Mathieu Plourde, Project Leader, LMSIT-User Services

The Sakai Collaboration and Learning EnvironmentSchool Leadership Program Instructors – 6-2-2009

A Quick Poll

• How many of you have used an LMS in the past to support your course?

• How many of you know what an LMS is?

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What is an LMS Anyway?

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UDSIS Rosters

Communication

Collaboration

Assessment

Content Delivery

The

Big

Bad

Web

About Sakai

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Community

Collaborative Learning

Environment Software

Sakai Foundation

Open-Source License

Where is Sakai Today?

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What Do You Want To Accomplish?

• Give access to course content (.ppt, .pdf, .doc)

• Use a shared calendar

• Have students submit papers electronically

• Generate discussion amongst students

• Share grades back to students privately

• Use collaborative spaces for projects

• Send announcements and reminders

• Other?

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Types of SitesType Course Project

Creation Instructor of records in UDSIS

Any Faculty or Staff

Access Synchronized with UDSIS + Manually

Manually only

Roles InstructorStudentGuestTeaching AssistantContent Assistant

OrganizerMemberObserverCustom

Purpose Credit course support Administrative, Research

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Training and Documentation

http://www.udel.edu/sakai/training

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Sakai@UD Troubleshooting

1• Support and Training site• Help Files

2• Help Center• Academic Technology Center

3• Individual Consultation• Custom Training for Your Unit

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Creating a Course Site

• As defined in the Basics of Sakai@UD document

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Thank You!

• Mathieu Plourde, Project Leader, LMSmathieu@udel.edu302-831-4060

• Academic Technology Center (ATC)East Hall, Second Floorhttp://www.ats.udel.edu/ 302-831-0640

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