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What is Sakai?
Sakai is an open source learning management system provided by the Apero Foundation. The LMS provides what it calls Core and Expanded Features. The Core Features encompass an integrated tool set that is tested by the Sakai community members and is then included with…
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What is Sakai?
Sakai is an open source learning
management system provided by the Apero Foundation. The LMS provides what it
calls Core and Expanded Features. The Core Features encompass an integrated
tool set that is tested by the Sakai community members and is then included
with each new release. The tool set can be configured by: instructors,
students, research investigators and project leaders. The other set of tools, known as “Contrib
Tools” are specific to Sakai tools and innovations that are developed and tested by
community members and are then made available for others to use outside of the
packaged Sakai product releases.
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Users recommend exploring Sakai thoroughly and spending time on it to discover its useful functions. They suggest attending Sakai community events and talking to other institutions using the platform to learn more about its pros and cons.
Users advise knowing the customization limitations of Sakai and coming up with creative solutions to make it suit your class or project's needs. They recommend testing Sakai with real courses and faculty before switching to ensure it meets user requirements.
Users suggest integrating Sakai with other tools like Piazza for additional functionality and comparing Sakai to other services with better support. They recommend considering alternatives and choosing the system that best suits your needs.
Overall, users emphasize the need for thorough exploration, customization, testing, and consideration of alternatives when using Sakai.
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February 05, 2016
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Sakai was used as a the sole learning management system at our university for the purposes of managing learning and research projects. Currently, our university is transitioning away from Sakai toward Canvas.
- Organization of content
- Customization of course navigation and content
- Small learning curve compared to other systems
- Ease of use and customization of ePortfolio
- Tests and Quizzes
- ePortfolio
- Ability to customize the system to meet the needs of faculty and learners
- Greater cost to the university as a whole than a hosted platform
- Ability to easily design courses based on pedagogy
- Blackboard, D2L and Moodle
I did not personally select Sakai. However, it is fairly easy to use and customize. That being said, this product is being abandoned by developers/universities and should not be adopted by an organization.
30000
These are faculty, staff and students at our university who are still using Sakai. Our campus is now transitioning to Canvas.
50
These employees were valuable in their ability to relate to the needs of faculty, staff, and students. In addition, employees almost always went above and beyond the call of duty to support client use of Sakai.
- building community
- facilitating learning experiences
- collaborating on research
- to create an ongoing community of learners within a subject area
- N/A
Yes
Blackboard was replaced due to their focus on k-12 and increasing cost.
- Price
- Product Usability
The most important factor was the ability to become a developer school for Sakai, having direct influence on the product and being able to incorporate the needs of faculty and staff.
I was not part of this process.
- Implemented in-house
Yes
It was a very long transition, which helped get most faculty and staff on board.
- hold outs
- transitioning material from Blackboard
Yes
Our developers and technical support were quick to remedy the issue or find a work around.
I don't know what Apereo is.
- Tests/quizzes
- posting material
- discussion boards
- ePortfolio
No
September 21, 2015
A Few Thoughts from a Faculty Member
Sakai is being used as a customized learning platform for Marist College. When I was an instructor there, I utilized Sakai in teaching several courses on race, class, and gender in literature and basic composition. At the time of implementation, I found it to be an improvement over the previous LMS.
- Transparency and ease of access for content - the modules were clearly labeled and easy to implement.
- Grading features on assignments - the gradebook was very easy to access and in-assignment-grading was a time-saving and efficient feature.
- Media-rich environment - compared to other LMS options at the time, Sakai was ahead of its competitors in terms of permitting media-rich assets.
- The linear, scroll-of-death aspects of the early forums made it difficult to engage learners in peer-to-peer commentary.
- The updates to the lessons tool provided no easy way to import material from old lessons, except through cut and paste.
- The test and quizzes interface can be cumbersome.
- Easier student assignment submission
- Better performance tracking
- Better options for predictive analysis via the at-a-glance view of the gradebook
I was not part of the selection committee, but I believe the ability to white label Sakai was very significant to the choice being made. In another institution I taught (not the one in which I used Sakai) the decision was made to go with MoodleRooms due to the need for support on customization issues.
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Sakai replaced a product called eLearn that was custom built for the institution at which I taught. It was chosen due to its white label capabilities and the option of scaling the release over several years and in several phases. Ultimately, without the support of the ed tech team at that institution, I think a different out-of-the-box choice, like Blackboard, would have been made.
- Product Usability
- Existing Relationship with the Vendor
It was not my decision - but the input from the selection committee and design team was clear - Sakai met the needs of the organization while allowing for while labeling and branding for the various schools within the college on a scalable model for building content and delivering instruction in both blended and asynchronous learning environments.
If any LMS is being examined as a choice for instructional delivery in higher education right now, there needs to be a joint effort of exploration that is led (speaking strictly as a faculty member) by the faculty - but also incorporates non-faculty perspectives in areas including assessment, student success, disability / student support services, and the accreditation liaisons within the college.
- Adding media-rich content
- Using the gradebook
- Sending messages / email blasts to students
- Importing content from lessons on earlier versions of Sakai
- Managing forums in a way that encourages peer-to-peer critique / collaboration