1. Scott Siddall The Longsight Group By higher education – for higher education

2. Open source Use it…make it better…share it. No fees.

3. 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

4. Community source Sustained by institutions of higher education Organized…assured quality…vision from stakeholders Not a chaotic meritocracy Not commercial and proprietary

5. Flexibility and control No vendor lock-in Save money

6. Quality support – yours or a vendor Mature, reliable software - Sakai Dynamic community – your peers What do you need to accomplish this?

7. Upgrades and patchesAll Sakai features24 x 7 with 4 hr response time99.999% uptimeExpert technical supportProactive support callsTraining: onsite, online, just-in-timeCommunity documentationNew feature developmentIntegrationSecurityServer maintenance, replacementUnlimited bandwidthAdministrative usage reports Longsight provides comprehensive support

8. What is Sakai? Collaboration and learning environment

9. Sakai is a framework, not a box A framework for collaboration and learning

10. Sakai is a framework, not a box Sakai is tool-based and pedagogically rich tools

11. Sakai is a framework, not a box Sakai is open and flexible. Bring your vision Structured designs for hybrid courses or fully online courses

12. Sakai is a framework, not a box Minimal designs for small group collaboration

13. How can I organize my course? Topically or chronologically Flexibly with the syllabus Assignments can define activities The course home page can be the backbone Drive your course with the calendar The content repository can provide structure Sequence your content by time or conditional release Empower students with the wiki

14. How do I assess learning in Sakai? Tests & Quizzes Evaluation System ePortfolios

15. Tests & Quizzes

16. Evaluation System

17. ePortfolios

18. Communication is important in Sakai Notifications Email archive Messages Chat Forums Blogs Drop box Web conferencing

20. What about content authoring? Author materials within Sakai Create web pages with the rich text editor Author materials outside of Sakai SCORM and Flash modules Camtasia or Captivate modules SoftChalk and many, many more…..

21. What about multimedia? Embed videos in Sakai pages Store media in the Sakai repository or link to your favorite provider Use the podcast or iTunesU tools

22. 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

23. Drag-and-drop

24. What’s coming? Sakai Open Academic Environment