Sakai Collaborative Learning Environment

MyUCDavis CMS V. 2.0

Sakai Collaborative Learning Environment

MyUCDavis CMS V. 2.0

Kirk AlexanderUCDavis CMS Upgrade Program Manager

CCFIT October 17, 2005

Course Management Subcommittee ChargeCourse Management Subcommittee Charge

a) Determine current usage of MyUCDavis, especially the problems

b) Evaluate the functionality of MyUCDavis modules, particularly QuizBuilder and Grade Book

c) Determine the desirable features of a “next generation learning and course management system”, including functions offered by an open source course management system “Sakai”

d) Consider whether MyUCDavis should be ‘fixed’ or replaced (e) Make recommendations by June 1, 2005 to CCFIT and the Vice Provost for IET

Committee ResponseCommittee Response

• Solve: MyUCDavis is increasingly hard to support, extend and scale

• Bring UCD CMS into the 21st Century & position for growth, extension, use of standards

• Manage an easy and happy transition of existing users

• Implement Sakai at UC Davis

What is Sakai?What is Sakai?

• Sakai is intended to be an enterprise application - centrally deployed as the campus-wide or state-wide deployments

• Sakai is intended to both solve the “well-known” collaborative and learning requirements as well as enable significant innovation in collaboration and learning.

• Developed as a joint project among Michigan, Indiana, Stanford and MIT

• Sakai will initially provide upgrade to just the MyUCDavis Course Management System

MyUCDavis CMS V. 2.0MyUCDavis CMS V. 2.0

• History• Sakai Project Launched January 2004• Sakai Educational Partners Program Launched Feb 2004• Sakai chosen for new CMS/LMS in Vet Med/SOM Dec. 2004• CCFIT Recommended installation of new CMS for full

Campus, chose Sakai June, 2005• Vice Provost for IET formed Oversight Committee and

initiated activity for Campus migration to Sakai to complement Veterinary Medicine and School of Medicine

• Now: Collaborative effort involving IET/Mediaworks, Veterinary Medicine, School of Medicine

Sakai TimelineSakai Timeline

• Two Year Implementation Plan (Ideal Case)

• Project Phases:– Discovery (now/Fall) – Small Pilot (Winter 2006), – Preview (Spring/Summer 2006), – Transition (Fall 2006-Summer 2007)

• Retire current MyUCDavis CMS Fall 2007

Recent StepsRecent Steps

• IET Middleware working on connections to Banner and other course data

• 2 new programming positions posted (Sakai Architect and Tools Programmer)

• SCORM player being developed in Mediaworks

• Trainer PD being classified by HR• Hired a consultant to guide change

management

Sakai Pilot ScenariosSakai Pilot Scenarios

• Test individual tools in class, with TA’s or on your own (e.g. Quiz Tool, Melete, Discussion Board, Wiki, SCORM Player, Calendar)

• Course Pilot (especially in Spring, 2006)

Faculty Work GroupsFaculty Work Groups

• MyUCDavis CMS Conversion Advisors– Designing the desired support for faculty

changeover to Sakai

• Faculty Mentoring Faculty Program• TRC MyUCDavis Faculty Support

(Academic Year 2005-2006--Led by Andy Jones)

Faculty SupportFaculty Support

• ITExpress (will support Sakai)• ETPartners

– New Departmental Partnerships and Office Visit suport

• TRC - New Trainer will work with Mediaworks this year

• Pilot Users will get more personal assistance• Summer Institute on Technology in Teaching

(SITT)

PresentationsPresentations

• UC LMS Group 8/24

• TIF 8/31

• ITS 9/6

• ITLC 9/23

• Session for Faculty 10/14

• CCFIT 10/17

How you can HelpHow you can Help

• Contact: Kirk Alexander kdalex@ucdavis.edu

• Volunteer (or identify faculty) for pilot/preview phases

• Discuss ideas on how Sakai can help in your department

• Discuss MyUCDavis uses in your department and related training transition needs

• Discuss special infrastructure needs in your department

• Volunteer for one of the committees or as a Pilot

Features Over ViewFeatures Over ViewMy Workspace for a personalized view of information from your Sakai sites and your

Sakai preferences

Worksite Setup for viewing a list of all your Sakai sites, and creating or modifying theirsetup

Schedule for posting and viewing deadlines, events, etc

Announcements for posting current, time-critical information

Lesson Builder for posting web pages and sequential content

Resources for posting web pages and sequentially controlled content

Quiz & Test for online assessments and surveys

Discussion for structured conversations in written form

Chat for real-time conversation in written form

News for viewing content from online sources

Assignments for posting, submitting, and grading online

DropBox for private file-sharing between instructors and students

Email Archive for viewing email sent to the site's group email address

Web Content for accessing an external website within the site

SCORM Mediaworks SCORM Player for advanced Assessments

Contributed ToolsContributed Tools

• E-Portfolio Tool (OSP2 from Open Source Portfolio Initiative)• Roster Tool -

This is like a super version of the Profile tool - it is intended for Student use (access role) and not just instructor use. It has FERPA support and is well integrated with the profile tool.

• RWiki - This is a well integrated Wiki that looks exactly like a Sakai tool and based on the Radeox engine. A number of sites have started using RWiki.

• Twin Peaks - Library Integration for adding content, assignment links• Digital Repositories• "Set User" Tool -

This is the very simple admin tool to assume a user's identity. • SakaiScript -

This is Steven Githens web services..

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