[Announcements] Sakai Newsletter July 19, 2012

Mon Jul 23 11:28:06 PDT 2012

Sakai Newsletter

July 19, 2012

1.  Neal Caidin Appointed Sakai CLE Community Coordinator

2.  Sakai 2.9 b06 Released

3.  Gradebook2 v1.8.0 Released

4.  Job Opening at Longsight: Sakai Support Coordinator

5.  Application Administrator Position at Wake Forest University

6.  Events

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1. Neal Caidin Appointed Sakai CLE Community Coordinator

I am pleased to announce that Neal Caidin, currently of the Center for
Instructional Technology at Duke University, has been appointed as Sakai
CLE Community Coordinator. Neal has over twenty years experience in IT --
ten of them in education -- and has most recently been closely involved in
Duke's transition from Blackboard to Sakai.

Neal will join the Foundation on August 1st, and will work closely with the
CLE Release Team and Technical Coordination Committee to coordinate and
speed the 2.9 release of the Sakai CLE.

Best,

Ian Dolphin
Executive Director, Sakai Foundation
iandolphin at sakaifoundation.org

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2. Sakai 2.9 b06 Released

Hello Developers,

The Sakai 2.9.0-b06 release is up at:
https://qa29.longsight.com/

Artifacts for other qa servers are here:
http://source.sakaiproject.org/release/2.9.0-b06/artifacts/

You can also build from source as usual from this tag:
https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/sakai/tags/sakai-2.9.0-b06/

This release includes almost 100 fixes, which were merged from trunk as
verified.
https://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK/fixforversion/12808

All indies were also released as b06. The list above does not include those
fixes.

2.9.0-b07 is expected soon, and will include complete updates primarily for
portal, help and reference for new neo-portal skins and other bug fixes as
they are verified.

Matthew Jones
matthew at longsight.com

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3. Gradebook2 v1.8.0 Released

We released Gradebook2 v1.8.0 [1] on June 22, 2012.  This release includes
several bug fixes and improvements to the import/export functionality [2].
UC Davis is running Gradebook2 v1.8.0 (rSmart CLE v2.8.2) in production.

We would like to thank everybody who contributed to this release.

Best,

Thomas Amsler
tpamsler at ucdavis.edu

[1]
https://source.sakaiproject.org/contrib/gradebook2/tags/1.8.0

[2]
https://jira.sakaiproject.org/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10491&version=12606

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4. Job Opening at Longsight: Sakai Support Coordinator

Position announced July 8, 2012.

Longsight is looking for an experienced technical support specialist to
join our team of experts who support our expanding list of Sakai clients.
 Longsight builds, customizes, hosts, and supports open-source applications
for a range of markets with a focus on the higher education market.  We are
a rapidly-growing firm with a national reputation for outstanding service
and deep understanding of our clients.  You can learn more about Longsight
at: http://www.longsight.com

Required credentials for this position are:

- At least three years of experience in providing technical support for
Sakai CLE
- Outstanding  training and communication skills with technical and
non-technical clients
- Excellent track record of providing timely support, problem diagnosis and
resolution
- Ability to work independently; results- and detail-oriented
- At least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

Desired qualifications are:

- Proven ability to collaborate and coordinate project work with others
- Experience with open source and community source projects

You will thrive in this position if you are a conscientious and independent
worker who can resolve technical support tickets for Sakai in a timely
manner and can lead highly effective training experiences (both online and
at client sites) for technical and non-technical clients.  You will earn a
competitive salary plus fully-paid health/dental/vision/life insurance and
vacation days.  You will have the opportunity to expand your scope of work,
take on additional responsibilities, grow professionally and evolve your
position.  Applicants with outstanding client communication skills and a
strong history of working remotely will be considered.  Longsight has staff
in New York, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio and California.  We will
accept applications only from candidates seeking full-time employment.

To apply:

Your application should consist of a brief cover letter and résumé emailed
tosearch at longsight.com .  Tell us in your cover letter why your skills,
experience, and work style will meet or exceed our expectations.  Your
résumé should provide the details of your education and work experience
along with the names and email addresses of three references.  Please do
not request letters of your referees at this time.

This search will remain open until the position is filled.

Scott Siddall
siddall at longsight.com

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5. Application Administrator Position at Wake Forest University

Wake Forest invites interested parties to apply for our recent job opening
for Applications Administrator.  This is an exciting full-time, exempt
opportunity within our Information Systems Department in Winston-Salem,
North Carolina!

This position will be responsible for application support of the
University's Sakai application. Candidates should have experience with open
source technologies, Java-based web applications and Sakai CLE.

For complete details and to apply, go to https://wakejobs.silkroad.com or
call (336) 758-4700.  The completion of an online Wake Forest University
application is required for this position.  Drug screen required. EOE/AA

Drew Ray
Application Administrator, Lead
drray at wfu.edu

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8. Events

AuSakai 2012
18 - 19 September
Bathurst Campus NSW, Australia
Charles Sturt University
www.ausakai2012.com.au

I Congreso Iberoamericano de Sakai
16th and 18th October, 2012
Rio de Janeiro
http://sakai.ucam.edu/
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