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• Functionality now provided through the MyUCDavis course management tools will be part of the new system, and new features will be introduced. Like MyUCDavis, but richer and more flexible.
• Ease of use and stability.
• Integration with major campus systems and data sources.
• Need for a change in pedagogy towards inquiry and collaboration. This is an opportunity for faculty to change how they conceive their teaching - much more as a process of inquiry and less purely as a means of information dissemination.
• Availability of training program and support resources to ease faculty adoption of the new system.
• Benefits of transitioning from other systems (MyUCDavis, homegrown, etc.).
• Focus on WIIFM. Includes specific concrete examples of how the tools can be used in support of teaching, learning, collaboration, and research; user-friendly descriptions and explanations for new tools and their functionality.
• Both MyUCDavis and the new system will run concurrently for at least a full academic year to allow faculty ample time to familiarize themselves with the new system and to make the transition.

The following ideas/messages/concerns came up during faculty pilots and other Sakai-related uses. They are stored here to track possible messages that should be communicated in the future.

• What is a Wiki?
• What happens if two people edit a wiki at the same time?

WIIFM: Reasons to Use the New System

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