[Announcements] Sakai Newsletter October 21, 2010
Margaret Wagner
mwagner at umich.edu
Mon Nov 1 14:10:48 PDT 2010
Sakai Newsletter
October 21, 2010
1. From the Executive Director
2. 2010 Sakai Board Elections
3. Sakai to be Officially Adopted at University of North Carolina
4. 2010 Sakai Multi-Institutional Survey Initiative (MISI) Results
Now Available!
5. Update from Sakai 2 Technical Coordination Committee
6. Nuno Fernandes: Sakai & Me
7. Job Openings:
-- Sakai-Related Position at Columbia University
-- Java Developer at the American Academy of Religion
-- University of Windsor Job Opening
-- Sakai Position at University of Hawaii
-- Faculty Support Position at UC Santa Cruz
-- Sakai Application Administrator Position the University of Texas
8. Recent Email Discussion Groups
9. Events
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1. From the Executive Director
I am pleased to announce that the Foundation Board meeting of 19th
October confirmed the Sakai Open Academic Environment (formerly Sakai
3) as an official Sakai Foundation Project. Further details of the
Sakai Open Academic Environment Project, including goals, roadmap and
project management materials can be found at:
http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/SAKDEV/Sakai+3
Please note that "Open Academic Environment" remains a working title,
and that this will be reconsidered prior to the 1.0 release.
I'm sure you will join me in wishing the project every success. For
further information on investing or participating in the Sakai Open
Academic Environment Project, please contact:
Philip Uys
Charles Sturt University
puys at csu.edu.au
Project Steering Group Co-Chair
Ian Dolphin
iandolphin at sakaifoundation.org
Project Steering Group Co-Chair
Alan Marks
alanmarks at sakaifoundation.org
Project Director
Best,
Ian Dolphin
Executive Director, Sakai Foundation
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2. 2010 Sakai Board Elections
We are rapidly approaching the election for two members to the Sakai
Foundation Board of Directors. Photos, bios and platform statements
for the candidates may be reviewed here:
http://sakaiproject.org/2010-sakai-board-elections
Voting by the designated representatives for each institution will
take place Monday, November 1 through Friday, November 12. Directions
for voting will be sent to them individually.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ian Dolphin
(iandolphin at sakaifoundation.org) or Mary Miles
(mmiles at sakaifoundation.org).
- David Goodrum - 2010 Board Nominee
- Josh Baron - 2010 Board Nominee
- Lucy Appert - 2010 Board Nominee
- Marc Zaldivar - 2010 Board Nominee
- Nate Angell - 2010 Board Nominee
- Seth Theriault - 2010 Board Nominee
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3. Sakai to be Officially Adopted at the University of North Carolina
Hi all,
I just wanted to share the good news that the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill has voted to adopt Sakai as its official LMS!
The transition from Blackboard to Sakai will be made by 2014. To those
of us who have been strong Sakai proponents on our campus this is very
welcome news. The Sakai pilot is in its third year at UNC, running
alongside Blackboard and gaining users and supporters for all of that
time. We look forward to a time when we'll be "made honest"!
Here is the article about the decision from the UNC newspaper, The
Daily Tar Heel:
http://www.dailytarheel.com/index.php/article/2010/10/its_votes_to_transition_from_blackboard_to_sakai_by_2014
Cheers,
Brian Moynihan, MSIS
Sakai Project Manager
UNC School of Medicine
moynihan at med.unc.edu
http://sakaipilot.unc.edu
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4. 2010 Sakai Multi-Institutional Survey Initiative (MISI) Results Are
Now Available!
Sakai's Multi-Institutional Survey Initiative (MISI) is an endeavor
between institutions using Sakai to ask similar questions of
instructors and students in order to be able to compare and contrast
similarities and differences between institutions. In addition, this
effort serves to provide feedback to improve future Sakai development.
A series of figures and graphs are now available online presenting
selected results from the 2010 round of surveys conducted by 15
institutions. These figures can be viewed here:
http://confluence.sakaiproject.org//x/ZQFEB
We also invite institutions to participate in the Spring 2011 MISI
(online meetings beginning in early 2011) or later in the year,
depending on the institution's calendar (e.g., southern hemisphere).
Steven Lonn
Sakai Fellow
University of Michigan
slonn at umich.edu
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5. Update from Sakai 2 Technical Coordination Committee
This is another update for the community on the recent activities of
the Sakai 2 Technical Coordination Committee (TCC).
