1. Implementing Sakai in a Community College Consortium
Vivian Sinou (Vivie)
Dean, Distance & Mediated Learning
Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA

2. Background ETUDES – developed in-house in 1995
Built and improved with input from faculty
ETUDES is used to support/deliver hybrid, online, and web-enhanced instruction
Sense of pride and ownership
Independence, stability, control
Large investment/commitment
Serve $65,000 students a year at CCC’s

3. Crisis Point? Remodel – keep fixing the software
Buy - License another product
Build - Rewrite the software

4. Consortium/ASP Model Membership Fees Services/Support Fees Development
Stakeholders
Services/Support Fees
Hosting (reliable servers, backups/recovery, etc.)
Faculty help desk/ticketing
Support forum & FAQ
Phone support (week-days)
Roster importation/integration
Account management
Custom portals per member
Faculty training
Tools
Instructional design

5. ETUDES Community Die-hard users….
Merritt College, CA Porterville College, CA Mendocino College, CA San Bernardino Valley College, CA San Joaquin Delta College, CA Taft College, CA Vista College, CA West Los Angeles College, CA
Antelope Valley College, CA Chabot College, CA El Camino College, CA Long Beach City College, CA MiraCosta College, CA Santa Rosa Junior College, CA Skyline College, CA Stephen F. Austin State University, TX West Valley College, CA
Bakersfield College, CA Cerro Coso Community College, CA Coastline Community College, CA College of Alameda, CA College of the Siskiyous, CA Crafton Hills College, CA De Anza College, CA East Los Angeles College, CA Foothill College, CA Gavilan College, CA Glendale Community College, CA Harcum College, PA Imperial Valley College, CA Lake Tahoe Community College, CA Laney College, CA Los Angeles City College, CA Los Angeles Harbor College, CA Los Angeles Mission College, CA Los Angeles Pierce College, CA Los Angeles Southwest College, CA Los Angeles Trade-Tech College, CA Los Angeles Valley College, CA
Die-hard users….

6. Focus on Teaching & Learning
Develop tools that support “managed learning” (student tracking data, early alert systems, mastery, etc.)
Strengthen “blended” and fully online delivery methods
Promote collaborative (open) digital content development
Focus on ease of use!
Stay in touch with the users!

7. E-Content (Sofia Initiative)

8. Melete – Lesson Builder

9. Why Does It Work? Listen and respond to the community
Common values lead to common goals
Core Values:
Honesty
Trust
Openness
Integrity
Forgiveness

10. Dean, Distance & Mediated Learning
Vivian Sinou (Vivie)
Dean, Distance & Mediated Learning
Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA