[DG: Teaching & Learning] Sakai Teaching and Learning Community Initiatives

[Kim Thanos]

Following work at the 2010 Sakai Conference in Denver, the Sakai Teaching
and Learning (T&L) group has identified priority initiatives for the
upcoming year. During the year leading up to the 2011 Sakai Conference in
Berlin, the T&L group will focus on the following four areas:

   - Continuing leadership of the Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award
   - Continuing advancement of the learning capabilities design lenses
   - Sharing best practices and resources for the use of Sakai for distance
   learning
   - Increasing student engagement in the Sakai community

Structurally, the T&L group has formed an initiative group for each of these
categories that will meet on a regular basis. The full T&L group will hold a
call together each month to share progress across the initiatives. (Please
see minutes from the August 2010
call<http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/download/attachments/21954623/TL+Monthly+Mtg+0810.pdf?version=1>
.)



Each quarter, the T&L group will also host a virtual community gathering to
share the work that has been accomplished on these initiatives and to create
opportunities for discussion, feedback and additional input.



*Please mark Thursday, September 9 at 5:00pm EST on your calendar for the
first T&L community gathering.*

The T&L group<http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=21954623>page
in Confluence has been updated with information about the initiatives.

The T&L group has created a
calendar<http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/PED/Teaching+and+Learning+Group+Communications#TeachingandLearningGroupCommunications-calendar>in
Confluence that includes all group meeting dates.



*All initiative groups are seeking broader engagement from across the Sakai
community.*

If you would like to participate in or monitor the work of an initiative
group, there is a Confluence page, a mail list, and a regular
tele-conference for each group. The Confluence page for the T&L
group<http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=21954623>includes
links to all of the initiatives, and is a great place start in
gaining information about all T&L group activities.


Please consider identifying at least one individual on your campus to
participate in the T&L group. It is a very welcoming group that is doing
important work not only sharing best practices in teaching and learning, but
also in helping to define the future direction of Sakai.

Kim Thanos
kthanos at sakaifoundation.org
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