[Announcements] Sakai Newsletter April 2, 2009

Sat Apr 4 20:01:17 PDT 2009

Sakai Newsletter

April 2, 2009

1.  From the Executive Director

2.  The Etudes Users' Summit is Only Three Weeks Away!

3.  Invitation to the 2nd European Sakai Conference

4.  Online Educa Berlin 2009 Call for Papers

5.  K1 RELEASE: sakai-kernel-1.0.4

6.  Call for Book Chapters

7.  Cernunnos Announces Release of Open Source, Reusable Libraries for  
Java

8.  Job Opening: Johns Hopkins Distance Education Manager

9.  Unicon Offers SAIP Implementation Services for Oracle's PeopleSoft

10. Recent Email Group Discussions

11. Events

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1.  From the Executive Director

Greetings,

Another friendly reminder that registration is open for the 10th Sakai  
Conference (https://educonference.com/sakai/boston/index.php) to be  
held July 8-10, 2009 at the Hyatt Cambridge, Cambridge,  
Massachusetts.  With the URL provided, you can register for the  
conference, submit a proposal, and make your hotel reservation.  Vijay  
Kumar, author of "Opening Up Education," will be our keynote speaker.

The deadlines to keep in mind are as follows:

April 10, 2009 -- Deadline for submitting proposals

June 5, 2009 -- Deadline for early bird (discounted) registration for  
the conference. Register now!

June 5, 2009 -- Deadline for hotel reservations at the Sakai rate

You can register or submit proposals at:
https://educonference.com/sakai/boston/index.php

We look forward to seeing you at the conference in July!

Michael Korcuska
Executive Director, Sakai Foundation
mkorcuska at sakaifoundation.org
phone: +1 510-931-6559
mobile (US): +1 510-599-2586   mobile (FR): +33 (0)6 31 11 58 97
skype: mkorcuska

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2. The Etudes Users' Summit is Only Three Weeks Away!

The Summit is scheduled for Thursday April 23 and Friday, 24, 2009, at  
the Doubletree Hotel @ LAX. If you plan to attend, please register as  
soon as possible to help us better plan room accommodations for the  
event, meals, etc., and have adequate goodies (i.e., t-shirts, tote  
bags, etc.) for all of you!

Dr. Charles Severance will kick off the event on Thursday, April 23,  
2009, with the Summit's theme: "Celebrating the Magic of Teachers."

Topics on the Summit Agenda include, but are not limited to, show and  
tell sessions and presentations on best practices, as well as  
roundtable discussions where participants will exchange ideas on  
successes and challenges of the online classroom environment and  
teaching with Etudes (our Sakai brand). Etudes members and non-members  
alike will appreciate the interaction and exchanges. Attendees will  
also have opportunities to learn about the Etudes product,  
organization, and services.

For more information and to register, go to the Summit website:  http://etudes.org/summit.htm

We hope that you'll be able to join us and your colleagues on April 23  
and 24!

Best,

Vivie Sinou
Executive Director, Etudes, Inc.
http://etudes.org/

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3. Invitation to the 2nd European Sakai Conference

Stockholm University is proud to invite you to the 2nd European Sakai  
Conference, to be held in Stockholm, May 5-6, 2009. On May 4th, there  
will be a pre-conference workshop and a Programmer's Café, as well.

The location of the conference is Stockholm University main campus,  
Frescati. We'll start at lunchtime on May 5th, with a social event in  
the evening. We then continue the whole day of May 6, 2009. You will  
find the program and more information at:http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/confluence/display/CNF/European+Regional+Conference+in+Stockholm+2009 
   There you will also find a link to the registration page. Note that  
there is no registration fee for this conference!

The conference coordinator is:

Magnus Tagesson
IT educational developer at the Section for IT and Media, Stockholm  
University
e-mail magnus.tagesson at it.su
phone +46 816 2044

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4. Online Educa Berlin 2009 Call for Papers

Innovate, Share, Succeed -- This is the theme of ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN  
2009.  This year's agenda will be about your learning innovations,  
your expertise and the great ideas that will lead your organisation,  
company or school to success. By taking part in OEB, you will meet  
over 2200 colleagues and like-minded people from more than 90 countries.

