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Public Sakai Site: Planning Framework

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This section can be downloaded and printed: Sakai Public Web site at a Glance (doc)

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Target audiences:

  • Primary audience: Faculty interested in using the system
  • Secondary: Any member of the UC Davis community (and beyond) interested in learning more about the new Collaboration and Learning Environment

Objectives:

  • Help faculty prepare for the roll-out:
    • Help faculty determine if they are ready to teach using the new system
    • Introduce tools available and potential uses in support of research and teaching
    • Provide the ability to practice with course and project sites
    • Provide access to portfolio of prototypes and resources
    • Feature faculty case studies and testimonials (from pilots)
    • Indicate where to get help and more information
  • Familiarize the campus community with the project
    • Outline the history of the system's development at UC Davis, including recent information about the campus move to Sakai and involvement in the Sakai Project.
    • Explain the enhancement and development process (e.g., process driven by feedback from faculty, staff and students; suggestion-gathering and prioritization process; roles and membership of committees; etc.)
      Provide access to background materials, articles and news
    • Post regular updates
  • Enable visitors to interact with the system
    • Introduce the look and feel of the new interface
    • Feature demos, short online tutorials that demonstrate how some features work. Ex: find out how you can use the new assignments tool to post and accept assignments; use the announcements tool to send messages to students' email addresses; or post and respond to messages using the discussion tool.
  • Provide venues for getting involved
    • FAQ
    • Orientation and training sessions
    • Etc.

Public Sakai Site Structure

MAIN

    • News / Announcements / Updates
    • Welcome!
      • Purpose of site
      • Short introductory description of Sakai, answering the question: "What is this and why should I care?"
        • The basic plan for release as we see it.
          • Pilot to Simultaneous to MyUCDavis Retirement
        • (question) Recent discussion items from discussion board
        • (question) Recent changes on wiki
        • Sign up for mailing list to receive current updates and progress.

ABOUT

  • Expanded description of Sakai
    • Background of the Sakai project
  • Objectives
    • Reasons for change
      • Collaborative nature
        • Using the tools developed by other universities.
        • UC Davis' contributions: Gradebook/Guiz Builder/ SCORM.
      • Evolution:
        • Unified strategy: Extendibility/Expandability
  • Pilot testimonials
    • Podcasts
    • Profile people in various ways from the pilot project. Get them to fill out questioners for profiles and record their voice for podcasts.
  • Promotion with appropriate words:
    • Simple, quick, private, secure, easy-to-use
  • A Customizable PowerPoint presentation.
    • Include a promotional, informational presentation for powerpoint that can be customized to fit the needs of other departments.
    • Encourage certain department representatives to become champions of the Sakai project and give presentations.
  • A letter from the provost expressing excitement and dedication to the project.
  • Sakai in the news

FEATURES

  • List of features
    • Short description
      • Expanded description
    • Examples of application to real life classes.
  • Features comparison chart.
    • Sakai
    • MyUCDavis
  • Feature demonstrations
  • Real examples of tool functionality from the usage in the pilot project.
    • Professor spotlights
      • Highlight real life uses/success stories of the collaborative nature of Sakai tools.
  • List of the different kinds of sites users will be able to create.

Play with Sakai tools

  • Link to a semi-moderated wiki sandbox
  • Online discussion board
    • General discussion
    • Suggestions
    • Support
  • Wiki sandbox for those wanting to experiment with the collaborative nature of Sakai.
    • Introduction to "wiki" with examples of ways the user can begin fiddling with these tools.
  • Suggestion box to promote effective feedback.

TIMELINE

  • Growth thus far
    • Focus on the success of the pilot program and the FMFP. Encourage people to join the pilot project by letting them know these people get to make suggestions / enhanvcements to the system by explaining their wants and needs.
  • Where we are.
  • What's in store for us in the near future

GET INVOLVED

  • Join the Pilot Project
  • Schedule of meetings
  • Acquire or become an ET Partner
  • Suggestion box
  • Attend workshops
  • Department presentations
    • Encourage college wide presentations with accurate and current information that can be readily copied of the TIMELINE page.
  • Faculty Mentoring Faculty Program
  • Oversight Committee
    • IET/VetMed/School of Med

TRAINING & SUPPORT

  • The Least You Need to Know
  • Do's and Don'ts list.
  • Student Users Guide
  • Faculty Users Guide
  • Student Quick Reference Guide
  • Faculty Quick Reference Guide
  • FAQs based on our research that can be expanded by adding questions to as they go through the listserv system and wiki.
  • IT Express
    • Remedy - Resolution System. All users will eventually transfer here for support.
  • Faculty Support Group
  • Orientation and Classes
    • Online event sign up form using the Sakai calendar tool.
  • Contact Us
    • Email and Telephone of related departments.
  • Browser requirements
  • Glossary of terms
    • MyWorkspace
    • Project Website
    • Course Website