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Tasks
- Course Sites - Administrative Procedures
- Project Sites - Administrative Procedures
- Content Delivery
- Assessment
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Presentation and Usability
- Migration from WebCT
Course Sites - Administrative Procedures
| Task | Basic instructions | Sakai Help reference |
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| Learn fundamental Sakai@UD principles for courses | View the Basics of Sakai@UD - Courses document. | |
| Prepare for the semester | Follow the Faculty checklist. |
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New course sites |
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| Make a Sakai course site | Create a Sakai course site. |
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| Copy an existing course to a new course | Duplicate an existing Sakai course site. |
Site Info > Duplicate Site |
| Copy information for an individual tool from one existing course to another | Import tool information from one existing Sakai course site to another. |
Site Info > Import from Site |
Access to new courses |
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| Give registered students access to a course site | Students will automatically have access the first day of class for published courses. Instructors can give students early access to a course by adding them manually. |
Site Info > Add/Remove Class or Section |
| Give TAs access to post grades | Instructors must add TAs to the course site and assign them to a section, even if there is only one section. TAs should be aware that they are responsible for protecting students' PNPI. Gradebook: By default, TAs will only see and be able to grade students in their assigned sections. Instructors can use Permission Settings to let TAs view or grade other sections for one or more Gradebook items. Assignments: Set Permissions to let Teaching Assistants grade the students' submissions in their section(s). |
Section Info > Adding an assistant to your site |
| Give other UD users access to a course site | Instructors can add UD users manually to their course sites. | Site Info > Add/Edit/Delete Participant |
| Add or remove sections from a course site | Site Info > Add/Remove Class or Section |
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| View the course exactly as a student | Faculty can submit an IT Help Request Form with an e-mail address outside the central system (e.g., name@gmail.com or name@english.udel.edu); a password for Sakai@UD will be returned to the faculty member. | temporary process |
| Give undergrads and grad students access to the same course site | Create a site for one course and section. Add the other course roster after the course is created. | Site Info > Add/Remove Class or Section |
| Give someone outside the University access to a course site | Faculty can submit an IT Help Request Form with the full name and e-mail address of the user; a password for Sakai@UD will be returned to the faculty member. | temporary process |
Access to old courses |
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| Remove old courses from tabs | Hiding a course only affects your view of Sakai@UD; other participants may still see the course tab. Instructors can remove access to a course by unpublishing it or making individual participants inactive. | My Workspace > Showing, hiding and ordering course sites |
| Republish a course from a previous term student access | See the Sakai@UD Policies for notes on unpublishing courses at the end of a semester. | Site Info > Control Access Site Info > Add/Edit/Delete Participant |
| Access a site that does not appear on a tab | • To access any worksite, from My Workspace click Worksite Setup and then click the title of the course. • If the worksite is not hidden, you can click the My Active Sites tab then click the title of the site. |
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| Delete a course site | To permanently remove a course and its resources from Sakai@UD: • Change the title of the site to "Delete Me." • Submit an IT Help Request Form to let IT know that you want your site deleted. Note: There is NO WAY to retrieve the information after it has been deleted. |
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Project Sites - Administrative Procedures
| Task | Basic instructions | Sakai Help reference |
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| Learn fundamental Sakai@UD principles for projects | View the Basics of Sakai@UD - Projects document. | |
| Make a Sakai project site | Create a Sakai project site (When watching the video, in the step labeled "Use these radio buttons to select the type of site..." click the project website button.) |
Creating/adding and editing project sites |
Access to new sites |
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| Give other UD users access to a project | Organizers add UD users manually to their projects. | Site Info > Add/Edit/Delete Participant |
| Give someone outside the University access to a project | Faculty can submit an IT Help Request Form with the full name and e-mail address of the user; a password for Sakai@UD will be returned to the faculty member. | temporary process |
| Allow users to join your project | Controlling access to your project site | |
| Become a member of a joinable project | Joining and unjoining project sites | |
Access to old projects |
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| Remove old projects from tabs | Hiding a project only affects your view of Sakai@UD; other participants may still see that project tab. Organizers can remove access to a project by unpublishing it or making individual participants inactive. | My Workspace > Showing, hiding and ordering work sites |
