[Announcements] Sakai Newsletter October 7, 2010
Margaret Wagner
mwagner at umich.edu
Tue Oct 12 11:18:45 PDT 2010
Sakai Newsletter
October 7, 2010
1. From the Executive Director
2. Jasig and Sakai Foundations To Pursue Merger
3. Invitation to EDUCAUSE Community Source Events
4. Nominations for the Sakai Board of Directors are Still Being Accepted
5. Spanish Sakai Conference IV in Barcelona
6. Pepperdine University -- Article About Our Switch to Sakai
7. Sakai-Related Job Postings at Tufts
8. Recent Email Group Discussion
9. Events
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1. From the Executive Director
Over the course of this quarter I'm visiting as many Sakai
institutions as possible. My objectives are pretty straightforward; to
learn more about the real world institutional uses of Sakai, and how
they relate to institutional strategies, reconnect with the broad
community, and discuss how we can improve the ways in which the
Foundation serves that community. I'm also engaging in a series of
conversations with senior staff about how the community steps up and
coordinates available resource -- particularly for the Sakai 3 managed
project.
My first visits were to schools in the North East of the United
States, spread over two weeks in September. There could be few better
re-introductions to the diversity of the Sakai community. Highlights
included learning more about:
- Plans for media delivery at Yale
- The planned use of ePortfolios across multiple programmes at Delaware
- The significant, and extending, range of support and pedagogical
materials at Marist College
- Rutgers' work to provide structured and sequenced content authoring
- The use of LAMS with Sakai to sequence content and activities by NYU
Medical School
- The planned use of the Sakai 3 Open Academic Environment to support
scholarly networking at NYU
The picture is one of a vibrant and active community, deeply engaged
in pushing the boundaries of software support for the key mission
areas of learning, teaching and research. As a community, there's
clearly much we're getting right. Conversations around how effectively
the community coordinates resource to meet common problems or
ambitions have been equally useful, but perhaps most useful from the
perspective of flagging an area the Foundation can do more to help
facilitate. Whether dealing with integration issues, such as how
Kaltura or Googledocs can be integrated, or improvements in specific
areas of functionality, the message I'm hearing in institutions is
pretty consistent. The community needs a means by which those who
direct institutional resource can network more effectively and
inclusively to share problems or issues and develop solutions. As the
Foundation moves to bring the review of the Product Council to a
close, this objective is high on my priority list.
I'd welcome further perspectives. Please drop me a line at
iandolphin at sakaifoundation.org -- or grab me for a chat at EDUCAUSE
conference if you're there.
I couldn't let this opportunity pass to offer congratulations to two
Sakai Commercial Affiliates, SunGard Higher Education and rSmart, on
their recent agreement. This is great news, which going to open up the
Sakai adoption options considerably, and provide considerable
opportunity for growing the community.
Sakai Board member Michael Feldstein has provided an extended
perspective over at
http://tinyurl.com/2belmfs
http://mfeldstein.com/sungard-delivers-sakai-support-through-rsmart-partnership/
Whilst Chris Coppola of RSmart provides his own commentary
http://tinyurl.com/344wacg
http://coppola.rsmart.com/2010/09/28/an-open-path-rsmart-and-sungard-higher-education-partner-to-deliver-sakai/
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2. Jasig and Sakai Foundations To Pursue Merger
I'm excited to be able to share with the Sakai community the
announcement below (and attached). The Sakai Board of Directors and
Foundation staff look forward to engaging with all of our community
members at the up coming EDUCAUSE conference, future regional meetings
and, of course, online over the coming weeks to get your input and
ideas as well as answer your questions. If useful, we will post a FAQ
in the next week or two based on questions that come in and/or hold
some live "webinar" sessions.
Jasig and Sakai Foundations To Pursue Merger
Early this year, Jasig, the parent organization for uPortal, CAS,
Bedework and other open source software serving higher education, and
the Sakai Foundation, which supports the Sakai Collaboration and
Learning Environment, formed Board-level groups to examine ways the
two organizations could collaborate more closely. These Strategic
Alliance Committees, led by Jasig Chair Aaron Godert, and Sakai
Foundation Chair Josh Baron, met in New York in September to
consolidate the outcomes of their discussions and bring proposals to
their respective Boards.
