Take a lot of the guesswork out of having a well-organized, learner-centered Sakai site by using one of the new course templates. Whether you need a simple, streamlined site for basic course management or a …
1. Check that all desired Gradebook items have been included in the course grades. There are times when a Gradebook item is not included in the course grades. For example, if the grade was never …
Whether you’re new to Sakai or a seasoned pro, there’s always something new to learn. Here are five things you can do with Sakai that might be new to you. 1. Question pools in Tests …
Have you noticed that a new menu item called Lessons in your Fall Sakai course sites? What is Lessons? Lessons allows you to present your course content in a structured way and guide your students …
Fall 2012 is winding down. For many instructors, this is the first semester using Sakai. This post will walk you through three tasks to help you wrap up the semester. 1) Review best practices for …
How do you create a warm-up activity in your online learning course or a flipping the classroom course to establish a learning community to engage students? Would you like students to practice their public speaking skills? …
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 official grades from Sakai to …
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 numeric grade-based Gradebook tool cannot …
Often I found myself stumbling to locate a specific item on the menu bar of my Sakai site. Especially since I have multiple Sakai sites and tools were often arranged differently in each menu bar. …
Asking students to sign-up for office hours, meetings, presentations or group projects can be a hassle. Some faculty pass around sign-up sheets in class, or even tape them to their office doors. Others might try …
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