| Access a site that does not appear on a tab | • If the worksite is not hidden, you can click the My Active Sites tab then click the title of the site. • To access any worksite, from My Workspace click Worksite Setup and then click the title of the course. |
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| Delete a project site | To permanently remove a project and its resources from Sakai@UD: • Change the title of the site to "Delete Me." • Submit an IT Help Request Form to let IT know that you want your site deleted. Note: There is NO WAY to retrieve the information after it has been deleted. |
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Content Delivery
| Task | Basic instructions | Sakai Help reference |
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| Provide files and web sites for students | Consider file storage options. |
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| Upload files | Add files in Resources. |
Resources > Working with files in Resources |
| Upload multiple files |
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Resources > Uploading files to Resources using WebDAV |
| Provide links to existing web sites | Create a Resources URL to an existing web page. |
Resources > Working with web links in Resources |
| Create a link on the menubar to an existing web page. |
Web Content | |
| Create content directly in Sakai | • Create an HTML file. • Create a text file. |
Resources |
| Organize files | • Create a folder. • Reorder resources. • Rename a folder. • Set permissions in Resources. |
Resources |
Assessment
| Task | Basic instructions | Sakai Help reference |
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Grading |
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| Provide secure access for students to view their individual grades | • Add an assignment to the Gradebook. |
Gradebook |
| Allow TAs to post grades | See Give TAs access to post grades. | Section Info > Adding an assistant to your site |
| Provide written feedback for students | Post'Em | |
Assignments |
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| Provide a dropbox for students to submit work electronically | Assignments | |
| Let TAs grade assignments | See Give TAs access to post grades. | Section Info > Adding an assistant to your site |
Online testing |
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| Administer tests or surveys online | Understand how tests and quizzes work. |
Tests and Quizzes |
Reflection |
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| Provide students areas to reflect on their learning and receive feedback | Forums > Forums Admin > Control access to forums |
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Communication
| Task | Basic instructions | Sakai Help reference |
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Calendar |
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| Maintain a calendar of important dates | • Add an event to the schedule. • Manage events in schedule. |
Schedule |
Announcements |
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| Make an announcement to the entire class | • Add an announcement. • Manage announcements. • Show recent announcements on Home (synoptic view). |
Announcements |
| This UD tool is available at the bottom of all Sakai@UD pages. | P.O. Box | |
Online Discussions |
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| Conduct a discussion with students outside of class regardless of time | • Learn the basics of Forums for faculty. |
Forums |
| Conduct a discussion outside of class in real time | Chat Room | |
Individual Interaction |
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| Contact an individual student | • Send a message. • Manage messages. • Show recent messages on Home (synoptic view). |
Messages |
| This UD tool is available at the bottom of all Sakai@UD pages. | Webmail Direct | |
| Have students keep a journal for only the instructor to see | Forums > Forums Admin > Control access to forums |
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Collaboration
| Task | Basic instructions | Sakai Help reference |
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| Allow digital material (documents, images, etc.) to be shared with classmates | • Resources • Forums |
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| Provide a means for students to create and edit text together | • To get a broader understanding of what wikis are and how they can be used in education, see: Wikis in Higher Education (and at UD). • Handout from Oxford University about the Sakai wiki tool. |
Wiki |
Presentation and Usability
| Task | Basic instructions | Sakai Help reference |
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| Provide an introductory screen | • Provide general or contact info. • Use a different tool as initial page. • Control layout. |
Home |
| • Create item.s • Use an existing web page. |
Syllabus | |
| Rearrange tools in the menubar | Customize the menubar |
Site Info > Page Order |
Migration from WebCT
| Task | Basic instructions | Sakai Help reference |
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| Archive data from WebCT course | Some WebCT tools allow you to compile and download student work. |
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| Copy content from WebCT to Sakai |
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| Recreate tests | Understand how tests and quizzes work. Learn about recreating tests. |
Tests & Quizzes |
