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The current MyUCDavis course management tools you are accustomed to will still be available for at least a year, to give you plenty of time to begin learning and transfering your class materials to the new system. During this year transition period, you can use either system you prefer (or both!). That being said, we strongly encourage users to begin to play with Sakai, because getting your toes wet will make the transition easier when MyUCDavis course management tools are eventually retired.
What resources are available for transferring documents from MyUCDavis to Sakai and how do I access these resources?
There is a tool that will export quizzes from the MyUCDavis quiz builder to a file that can be imported into Sakai. The tool currently exports only full quizzes, but support for question pools will be available soon. To begin exporting your quizzes from MyUCDavis, click the "Export" button that now appears in the Quiz Builder tool on MyUCDavis.
In Sakai, what process will be automated so that I need not worry about them.
To make it easier for instructors, Sakai has been programmed to create course sites and fill your class rosters automatically. Direct connection to the Final Grades Submission is not yet automated, but should be available for use along with GradeBook's upgrade in Winter 2007.
What, specifically, should I do to get started with Sakai, create an account, and setup a worksite or personal site.
This depends on when you want to begin. Prior to fall 2006, please forward your requests to sakai-info@ucdavis.edu, ask to be a participant in the pilot project and we will review those requests together. Everyone gets a "MyWorkspace" site automatically.
What is the current status of Sakai and what are the university's future plans?
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