This year's conference themes are now finalised and we look forward to  
receiving your suggestions and ideas for workshops, seminars,  
presentations, discussion and debates, demonstrations, best practice  
showcases and knowledge exchanges. We also have several exciting new  
formats -- Learning Cafés, Learnshops and Lab Sessions. Don't forget  
-- the deadline for submissions is April 30th!

http://nl.xeu.de/j.cfm?i=371663&k=92046

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5. K1 RELEASE: sakai-kernel-1.0.4

I've released sakai-kernel-1.0.4 and updated the Sakai maven2 repo.   
1.0.4 has been released in support of the upcoming sakai-2.6.0  
release.  The issues addressed by 1.0.4 can be reviewed in Jira:
http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/jira/browse/KNL/fixforversion/11428

Issues addressed by earlier releases can be reviewed at:
http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/jira/browse/KNL?report=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.project:versions-panel

MAVEN2 REPO
The maven2 repo includes the following new or refreshed artifacts:
https://source.sakaiproject.org/maven2/org/sakaiproject/kernel/

1.0.4
1.0.5-SNAPSHOT
1.1-SNAPSHOT

SVN
The 1.0.4 release has been tagged and the 2.6.x branch /master/   
pom.xml file has been updated to bind to 1.0.5-SNAPSHOT.  When the  
next 2.6.0 tag is cut (either beta04 or rc01) it will be bound to K1   
1.0.4.

tag: https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/kernel/tags/kernel-1.0.4/

KERNEL (K1) PROJECT INFO
Jira: http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/jira/browse/KNL
Confluence: http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/confluence/display/REL/Kernel  
+1+(K1)

NOTICE: TRUNK/CONTRIB DEVELOPERS
Please refresh your local development environment.
1. MVN: Backup/delete the .m2/repository/org/sakaiproject/kernel of  
your repo
2. SVN: perform an svn update on sakai trunk code (this will pick up  
Sakai updates that complement the K1 updates)
3. MVN: perform a clean and install on your sakai trunk code to  
refresh your .m2 repo with updated kernel 1.1-SNAPSHOT artifacts.
4. Build and deploy to Tomcat.

cd master
mvn clean install
cd ..
mvn clean install -Dmaven.test.skip=true sakai:deploy

Cheers,

Anthony Whyte
arwhyte at umich.edu

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6. Call for Book Chapters

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before March  
31, 2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal for the book, "Free and Open  
Source Software for E-Learning: Issues, Successes and Challenges,"  
edited by Dr. Betül C. Özkan, University of Arizona South.

Introduction
Open source software describes programs whose source code is available  
under a copyright license so users can edit, change, and improve the  
software. Therefore, open source programs can be redistributed in  
modified or unmodified form. Free software is similar in concept to  
open source and it refers to the philosophy of freedoms users have on  
accessing and modifying the software.

Objectives of the Book
- Review open and free software that is used in E-Learning P-16
- Examine pedagogy behind FOSS (Free and Open Source) and how that is  
applied to E-Learning
- Discuss best practices for FOSS through examples/cases and provide  
guidelines for instructors and e-learning designers who like to use FOSS
- Discuss opportunities as well as challenges in the use of FOSS
- Discuss and project future trends for FOSS
- Examine ongoing FOSS e-learning projects

Proposal Submission Deadline: 3/31/2009
Full Chapters Due: 6/15/2009

For further details, please contact:

Dr. Betül C. Özkan
The University of Arizona South, USA
9040 S. Rita Road Suite# 2211
Tucson, Arizona 85747
Tel: 520-626-9381

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7. Cernunnos Announces Release of Open Source, Reusable Libraries for  
Java

The Cernunnos Team, a group of developers from leading educational  
institutions and IT consulting companies, has announced the release of  
Cernunnos v1.1, the first major update release for Cernunnos that is  
now available to the general public.  The new release includes 37 new  
features and enhancements, as well as numerous software fixes.  
Cernunnos is an open source Java project that embodies software  
industry best practices based on innovative design principals. Used  
frequently and extensively by institutions deploying the uPortal open  
source enterprise portal, it provides a number of programming  
libraries and templates that dramatically reduce time and effort in  
Java development by effectively promoting reuse in common programming  
tasks.  Cernunnos is available as a free download from the project  
website address: http://cernunnos.googlecode.com.

Cernunnos version 1.1 highlights include:

- New ResourceHelper API for enhanced, uniform resource resolution  
among components
- New PojoTask for simpler Dependency Injection and better integration  
with Spring
- New Maven archetype for creating a webapp project that uses Cernunnos
- Support for automated definition of Servlets & Portlets
- Support for running Cernunnos operations from the ${CRN_HOME}/bin  
directory
- Significant enhancements to exception feedback & troubleshooting
- Significant enhancements to the manual, including more and better  
examples, coverage of previously undocumented components and features
- Improvements to Maven build & dependency configuration

Cernunnos is ideal for Java developers who have more ambition than  
time.  It allows them to boost their effectiveness and productivity  
well above traditional industry practices.  Cernunnos effectively  
utilizes an innovative LEGO(TM)-like building block design, which  
enables software code sections to be instantly joined together with  
other pieces of code without having to write any additional code to  
make them work together.  For user documentation, examples, and an  
overview of features see the Cernunnos Manual online at http://cernunnos.googlecode.com/svn/manual/index.html 
.

