Scott Siddall The Longsight Group By higher education – for higher education
Dec 23, 2015
When you select Sakai……you join a community of peers
Hundreds of educational institutions: small colleges, community colleges, large universities, K-12, non-profits, for-profits
Community sourceSustained by institutions of higher education
Organized…assured quality…vision from stakeholders
Not a chaotic meritocracyNot commercial and proprietary
Quality support – yours or a vendorMature, reliable software - SakaiDynamic community – your peers
What do you need to accomplish this?
Upgrades and patches
All Sakai features
24 x 7 with 4 hr response time
99.999% uptime Expert technical support
Proactive support calls
Training: onsite, online, just-in-time
Community documentation
New feature developmentIntegration
Security
Server maintenance, replacement
Unlimited bandwidth
Administrative usage reports
Longsight provides comprehensive support
Sakai is a framework, not a box
Sakai is open and flexible.Bring your vision
Structured designs for hybridcourses or fully online courses
How can I organize my course?Topically or chronologicallyFlexibly with the syllabus
Assignments can define activitiesThe course home page can be the backbone
Drive your course with the calendarThe content repository can provide structure
Sequence your content by time or conditional releaseEmpower students with the wiki
Communication is important in Sakai
NotificationsEmail archiveMessagesChatForumsBlogsDrop boxWeb conferencing
What about content authoring?Author materials within Sakai
Create web pages with the rich text editor
Author materials outside of SakaiSCORM and Flash modulesCamtasia or Captivate modulesSoftChalk and many, many more…..
What about multimedia?Embed videos in Sakai pagesStore media in the Sakai repository or link to your favorite providerUse the podcast or iTunesU tools
Migrate content from a legacy LMS•Export then import based on IMS Global standards•Re-create anew because Sakai tools are better•Cut-and-paste•Drag-and-drop