[Using Sakai] How to copy course content in Sakai?

[Brian Moynihan]

Hi Rui,
   From what I understand, Sakai is able to copy over course materials 
on a tool-by-tool basis. As a general rule, student-created content 
(such as forum posts, etc.) tend not to be carried over, while things 
like files can generally be carried over. Tools that can carry over 
material include: the wiki, syllabus, polls, assignments, schedule, 
gradebook, forums [structure only?], announcements, web content links, 
modules, tests & quizzes, and the resources area [a full file structure 
with folders and files]. It's an easy process, just a couple of clicks 
from within the interface. Your mileage may vary based on vendor, tools 
enabled, etc.

   FYI, our medical school (UNC School of Medicine) compared Blackboard 
and Sakai point for point when looking for an LMS to suit our needs, and 
I wrote my master's thesis on the topic. Your needs might be different, 
but looking it over might be helpful to you as well. Michael Feldstein 
wrote a blog post about it.

Here's a link to the post: 
http://mfeldstein.com/academic-study-of-blackboard-vs-sakai-at-unc-school-of-medicine/

Here's a link to the pdf of the paper: 
http://brianmoynihan.com/files/Moynihan-Sakai_Thesis.pdf

Hope that helps!
Brian

> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:04:21 -0500
> From: Rui Li<rli at anselm.edu>
> Subject: [Using Sakai] How to copy course content in Sakai?
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> Dear Sakai Community,
>
> We are doing a feature comparison between Sakai and Blackboard.  Blackboard
> allows instructors to copy course content/settings from an old course to a
> new one.  I couldn't find such an option in Sakai.  Is it possible?
>
> Thanks so much for your kind assistance!
>
> Best,
>
> Rui Li, Ph. D.
> Director, Instructional Technology
> Saint Anselm College
>
>    

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