Audience Analysis
Faculty
Professors and Lecturers
- Instructors already using MyUCDavis. They will need to be informed of the differences between their current tools and the new ones. They will also need assistance make the transition.
- Instructors using a course management system other than MyUCDavis. Whether they are using a departmental, open source, or commercial system, they too will need to be informed of the new system's tools, features, and functionality. They may also require assistance making the transition to the new system.
- Instructors who have no or very limited experience with course management systems ('late adopters'). This group is expected to require significant help.
Teaching assistants
Not only are they intimately tied to the professor-student dynamic, they are also in the position to use and champion Sakai.
Resources
Increasing Faculty Participation in Sakai and generating meaningful faculty engagement (doc)
Researchers
Considering the collaborative nature of Sakai, it is likely that researchers will be excited to use its functionality. Include on this page succesful examples of researcher-focused communications.
- How are people using Sakai for research?
- Who is interested in using Sakai for research?
- Online Resources
Students
Students will be learning, using, and teaching Sakai; as a result, communicating with them will be integral to Sakai's succes.