1. Scholar Basics – What is Scholar? Learning Technologies Online Learning & Collaboration Services

2. Introductions Scholar for you… Teach (large/small, grad/undergrad) Research (independent/team) Advise Administrate Collaborate with outside institutions or organizations 6/28/11

3. What is Scholar (Sakai)? Open Source Collaboration and Learning Environment Used at 200 Universities worldwide with over a million users who use Sakai daily in their teaching and learning Robust learning and collaboration system Tools for teaching/learning, research/collaboration, and ePortfolio assessment/accreditation projects 3

4. Uses of Scholar 1.Course Sites for Teaching & Learning 2.Project Sites for Collaboration & Research 3.Portfolio Sites for ePortfolios 4

5. Scholar: Teaching & Learning Course Sites Tied to Academic Terms Access to rosters in Banner Access to all available tools in Scholar Resources and information can be transferred from one site to another easily for next term Roles: Instructor Teaching Assistant Student Guest Tech Support 5

6. Scholar: Collaboration & Research Project Sites Available across academic terms Access to all available tools in Scholar Roles: Organizer, Participant, Guest, Tech Support Features of Project Sites Create maintain/manage sites and groups within sites to create layers of access Off-campus people can be added as guests or participants Collaboration: Wikis, Forums, Chat, Email Archive & Messages, Resources 6

7. Scholar for ePortfolios ePortfolios aid: students to collect, select, reflect, and connect faculty to collect, reflect, assess, report 7 ePortfolio Matirx ePortfolio Presentation

8. And finally… Give it a try! http://scholar.vt.edu Ask for help http://4help.vt.edu Register for FDI Workshops & One-on- One Help Sessions http://www.fdi.vt.edu/ 8