As a reminder, the TCC conducts its business via a public mailing
list, sakai2-tcc at collab.sakaiproject.org. List archives and other TCC
documents are available at:
http://collab.sakaiproject.org/mailman/listinfo/sakai2-tcchttp://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/TCC/Home
-- 2.6.3/2.7.1 releases
The TCC announced the release of Sakai 2.6.3 and 2.7.1 on 1 September
2010. These versions are maintenance releases that provide stability,
performance, and security fixes.
For more information on these releases, please see:
http://source.sakaiproject.org/release/2.6.3/
http://source.sakaiproject.org/release/2.7.1/
-- 2.8
Significant technical work on 2.8 continues in conjunction with
project leads and the Release Management and QA working groups. If
you can help with testing, please send mail to
sakai-qa at collab.sakaiproject.org.
The code freeze happened on 21 September 2010 and a first alpha tag is
being tested. The second alpha tag for testing is in preparation but
was delayed in order for the TCC to complete its review of proposed
feature additions:
http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/TCC/List+of+Planned+2.8.0+Changes
Final voting outcomes on the additions proposals are summarized here:
http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/TCC/2.8.0+Inclusion+Voting+Tally+and+Comments
The TCC still expects 2.8 to be released by 1 March 2011. The adopted
schedule for this release can be found at:
http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/REL/Sakai+2.8+Release+Schedule
-- TCC Goals and Review
When the TCC was formed in July, its members stated their intention to
review the new group's work in September and decide if the committee
should continue or be disbanded. After some discussion, the TCC has
decided continue its work and plans to conduct a more comprehensive
review of its activities after the Sakai 2.8 release in March 2011.
Seth Theriault
slt at columbia.edu
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6. Sakai and Me
Dear Sakai friends,
Early last month, I was invited to occupy a new career position at a
health care institution which, after a difficult, careful and pondered
analysis, I have decided to accept. That said, I will be leaving
Universidade Fernando Pessoa (UFP) by the end of the month.
However, I am not abandoning Sakai. I will be contributing to the
Sakai community as a volunteer and, possibly, providing external Sakai
consulting to UFP. In the upcoming months, I will have a low
participation level in the Sakai community, but, as time permits, I
will gradually increase my participation (hopefully, happening during
the first 2011 quarter).
As a special note, I would like to express my gratitude to all the
Sakai community. During the past 5 years, I have had the pleasure to
work and collaborate on Sakai, extend my knowledge, share thoughts,
and meet some of you during the conferences! This was by far my best
and enthusiastic professional experience so far, and that's just one
of the reasons I want to keep collaborating with the community. Sakai
was, and still being, part of my life
A big, big thank you... and see you soon
Nuno Fernandes
nfgrilo at gmail.com
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7.1 Job Opening: Sakai-Related Position at Columbia University
Hello,
Columbia University is hiring a systems programmer position in its Web
Architecture group. It includes duties related to our current
university-wide LMS and Sakai. This position is fully described at:
http://jobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=118961
Candidates must submit a resume and cover letter via the above link
for formal consideration. Preliminary inquiries and questions are
welcome and should be addressed to Carol Kassel, ckassel at columbia.edu.
Seth Theriault
slt at columbia.edu
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7.2 Job Opening: Java Developer at The American Academy of Religion
The American Academy of Religion recently joined Sakai, and is now
hiring a developer focused particularly on Sakai.
The American Academy of Religion (AAR) is recruiting a Java Developer
who has an enterprise outlook. The AAR is a 10,000-member association
promoting the academic study of religion. Based in Atlanta, we are
affiliated with Emory University and are a Sakai Project partner. The
AAR is taking a cutting edge role in incorporating social networking
approaches into Sakai 3 for use by scholar associations and their
members.
The AAR Java Developer will work closely with leading Sakai developers
around the world in the further development of Sakai 3, help adapt its
features and user interface for use by the AAR membership, and play a
key role in the continuing development of the AAR's information
technology infrastructure. For at least the first six months, it is
anticipated that about half the developer's time will be devoted to
Sakai development and adaptation, and half to the AAR's other
technology systems. Because the AAR's scope of operations is
relatively small compared to that of universities and large
corporations, AAR staff find they can handle a relatively broad scope
of responsibilities. The focus of the developer position will include
systems integration; serving as the technical contact for a vendor
redeveloping our website; and occasional database and web programming.
We anticipate our IT environment will undergo a good deal of positive
change over the next 12 months, making the AAR an exciting place for a
developer to stretch his or her wings.
Preferred qualifications include experience as an enterprise technical
lead in an open-source, distributed environment; extensive experience
with Java and substantial experience working with relational
databases, SQL, Javascript, XML, and HTML/CSS. Experience with Spring,
JMS, Jackrabbit, Sakai, Kuali Rice, RESTful services, or service
oriented architecture would be helpful.
