Our learning management system is Sakai. It is an integrated set of software tools designed to help instructors, researchers, and students collaborate. Hundreds of educational organizations around the world useSakai.For information on how to use Sakai in your classes, explore theSakai resources on VIRTL.

Organizing Course Materials for You and Your Students

• Sakai Syllabus Tool to create an interactive syllabus

• Sakai Lessons Tool to create modules and an interactive syllabus

• Consistent file organization and naming structures

• Video E-Reserves in Sakai

Sakai Announcements for Official Communications

Sakai Forums

• Official Announcements

• Sakai Forums for Discussions

Sakai Assignments

The Sakai Assignments tool allows instructors to create, distribute, collect, and grade online assignments. Assignments are typically private; student submissions are not visible to other users of the site. However, the instructor has the option to enable peer evaluation of assignments if desired. Assignments may be submitted via file upload or by typing directly in to Sakai, depending on your preference.

• Creating and Collecting Assignments
• Peer Feedback

Editing the Tool list in Sakai

The tools listed below do not appear in the default tool list. Follow these instructions to add them.

Sakai Polls

Sakai Dropbox for Collecting Student Work

The Dropbox is a useful tool to collect student work. It automatically creates individual folders for each student in the Sakai site. Students can submit work by uploading files to these folders. Dropbox folders are private. Student submissions are not visible to other users of the site. If you use the Dropbox, you will create and distribute the assignment tasks through other channels, such as Forums, Announcements, or your syllabus

Sakai Tests & Quizzes

The Sakai Tests & Quizzes tool allows instructors to create, distribute, and grade online tests, quizzes, and surveys. Not all tests need to be graded, and we have a number of faculty using this tool for practice and self-assessment. Many preset question types are available, including file upload, and you can add time limits. Sakai also allows for easy exceptions to allow for accommodations and other accessibility needs.

Feedback in Sakai

Sakai Gradebook

Group Grading in Sakai

For information on how to use Sakai in your classes, explore theSakai resources on VIRTL.