Based on the recommendation of both Strategic Alliance Committees, the
Jasig and Sakai Foundation Boards of Directors are today, October 7,
2010, jointly announcing an intention to pursue a merger of their two
organizations, subject to the approval of their respective
communities. The new entity would foster the development and use of
open source software that supports the academic mission. This goal
would be achieved through the identification and promotion of related
best practices for increasing effectiveness, efficiency, and
innovation in academic institutions, while lowering the risk of the
development and adoption of open source software. It would support the
further development of communities of interest and practice to explore
the use of open source systems and tools to support teaching,
learning, research, and other aspects of the academic enterprise.
These communities of interest will strongly inform future software
development effort.
"Through the discussions over the past several months it has become
clear to me that Sakai and Jasig share, at a strategic as well as
operational level, much in common," said Josh Baron. "I am excited by
the coming together of our organizations, which I see as a natural
step in the evolution of higher education open source initiatives, as
it will facilitate many new and exciting opportunities across the
academy."
The new organization would provide shared infrastructure, expertise,
and other resources for the development of a wide range of open source
software projects that are designed to meet the needs of academic
institutions. It would conduct outreach and explore more meaningful
relationships with a broad range of open source and standards
organizations. It would provide a clearinghouse for best practices on
related management issues such as crafting open source-friendly
procurement processes and assessing the adoption risks of open source
software.
The Jasig and Sakai Foundation Boards of Directors share the
conviction that the values of openness, transparency, and meritocracy
that underpin successful open source projects are profoundly congruent
with academic values. We believe that, beyond the benefits that the
software itself can provide, fostering the skills and experience
necessary to manage the development and implementation itself will
strengthen both the commitment and the effectiveness with which our
respective institutions uphold these values across the entire range of
academic endeavors.
"As we look to position our products and communities for continued and
sustainable success into the future, the opportunity for Jasig and
Sakai to join efforts and create a more robust network of open source
innovation and community engagement, is one I am enthusiastic about,"
said Aaron Godert.
Moving forward, the two Strategic Alliance committees will continue
their due diligence regarding the mechanics and practicalities of a
merger and will seek ongoing input from their communities. They will
craft a detailed proposal to be approved by the respective Boards of
Directors and then voted on by their respective communities in the
coming months and will be regularly communicating as this work
progresses.
About Jasig
Jasig is a global consortium of educational institutions and
commercial affiliates sponsoring free and open source software
projects for higher education. Jasig is a member supported,
non-profit corporation aiming to attract, advance, and sustain
communities developing enterprise-level, open source software that
helps institutions fulfill their goals. Jasig connects people,
provides infrastructure, and sponsors events that foster innovation
and collaboration. Jasig's flagship projects include uPortal, an
enterprise portal; CAS, the Central Authentication Service used for
single sign-on and secure, proxied authentication; and Bedework, an
enterprise calendar used for public events and personal and group
calendaring. Jasig also manages a Project Incubator designed to mentor
new open source projects and sponsors communities of practice, such as
The 2-3-98 Project, which aims to help institutions understand how to
exploit open source. For more information, visit the Jasig website
atwww.jasig.org.
Joshua Baron
Senior Academic Technology Officer
Marist College
(845) 575-3623 (work)
Twitter: JoshB
Josh.Baron at marist.edu
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3. Invitation to EDUCAUSE Community Source Events
Traveling to EDUCAUSE in Anaheim, CA, Oct. 12-15, 2010?
Please join leaders from the open source software for higher education
community -- DuraSpace (DSpace, Fedora, DuraCloud), Kuali, Sakai and
Jasig -- at a Community Source Reception and Poster Session at EDUCAUSE.
Community Source Reception
Wednesday
Oct 13th, 2010
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Laguna A, Fourth Floor, Hilton Hotel
Please join your colleagues in the open-source communities of Sakai,
Jasig, DuraSpace, and Kuali. Network with friends from institutions
that have joined these communities, talk to colleagues from schools
that may be considering joining one or more of these communities, and
learn more about activities under way. The executive director from
each community will be available to speak with attendees. Or, just
come have fun!
Poster Session - Enterprise Systems
Wednesday
Oct 13th, 2010
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Learn about the power of open source from leaders in organizations
that provide open-source offerings for higher education: DuraSpace,
Kuali, Jasig, Sakai, and Connexions. Come with questions about how to
engage with these communities. There will be an interactive Q&A about
current issues and breakouts where attendees can learn more.