The position is a long-term, full-time Emory University position that
comes with generous benefits. Number of work hours expected will be
reasonable as opposed to the exhausting hours common in corporate IT
settings. The official job posting will soon be listed on the Emory
University Employment website at
http://emory.hr.emory.edu/careers/index.html. Preferred start time is
December 2010 or earlier. Qualified candidates can feel free to email
Steve Herrick, the AAR's IT coordinator, at sherrick at aarweb.org, for
more information.
Steve Herrick
Director of External Relations
American Academy of Religion
Tel: 434-202-8198
SHerrick at aarweb.org
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7.3 Job Opening: University of Windsor
The University of Windsor is currently hiring for a position on its
Enterprise Information Systems Services Team that includes duties
related to our current LMS and Sakai. This position is fully described
at:
http://www.uwindsor.ca/units/hr/StaffForms.nsf/fd1e18edf4dcf53d85256e8c00523b39/62e535a4665fd6ca852577c2005b818b!OpenDocument
Candidates must submit a resume, transcript and cover letter via the
above link for formal consideration.
Purita Bristow
Purita.Bristow at uwindsor.ca
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7.4 Job Opening: Sakai Position at the University of Hawaii
Folks,
Although we haven't listed it as specifically a "Sakai position", we
have an opening in our group implementing our version of Sakai for the
University of Hawaii system. The closing date for our position has
been extended to 11/18/10. Some applicants have asked...
unfortunately the selected candidate must move to Hawai'i (Oahu).
http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/wuh/nadvert.aspx?rn=10850&si=651993&pn=1&sn=postdate&so=desc
Kenwrick Chan
kchan at hawaii.edu
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7.5 Faculty Support Position at UC Santa Cruz
Job Opening: Faculty Support Position at University of California, Santa Cruz
We're in our first year of running Sakai in production and would love
to have a new colleague with Sakai experience and enthusiasm join our
team. Please pass along to others who may be interested in a
University of California, Santa Cruz job.
Faculty Support Specialist
Information Technology Services (ITS); Learning Technologies
JOB #1002847
FULL TIME; CAREER
Starting Salary Range: $54,500-$76,300/annually. Salary commensurate
with qualifications and experience.
UCSC strives to embrace diversity in all its forms; it strives to be
an inclusive community that fosters an open, enlightened & productive
environment.
Summary Statement:
Involves providing a variety of IT services in a unit. Assignments may
include applications programming development and maintenance, systems
administration, desktop support, business systems analysis, web
applications development and/or maintenance, or a combination of these
and/or other IT functions.
Generic Scope:
Experienced professional who knows how to apply theory and put it into
practice with in-depth understanding of the professional field;
independently performs the full range of responsibilities within the
function; possesses broad job knowledge; analyzes problems/issues of
diverse scope and determines solutions.
Custom Scope:
Uses professional concepts; applies department policies and procedures
to resolve a variety of complex problems. Applies knowledge of
instructional design to provide analytical support for UCSC's
enterprise collaborative learning environment (Sakai). Participates in
the ongoing maintenance and support of the application, acting as an
advocate for the user experience. Technical analyst with a high degree
of knowledge in the overall field of instructional technology and
recognized expertise in specific areas, including instructional and
user interface design. Problem solving frequently requires analysis of
unique issues / problems without precedent and / or structure. Assists
instructors in addressing educational needs, translating their
pedagogical goals into technical processes, and developing appropriate
procedures in support of those goals.
Qualifications include:
- Thorough knowledge of adult learning theory, Universal Design, and
instructional design
- Ability to explain and apply various concepts as required in a wide
range of pedagogical situations
- Knowledge of applications programming technologies, tools, and protocols
- Experience creating training programs (workshop development and delivery)
- Thorough understanding of rich media production methods and equipment
Position is open until filled; Initial Review Date: 11-16-2010
APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO USE THE UCSC ONLINE PROCESS
View full job description and access on-line application:
https://jobs.ucsc.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=64680
To ensure review of application materials by the hiring unit they must
be submitted electronically via the Staff Employment Opportunities
website (http://jobs.ucsc.edu ) on or before the initial review date.
The University of California, Santa Cruz is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
Robin E. H. Ove, Sr. Manager
Information Technology Services
Instructional Support and Media Development
Faculty Instructional Technology Center
robino at ucsc.edu
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7.6 Job Opening: Sakai Application Administrator Position at the
University of Texas
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas is
hiring an application administrator/support person with strong
emphasis on Sakai administration and support. More details are
available at:
http://sh.webhire.com/servlet/av/jd?ai=700&ji=2492779&sn=I
Please contact me if you have questions.