Joe Waldygo
President TopSpin Communications, Inc.
joe at topspinpr.com

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8. Job Opening: Johns Hopkins Distance Education Manager

Johns Hopkins University in Elkridge, Maryland has a position opening  
for a Distance Education Manager, req: 38825.  For more information  
and to apply, please visit: https://hrnt.jhu.edu/jhujobs/job_search2.cfm

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9. Unicon Offers SAIP Implementation Services for Oracle's PeopleSoft

Unicon, Inc. has announced its comprehensive implementation services  
offering for Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Student Administration  
Integration Pack (SAIP). As a member of the Oracle Partner Network,  
Unicon provides a complete range of implementation services using SAIP  
to integrate PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions v9.0 with  
standards-based, major vendor-supplied, and open source learning  
management systems. Unicon also provides development and customization  
services between PeopleSoft and enterprise applications that do not  
conform to standards.

SAIP delivers a scalable, web services-based interface for sharing  
academic data and will help higher education institutions more  
efficiently integrate their various enterprise systems, streamline  
their business processes, and decrease their overall implementation  
and maintenance costs. Unicon's services for Oracle SAIP include:

- Implementation Planning
- Testing and Validation
- Activation and Configuration
- Custom Development for New Integrations

Joe Waldygo
President TopSpin Communications, Inc.
joe at topspinpr.com

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10. Recent Email Group Discussions

[Using Sakai] [Management] Comments on the proposed dev model
http://n2.nabble.com/Re%3A--Building-Sakai---Management--Comments-on-the-proposed-dev-model-tt2575683.html#a2575683

[Announcements] Sakai Development Process & Product Council
http://n2.nabble.com/Sakai-Development-Process---Product-Council-tt2537866.html#a2537866

[Building Sakai] How to connect to database using Sakai'api
http://n2.nabble.com/-Building-Sakai--How-to-connect-to-database-using-Sakai%27api-tt2583612.html#a2583612

[Building Sakai] How to uninstall a tool from Sakai ?
http://n2.nabble.com/-Building-Sakai--How-to-uninstall-a-tool-from-Sakai---tt2583915.html#a2583915

[Building Sakai] FCKeditor upgrade - 2.6.4
http://n2.nabble.com/-Building-Sakai--FCKeditor-upgrade---2.6.4-tt2582787.html#a2582787

[Building Sakai] How to get siteId from a SAKAI tool
http://n2.nabble.com/-Building-Sakai--How-to-get-siteId-from-a-SAKAI-tool-tt2582250.html#a2582250

[Building Sakai] Melete2.6 with Sakai2.6
http://n2.nabble.com/-Building-Sakai--Melete2.6-with-Sakai2.6-tt2582484.html#a2582484

[Portfolio] OSP Reports
http://n2.nabble.com/-Portfolio--OSP-Reports-tt2574962.html#a2574962

[Portfolio] Nested group fields in forms
http://n2.nabble.com/-Portfolio--Nested-group-fields-in-forms-tt2565289.html#a2565289

[Portfolio] your input needed on matrix/wizard consolidation project
http://n2.nabble.com/-Portfolio--your-input-needed-on-matrix-wizard-consolidation-project-tt2561887.html#a2561887

[DG: Teaching & Learning] [DG: User Experience] Wiki's and Sakai
http://n2.nabble.com/-DG%3A-Teaching---Learning--Wiki%27s-and-Sakai-tt2571527.html#a2571527

[DG: User Experience] 3akai UX update
http://n2.nabble.com/-DG%3A-User-Experience--3akai-UX-update-tt2531082.html#a2531082

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11.  Events

Etudes Users' Summit
April 23-24, 2009
Doubletree Hotel @ LAX
Los Angeles, California
http://etudes.org/summit.htm

2nd European Sakai Conference
May (4)-5-6,  2009
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/confluence/display/CNF/European+Regional+Conference+in+Stockholm+2009

eLearning Africa
May 27- 29, 2009
Le Meridien President
Dakar, Senegal
www.elearning-africa.com.

2009 MoodleMoot San Francisco and 2nd Sloan-C Symposium on Emerging  
Technology in Online Learning
June 17-19, 2009
Hyatt Regency San Francisco
San Francisco, California
http://moodlemoot.org/course/view.php?id=9
http://www.emergingonlinelearningtechnology.org/

10th Sakai Conference: Boston
July 8-10, 2009
Cambridge Hyatt
Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://www.sakaiproject.org/portal/site/sakai-news/page/04ed2fa2-77e2-40da-8100-e0a08b9fea15

Assessment Institute in Indianapolis
October 25-27, 2009
The Westin Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
http://www.planning.iupui.edu/institute

Online Educa Berlin 2009
December 2-4, 2009
Hotel InterContinental Berlin
Berlin, Germany
http://www.online-educa.com/the-conference

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Here are email addresses to contact if you encounter problems with  
various Sakai Community systems:

Collab -- collab-admins at umich.edu
Confluence -- confluence-admins at collab.sakaiproject.org
Jira -- jira-admins at collab.sakaiproject.org

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