightly
Load Testing Development
Integration
QA Testing
Developers
CTools Releases
Typical progression▫ Developer’s laptop > CTDev > Test >
Production▫ Nightly – leading edge, prototypes▫ Integration – tests involving enterprise systems
Releases – ▫ Fall term large release, Winter, Summer terms
occasionally
▫ Bug fix releases as needed Build scripts – automate the many builds Dev wiki to coordinate release content
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Monitoring
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Monitoring
Critical periods - End of term, Evaluations▫ Extra attention ▫ Monitoring every hour▫ ‘Crunch’ reports▫ Daily status conference call
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CTools configurations
Site Types▫ Course, Project, GradTools, My Workspace▫ We don’t auto-create sites
(Instructors create course sites at their option)
Roles▫ Owner, Instructor, Assistant, Student, Observer,
Librarian, Affiliate▫ Owner, Organizer, Member, Observer
Account Types▫ Uniqname (UM affiliated); can create sites▫ Friend (anyone else); cannot create sites
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CTools customizations
Customized standard tools▫ Assignments
• Single file upload – new students
• Large sites – first page search option
• Additional metadata ▫ Forums – extended statistics
▫ TestCenter - reporting
▫ Course Evaluations – external orders
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CTools customizations
Custom tools▫ Textbook, uBook▫ Engineering Honor Code (Web Content
clone)▫ Evaluate This Course (Web Content clone)▫ Generic URL▫ Library Help, Library Reserves▫ GradTools / Checklist▫ My Courses
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Textbook, uBook
Textbook info entered in PeopleSoft Info is part of feed to CTools Textbook tool in user My Workspaces Also – uBook
student to student book market
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Web Content ‘clones’
www.engin.umich.edu/students/honorcode/
ctools.umich.edu/portal/directtool/sakai.rsf.evaluation?sakai.site=~
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Library Help, Library Reserves
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Gradtools
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My Courses
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CTools LTI tool integrations
LectureToolsSAMS (Student Assignment Management
System)
Allows an LMS to launch an External Tool and securely provide user identity, course information, and role information to the external tool
Uses a HTTP POST through the browser – secured by the OAuth security (www.oauth.net)
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Basic LTI
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LectureTools – LTI integrated
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LectureTools – LTI integrated
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Student Assignment Management System
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SAMS – LTI integrated
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SAMS – LTI integrated
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Support, Training, Documentation Support staff
▫ 1 Full time, several student part time▫ Footprints support queue, live (IM) help,
phone help, walk-in ‘Field’ support – experts at the unit level Documentation – part time writer
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Other staff
Development▫ 4-6 FTE development Sakai and CTools
User Interface, tool development, builds
IT▫ 2-4 FTE DBA, infrastructure admins
Instructional Design
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Using CTools
mPortfolio Sweetland Freshman writing sample Med – groups, same site from term to
term Introductory Spanish - schedule as
assignment tool
Law portal Business School MAP
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mPortfolio
MPortfolio is the University of Michigan implementation of ePortfolio: a mix of technology, pedagogy and assessment strategies intended to advance the cause of learning at Michigan.
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mPortfolioReflect. Connect. Demonstrate.
Students reflect on their past experiences.
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mPortfolioReflect. Connect. Demonstrate.
Students connect their past experiences into philosophy and goals statements.
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mPortfolioReflect. Connect. Demonstrate.Students demonstrate their transformative stories as ePortfolios.
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mPortfolio Use
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Large sites – Freshman writing
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Med School
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Med School
CSSJavascripthtmlFlashDreamweaverFramesVideo
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Schedule as Assignment tool
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Law School PortalCTools as a provider!
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Business School
MAP06002BordersGroupMAP06009ChipGanassiMAP06018BJServicesMAP06021AveryDennisoMAP06031BASFMAP06044ExpressDigitMAP06046EthiconEndoMAP06047DowChemicalMAP06049FordMotorMAP06050CiscoMAP06051CumminsMAP06055ToyotaFinanMAP06058ToyotaMotorMAP06069-3MMedicalDiMAP06150MakeAWishMAP06176VyalexMAP06200InfosysTechMAP06203SCJohnsonMAP06206TRWAutomotiv
MAP06209AmericanExprMAP06211WhirlpoolEurMAP06212Intel-IMAP06213Intel-IIMAP06216CognifitMAP06243IADBNicaraguMAP06246CarbonDiscloMAP06247WomenforWomeMAP06271EirGenPharmaMAP06275GaltyTechMAP06279OrthoMediTecMAP06280ErythroSaveMAP06281AngioSlideMAP06283EndoCrossMAP06284AccessSurgicMAP06300Xmap-IndianIMAP06301XMAP-NESsT1MAP06302XMAP-NESsT2MAP06274Pharmaflow
Multidisciplinary Action Projects
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Business School
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CTools – current development Assignment 2, Gradebook 2 ‘Docs’ – new Resources UI Test Center reporting Checklist – GradTools replacement Teaching Evaluations – automations (UM
specific)
Assignments – never ending
mPortfolio
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Development – on the horizon Integration with campus video
streaming Math equation editor CK editor – FCK replacement Sakai 3 Mobile apps, large sites, reduce time
from idea to release
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Sakai at University of Michigan
International Virtual Learning Environment Conference
May 13,14 2010 Beijing
John LeasiaDirector, CTools Implementation Group