John Grossman
Director, Academic Technology Services
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
john.grossman at mdanderson.org
713-745-0305 (w)
832-771-8222 (m)
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8. Recent Email Group Discussions
Anyone have Conditional Release up and running?
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Anyone-have-Conditional-Release-up-and-running-td5676642.html#a5676642
Assignment resubmission
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Assignment-resubmission-td5687357.html#a5687357
Cannot search Sites by UserId
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Using-Sakai-Cannot-search-Sites-by-UserId-td5674851.html#a5674851
evals tool and MySQL
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-evals-tool-and-MySQL-td5684640.html#a5684640
for equations in sakai course
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Using-Sakai-for-equations-in-sakai-courses-td5658865.html#a5658865
Gradebook 2
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Gradebook-2-td5682429.html#a5682429
Gradebook and SIS
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Gradebook-and-SIS-td5687962.html#a5687962
gradebook2 v1.3.1 released
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-gradebook2-v1-3-1-released-td5652683.html#a5652683
How student or instructor can view avg grade in all course
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-How-student-or-instructor-can-view-avg-grade-in-all-course-td5681637.html#a5681637
How to read content of a file after upload in Sakai?
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-How-to-read-content-of-a-file-after-upload-in-Sakai-td5681175.html#a5681175
installation of Kaltura CE on Sakai
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/installation-of-Kaltura-CE-on-Sakai-td5686918.html#a5686918
math editor for fckeditor
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-math-editor-for-fckeditor-td5662969.html#a5662969
Matrix Evidence Missing from Available Items
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Portfolio-Matrix-Evidence-Missing-from-Available-Items-td5654925.html#a5654925
Message Order
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/DG-User-Experience-Message-Order-td5639592.html#a5639592
nine Sakai OAE (Sakai 3) design goals and "refresh" of the managed
project page
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/nine-Sakai-OAE-Sakai-3-design-goals-and-refresh-of-the-managed-project-page-td5668723.html#a5668723
Portfolios generated by groups?
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Portfolio-Portfolios-generated-by-groups-td5662792.html#a5662792
Possible Bug in Sakai 2.6.3 and 2.6.x
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Possible-Bug-in-Sakai-2-6-3-and-2-6-x-td5688399.html#a5688399
Public announcements from Admin Workspace not possible?
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Re-Building-Sakai-Public-announcements-from-Admin-Workspace-not-possible-td5632687.html#a5636166
REMINDER: Sakai 2.8 String Freeze and Documentation/Help updates due
TUESDAY, 2 November 2010
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-REMINDER-Sakai-2-8-String-Freeze-and-Documentation-Help-updates-due-TUESDAY-2-Novembe0-td5683162.html#a5683162
Removing extra translation from property bundles
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Removing-extra-translation-from-property-bundles-td5681551.html#a5681551
Request for Sakai Demonstration
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Using-Sakai-Request-for-Sakai-Demonstration-td5675991.html#a5675991
Rounding Error in GB?
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Rounding-Error-in-GB-td5682440.html#a5682440
Sakai & Me
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Sakai-Me-td5679023.html#a5679023
Sakai and plugjam
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Sakai-and-plugjam-td5687262.html#a5687262
Sakai Open Academic Environment confirmed as official Sakai Foundation project
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Sakai-Open-Academic-Environment-confirmed-as-official-Sakai-Foundation-project-td5681936.html#a5681936
Sakai UK user group meeting - 10 December 2010 in Oxford
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Sakai-UK-user-group-meeting-10-December-2010-in-Oxford-td5647266.html#a5647266
Samigo attachment downloads as 0b file size
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Using-Sakai-Samigo-attachment-downloads-as-0b-file-size-td5670834.html#a5670834
Samigo Random Groups of Questions
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Samigo-Random-Groups-of-Questions-td5684794.html#a5684794
still struggling with indexer errors
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-still-struggling-with-indexer-errors-td5684379.html#a5684379
Unknown behavior in Forums
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Unknown-behavior-in-Forums-td5687172.html#a5688379
Using Sakai List - Tests & Quizzes - How do instructors change their
assessment grading after students have finished?
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Using-Sakai-Using-Sakai-List-Tests-Quizzes-How-do-instructors-change-their-assessment-grading-after--td5664304.html#a5664304
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9. Events
Sakai 2011 Conference
June 14 - 16, 2011
Ramada Hotel Berlin -- Alexanderplatz
Berlin, Germany
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