Saving Blackboard Tests, Quizzes, and Question Pools
How to retrieve Tests and Quizzes that did not import correctly from Blackboard Tests and Quizzes were included in the migration of Blackboard course materials into Sakai course shells. While …
Sakai Update: Two more months before Blackboard is gone forever
The transition from Blackboard to Sakai continues. June 30, 2012 will be the last day Blackboard will be available at Duke. A few important notes to keep in mind: Finals …
Calculate and report final course grades
It’s time to report your students’ final grades to the university’s STORM system. If you store and maintain your students’ grades in Sakai’s Gradebook, you might consider exporting your final …
Sakai Update: Getting ready for Fall 2012
Fall 2012 course data is now available in Sakai. Faculty and instructors: choose Fall 2012 from the drop-down menu that appears during the course creation process. IMPORTANT TIP: If you …
Sakai Tip: An alternative to Sakai’s Gradebook tool
If you want to provide custom grades such as mixed letters (A-/B+), Pass/Low Pass/ High Pass/Fail, Complete/Incomplete, or simply give written comments to your students, you might find the Sakai …
Sakai Update: What is ‘Duke Toolkits’? Plus: summer courses and new training opportunities
Adding guests and managing participants with Toolkits Duke’s move to Sakai promises added flexibility and better integration with several other Duke tools that exist in Duke’s eLearning landscape. As of last …
The 2012 Showcase will be shaking things up – Register now!
CIT’s 12th annual Instructional Technology Showcase will be held in the Bryan Center on Friday April 27, 2012. This year’s program, on the theme “Shaking it up: Moving beyond the traditional classroom” includes …
Sakai Tips: Working with Forums
The Forums tool allows instructors to set up threaded discussion questions that can be read or contributed to by the entire class or designated groups. The tool records the number …
Put video, audio, and images into Sakai with the Kaltura Media Gallery
Do you have students watch video clips, listen to audio files, or view images for your course? You can now do this in Sakai without requiring your students to download …