Speakers:
Ian Dolphin
Executive Director
Sakai Foundation
Jennifer L. Foutty
Executive Director, Kuali Foundation
Indiana University System
Michele Kimpton
Chief Business Officer
DuraSpace
Jonathan Markow
Executive Director
Jasig, Inc.
Joel Thierstein
Associate Provost/Executive Director, Connexions
Rice University
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Kim Thanos
kim at thanospartners.com
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4. Nominations for the Sakai Board of Directors are Still Being Accepted
Just a quick reminder that nominations for the Sakai Board of
Directors are being accepted through Monday, October 18. Here is the
original email from Ian Dolphin:
Dear Colleague
Over the course of October and November the Sakai Foundation will be
holding elections for two positions on the Foundation Board. In line
with Foundation by-laws, Josh Baron, of Marist College, ends his first
three year elected term this December, and Jutta Trevinarus, of the
Ontario College of Art and Design, ends her second term. I would like
to offer my thanks, on behalf of the community, for their leadership
in supporting Sakai over the years.
Anyone may be nominated for one of the two positions, although we
would appreciate your best efforts to discover the willingness of
anyone you may nominate to stand. Please forward your nomination to
Mary Miles -- mmiles at sakaifoundation.org -- by midnight Monday October
18th (US Eastern Daylight Time).
Voting will take place between October 30th and November 12th, and
will be open to Sakai Foundation Institutional Representatives.
Further details of candidates, together with details of how to vote,
will be mailed to Institutional Representatives in advance of the
voting period. The availability of candidates' details will be
notified on this list.
I would remind you that Board members may be elected for a maximum of
two consecutive terms. The Sakai Foundation by-laws may be found at:
http://sakaiproject.org/foundation-bylaws
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5. Spanish Sakai Conference IV in Barcelona
Hello everybody,
On November 8 - 9th, the Fourth Spanish Sakai Conference will take
place in Barcelona (Spain). We will have very interesting sessions
about virtual campus management, deployment, and development, both in
institutions and companies. In addition, and for the first time, there
will be technical demonstrations that show that R&D&I is possible with
Sakai.
Registration and schedule questions should be sent to Ester Gabarnet
(Ester.Gabarnet at sigmaaie.org), and for questions about sessions,
contact David Roldán (darolmar at upvnet.upv.es).
See you in Barcelona! ¡Nos vemos en Barcelona!
Dr. David Roldán Martínez
Sakai QA lead for Internationalization
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
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6. Pepperdine University -- Article About Our Switch to Sakai
Recently, Campus Technology published an article from our Vice
Provost/CIO about our switch to Sakai. Here is the link in case you
find the article interesting:
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/10/06/why-we-switched-to-sakai.aspx
Sincerely,
Alan Regan, MFA
Manager, Technology and Learning
Pepperdine University
(310) 506-6756
Alan.Regan at pepperdine.edu
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7. Sakai-Related Job Postings at Tufts
Dear Sakai Community Members,
Tufts University's Schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering will
be moving to Sakai in fall 2011. In preparation for this move, we
have recently posted three full-time Sakai related positions that we'd
like to make the community aware of:
- Senior Client Support and Multi-media Specialist for Learning
Management System
- Manager of Learning Management System (Sakai) services
- Project Manager for LMS (Sakai) implementation
A fourth position, Senior Systems Administrator -- LMS, should be
posted later this week. Once posted, details on this position can be
found here:
https://recruiter.kenexa.com/tufts/cc/Home.ss?ccid=bupJEdUjsTs%3D
For details about the positions and to apply, go to www.tufts.edu/hr/jobs
Hannah Reeves
Hannah.Reeves at tufts.edu
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8. Recent Email Group Discussions
[Building Sakai] Adding data retrieved from UDP to new gradebook column
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Adding-data-retrieved-from-UDP-to-new-gradebook-column-td5600559.html#a5600559
[Building Sakai] Anyone running headless OO.org in production or pilot?
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Anyone-running-headless-OO-org-in-production-or-pilot-td5599482.html#a5599482
[Building Sakai] Apply SAM-756 to 2.7.1 - Where is samigo!?
