The Sakai Open Academic Environment (OAE) provides a unique collaboration system for university campuses: a social network that helps students discuss class materials, pursue research, communicate with faculty, and discover the risks and benefits of sharing personal information—all in a private, rather than public, forum. This example-driven guide will get you up to speed on various methods used to deploy, customize, and manage OAE, whether you’re an IT specialist in an educational institution, or an academic or instructional technologist....

"Take your e-learning, research, and collaboration experience to the next level A practical, step-by-step approach with examples, screenshots, and helpful advice Explore how Sakai CLE is used by many millions of students in the real world through case studies Create instructional materials and design students' activities In Detail Sakai is a Collaboration and Learning environment that provides the means to manage users, courses, instructors, and facilities, as well as a spectrum of tools including assessment, grading, and messaging. Sakai is loaded with many handy...

A comprehensive and pragmatic guide to using, managing, and maintaining Sakai in the real world Covers working with Sakai tools, the administration workspace, and more Includes lots of ideas and best practices for teachers and trainers on using Sakai effectively Create instructional materials and design students' activities A step-by-step approach with practical examples, ample screenshots, and comprehensive content for a wide target audience In Detail This book is the officially endorsed Sakai guide. From setting up and running Sakai for the first time to creatively...