IT Times Summer 2006
IT Times Summer 2006
Dubbed the "Sakai Edition," this special edition of the IT Times will mark the beginning of our first major phase of communications before Fall 2006. The IT Times is a quarterly newsletter which provides practical and timely information, primarily for UC Davis faculty and staff, about information and educational technology issues facing the campus, current and upcoming IET services, and technology-related campus projects and initiatives.
This special issue will be delivered on campus the first week of June (i.e., before finals week, and before faculty leave for the summer). If you'd like to join the planning team, send a quick email to babette@ucdavis.edu.
Summer 2006 - "The Sakai Edition"
Planning Session is scheduled for Tuesday (04/25), from 2-3 p.m., in the Redwood Room at Chiles. The preliminary outline of this issue is available Here.
Goals
Discuss objectives
Brainstorm story and content ideas
Identify resources for stories.
Review timeline and distribution plan.
Background
What is Sakai?
Why switch?
Who's involved?
What can I DO with Sakai?
Organize clubs, organizations, groups
Bring together researchers in a collaborative environment
Form social networks
Host study groups or off-campus office ours.
Collaborate on creative projects
Plan events
Host a personal Web site
Sharing files with friends and family
What are we doing to prepare? What can I do to prepare?
The Least You Need to Know
The Faculty Pilot
Spotlight excited/ambitious/succesful pilot participants to highlight faculty experience
Podcasts
Faculty profiles conducted by ET Partners
Pedagogic approaches to Sakai
Concrete examples
Interviews