[Using Sakai] sakai-user Digest, Vol 20, Issue 46

Wed Oct 27 10:46:31 PDT 2010

Hi Matthew,

Although this might not be exactly what you are looking for, I have kept
track of the steps we have gone through migrating from WebCT 4.1 to Sakai at
the University of Delaware on this website.

http://www.udel.edu/udlms/

If you have specific questions or would like a guest account in our instance
of Sakai, let me know!

Mathieu
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Mathieu Plourde, MBA
Project Leader, LMS/Instructional Designer
IT-Client Support & Services
mathieu at udel.edu
Office: 302-831-4060

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TOP LINKS:

Technology Troubleshooting: http://www.udel.edu/help
Sakai at UD Support and Training: http://www.udel.edu/sakai/training

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On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Matthew Schmitz <maschmi at siue.edu> wrote:

> Nicola,
>
> The committee is just now putting together a list of
> likes/dislikes/needs/wants from all of the schools/colleges at the
> University so it's hard to say exactly what are particular challenges are or
> even list all of our needs.  As I said before, this decision could result in
> the replacement of our current LMS or the addition of another LMS.  At this
> time we're more in a fact-finding mode than being to the point where a
> decision is close to being made.
>
> I think that a demo from a vendor might be the best place to start at this
> time just to give everyone an overview of the product.  We've instructed all
> members of the committee to sign up for trial accounts, but many of them are
> hesitant to explore and experiment with a product they know little (or, in
> some cases nothing) about.  I'll contact you off-list to discuss this more.
>
> Thanks for the information.
>
> Matt
>
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> Matthew Schmitz
> Instructional Designer
> Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
> Information Technology Services
> Application User Support Group
> Box 1068
> (618) 650-5315
> maschmi at siue.edu
>
> On Oct 27, 2010, at 2:26 AM, sakai-user-request at collab.sakaiproject.orgwrote:
>
> > Hi Matthew -
> >
> > It really depends on how you're planning to move forward with your new
> LMS implementation, but several vendors (including my employer, Longsight)
> provide 'test drive' versions of Sakai where anyone can sign up for an
> account and give Sakai a whirl:
> >
> > http://sakaiproject.org/hosted-online-trial
> >
> > Additionally, I'm sure any of the vendors (including us) would be happy
> to do a demo of Sakai and give you a sense of the services we can provide to
> help you get up and running with Sakai, if that's what your evaluation team
> ends up selecting.
> >
> > If you're looking to hear a bit more from a peer institution, then please
> share a little bit more about your institution's particular challenges and
> I'm sure someone on the list will pipe up.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Nicola Monat-Jacobs
> > Senior Technical Manager
> > The Longsight Group
> > nicola at longsight.com
> >
> > On Oct 26, 2010, at  11:45 AM, Matthew Schmitz wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Recent subscriber, first time writer.  My institution is investigating
> replacing (or adding to) our current Learning Management System and Sakai is
> one of the options we've been discussing.  There are several members of our
> evaluation committee who have little or no experience with Sakai and are
> interested in a general overview of the product.  I spoke with Sean Keesler,
> Sakai Webmaster, about this type of demonstration and he indicated that,
> although the SP is unable to provide demos, one of the members of the
> community might be willing to help out in this respect.
> >>
> >> So, if there are any institutions out there who would be willing to
> participate in an overview webinar to give some general details about Sakai
> at your institution, please contact me off-list and we can work out the
> particulars.
> >>
> >> I look forward to hearing from you.
> >>
> >> ----
> >>
> >> Matthew Schmitz
> >> Instructional Designer
> >> Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
> >> Information Technology Services
> >> Application User Support Group
> >> Box 1068
> >> (618) 650-5315
> >> maschmi at siue.edu
>
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Mathieu Plourde, MBA
Project Leader, LMS/Instructional Designer
IT-Client Support & Services
mathieu at udel.edu
Office: 302-831-4060

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