Teaching and Learning with Sakai

Getting Started for Faculty

Charlene YangInstructional Technology and Media Services

sakai-uri@etal.uri.edu

Getting Started for Faculty

• Part I – PowerPoint Slideso How to Logino How to create a Course Siteo How to manage a Course Siteo How New Faculty access Sakai

• Part 2 -Demo

Loginhttp://sakai.uri.edu

• Browsers – PC (IE 7 and Firefox), Mac (Firefox)• Login ID – the same as you use for eCampus

system• Login Password – the same as you use for

mail.uri.edu system or wireless system• If you do not know your password, try your default password which is

your birthdate in mmddyyyy format (e.g., 01231970). If it does not work, contact the HelpDesk (874-HELP, press 1, then 1 again) to request a new password.

Create a Sakai Course Site(My Workspace Worksite Setup New)

Policy– Faculty create own Sakai course sites; summer courses

starting Feb 1, fall courses starting May 1 and spring courses starting Nov 1.

– Students rosters will be loaded to the Sakai course sites automatically, and will be sync’ed with eCampus rosters 4 times a day.

– Each site is limited to 1GB of disk space.– Your course description is globally accessible.

Create a Sakai Course Site(My Workspace Worksite Setup New)

During the site creation process,– you will choose if you wish to combine multiple

rosters into one course site.– you will choose which tools you wish to use.– you will choose if you wish to copy the materials

from other site(s) you own.– you will choose if you wish to ‘publish’ the site for

your students to access.

Manage a Sakai Course Site(Site Info)

After the site is created, you may– edit your course description.– Add or remove tools– add more participants (URI or non-URI).– create groups for small group discussion, selective

assignments or announcements– add or remove roster(s)– copy materials from other site(s) you own

New Faculty

Refer to e-Campus web site (http://www.uri.edu/ecampus)

Human Resources (on the left column)FormsSakai: Granting Access

Next - Demo

Questions?Email to sakai-uri@etal.uri.edu