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Apply-SAM-756-to-2-7-1-Where-is-samigo-td5608475.html#a5608531
[Building Sakai] Blogwow with Sakai 2.7
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-How-to-setup-logging-to-send-ERRORs-by-mail-td5587085.html#a5611180
[Building Sakai] Enrollment feeds from SIS
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Enrollment-feeds-from-SIS-td5601667.html#a5602758
[Building Sakai] Google Meets Sakai
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Google-Meets-Sakai-td5607655.html#a5607655
[Building Sakai] how can I manage multiple course sections using one
course site
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-how-can-I-manage-multiple-course-sections-using-one-course-site-td5610281.html#a5612354
[Building Sakai] How much RAM for small installation?
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/template/TplServlet.jtp?tpl=search-page&node=1343168&query=How+much+RAM+for+small+installation&days=0
[Building Sakai] Instructor comments in Assignment showing in raw html
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Instructor-comments-in-Assignment-showing-in-raw-html-td5599906.html#a5599906
[Building Sakai] James email relaying stopped
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-James-email-relaying-stopped-td5615865.html#a5615865
[Building Sakai] Jira upgrade: 3.13.2 -> 4.1.2
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Jira-upgrade-3-13-2-4-1-2-td5539597.html#a5539597
[Building Sakai] JSF upgraded to 1.1_02
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/sakai2-tcc-JSF-upgraded-to-1-1-02-td5610776.html#a5610776
[Building Sakai] MSGCNTR-2.7.2 Release Notification
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/MSGCNTR-2-7-2-Release-Notification-td5608371.html#a5608371
[Building Sakai] News Tool Picker
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-News-Tool-Picker-td5610880.html#a5610880
[Building Sakai] Oracle 11g release 1 or 2 compatible with Sakai 2.5x?
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Oracle-11g-release-1-or-2-compatible-with-Sakai-2-5x-td5613284.html#a5613284
[Building Sakai] Problem with the turnitin integration
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Problem-with-the-turnitin-integration-td5615010.html#a5615010
[Building Sakai] Reminder QA meeting tomorrow.
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/WG-Sakai-QA-Reminder-QA-meeting-tomorrow-td5597982.html#a5597982
[Building Sakai] Sakai 2.7.0 Realms Information Required
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Sakai-2-7-0-Realms-Information-Required-td5600785.html#a5600785
[Building Sakai] Sakai 2.7.1 performance issues
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Sakai-2-7-1-performance-issues-td5570475.html#a5575174
[Building Sakai] Sakai 3 on Windows?
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Sakai-3-on-Windows-td5613494.html#a5615542
[Building Sakai] Searching users with accent insensitive
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Searching-users-with-accent-insensitive-td5589310.html#a5589310
[Building Sakai] Update: Jira 4.1 upgrade
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/WG-Sakai-QA-Update-Jira-4-1-upgrade-td5594314.html#a5594314
[DG: User Experience][Management] Sakai 3 Q1 Status
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Sakai-3-Q1-Status-td5586571.html#a5586571
[DG: User Experience] Fwd: UIEtips: To Refresh, or Not to Refresh
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/DG-User-Experience-Fwd-UIEtips-To-Refresh-or-Not-to-Refresh-td5616057.html#a5616057
[DG: User Experience] Jira 4.1 upgrade: email issues resolved
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Update-Jira-4-1-upgrade-td5594315.html#a5595251
[Portfolio] ePortfolio Training Interest
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Portfolio-ePortfolio-Training-Interest-td5583742.html#a5583742
[Portfolio] Instructor Guidance
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Portfolio-Instructor-Guidance-td5592179.html#a5600733
[Portfolio] xsl keys and xalan
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Portfolio-xsl-keys-and-xalan-td5592153.html#a5592153
[Using Sakai][Building Sakai] Google Meets Sakai
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Google-Meets-Sakai-td5607655.html#a5607655
[Using Sakai] Chemistry VRE
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Using-Sakai-Chemistry-VRE-td5599461.html#a5599461
[Using Sakai] End-User Documentation
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Using-Sakai-End-User-Documentation-td5559113.html#a5559113
[Using Sakai] Gradebook setup bug (SAK-14201)
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Using-Sakai-Gradebook-setup-bug-SAK-14201-td5599309.html#a5599309
[Using Sakai] Hide Sakai iframe link
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Hide-sakai-iframe-link-td5586597.html#a5586597
[Using Sakai] What is the relation parent-child between sites for?
http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Using-Sakai-What-is-the-relation-parent-child-between-sites-for-td5605638.html#a5605638
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10. Events
Sakai 2011 Conference
June 14 - 16, 2011
Ramada Hotel Berlin -- Alexanderplatz
Berlin, Germany
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