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June 10-15, 2012 Growing Community; Growing Possibilities From Frightful Quagmire to Our QEP: How One University is Transitioning Its Entire Culture to Sakai Robert Gray & Jeff Davidson Innovation in Learning Center University of South Alabama
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June 10-15, 2012
Growing Community; Growing Possibilities
From Frightful Quagmire to Our QEP:
How One University is Transitioning Its Entire
Culture to SakaiRobert Gray & Jeff Davidson
Innovation in Learning CenterUniversity of South Alabama
Inclusion, Collaboration & Planning
From the beginning, we included◦ VPs◦ Deans◦ Chairs◦ Faculty Senate◦ Faculty from each College◦ Support Staff
Year-Long Review
Considered Four Major Systems
Why USA Chose Sakai
Sakai Community Feature Richness Flexibility Project Collaboration rSmart/Sungard Partnership Cost
Centralization of Services for Migration Support
Office of Electronic Learning
Online Learning Lab (OLL)
Program for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (PETAL)
USA Online
USA’s Innovation in Learning Center
LMS Management and Support Academic Technology
Support Faculty Development
and Support for Teaching and Learning with and without Technology
ILC Staff
Director Faculty Development Manager LMS Manager Academic Technology Manager 2 LMS support staff Secretary 10 Graduate Student Designers
Migration to Sakai
400 fully online courses Rated for migration
complexity Faculty given option
◦ Having course migrated for them
◦ Receiving stipend for moving it themselves
Amount of stipend based on complexity rating
Challenges with New LMS
1. Publication2. Navigation3. Integration4. Migration5. Education6. Fortification7. Complication8. Validation
Publication Meetings
◦ ILC with deans◦ Deans with chairs◦ Chairs with faculty◦ Faculty with students
Web Pages◦ Announce the migration◦ Navigation page◦ Post policies◦ Training events◦ Training aids (How-to guides
and instructional videos) Bulk Email Midweek Memo
Publication/Navigation
Navigation
Integration
• Course Information• Instructor Information• Student Information
(Current)
• Grades (Future)
Migration
MigrationWhen will course migrateWho will migrate content
EducationWorkshops
• On Campus (various locations)
• Trained Instructors• Interactive
How-to Guides• Topical• Step-by-step• Screenshots
Education
Instructional Videos• Topical• Brief (3-5 minutes)• Organized by Sakai 4 Parts
FAQs• Q&A• Instructor/
Student Driven
Fortification• Embanet 24/7 Support
• Phone• Chat• Email
• Local Support , M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.• Phone• Email• In person
• Local Extended Hours Support--(during peak times such as first week of course availability, week before and after first day of term, following upgrades, etc.)• Phone• Email
• rSmart Support/Third Party Tools Support• Sakai Community Support
Fortification
Fortification
Fortification
Complication
Complication
1. Instructors reluctant to move2. Course sites not automatic3. FERPA/J-numbers displayed4. Importing content – Resources
not working5. Publishing courses6. Incompletes7. Interrupted exam8. Site quota (500 MB)
Solution
1. Stipend, chair timetable2. Instructors control site setup3. Vendor masks J-numbers4. Site repository5. Auto publish 1st day of term
/manual publish up to 14 days in advance (early access)
6. Inactivate other students/ republish course
7. Pad time for technical difficulties
8. Media Gallery (unlimited quota)
Validation
“You’re doing a great job, my phone’s not ringing”
“The best sign of success is silence”Shhh….
“The best sign of success is silence”
Sakai 101
Competency-Based Training◦ Part 1: Getting Started
in Sakai◦ Part 2: Creating and
Delivering Content◦ Part 3: Assessment and
Grading Mechanics◦ Part 4: Working with
Communication Tools
Three Ways to Get Certified
On-Campus Workshops◦ Four 2-hour workshops◦ At least one full round
offered each week Online Training Modules
◦ Self-paced training Do-It-Yourself
◦ Master the competencies and apply for certification review
Certifications
Out of 750 faculty◦ 325 have been certified so far◦ 430 have attended at least
one workshop◦ 140 have registered for
the online version◦ About 25 have completed
the online version
Resources/Activities
Teaching Seminars Technology Workshops Teaching & Learning
Camp (TLC) F2F Support Online Resources Transition Blog eNewsletters
2012 Jasig Sakai Conference 33
SACS “Reaffirmation” review begins this fall USA’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
project is Collaborative Teaching & Learning We wrote the proposal for that project,
especially the Collaborative Teaching portion, because of the available functionalities in Sakai◦ Content Sharing ◦ Collaborative Development◦ Improved Communication
Our QEP
Thank You!!
