- Sakai is an open source course management system started in 2004 by 5 universities to share costs and knowledge. It has grown to over 200 institutions worldwide.
- Sakai 3 aims to improve scalability, developer productivity, and code quality. It will break down barriers between sites, emphasize academic networking between users, and support more flexible workflows across tools.
- Sakai 3 will have a more modular architecture, use JSON and a unified content repository to separate UI and services. It seeks to configure for different needs and integrate with other applications.
The latest version of my Sakai 3 presentation. Haven't actually given the presentation with this deck yet. Very similar in content/structure to the one I gave at the 10th Conference in Boston.
The latest version of my Sakai 3 presentation. Haven't actually given the presentation with this deck yet. Very similar in content/structure to the one I gave at the 10th Conference in Boston.
Invited talk to Simon Fraser University on "Open Source Maturity and Suitability" aka how to choose the 'right' open source project for you. Presented May 2005
Assessment Toolbox was put together as a group project for a class called "Assessing for Performance in the Online Learning Environment" at Gateway Technical College of Wisconsin. August 9, 2009
This presentation was given at the Virginia Library Association conference on 10/24/2008. It describes the Roanoke Public Libraries' use of the social web service Wetpaint to facilitate staff technology training in a "sandbox"; a fun, closed, interactive environment that allows users to learn about Web 2.0 tools by using them to communicate with their fellow staff.
Number 6 Factory is a commercial photography and graphic design company based in Shanghai.
We are shooting places, products and people and we also offer digital photo retouching as well as graphic-design services (Cf Ppt)
This was an early Sakai Overview presentation that I gave to introduce the project to the University of Michigan Developers in Ann Arbor, IM on 12-Feb-2004.
Invited talk to Simon Fraser University on "Open Source Maturity and Suitability" aka how to choose the 'right' open source project for you. Presented May 2005
Assessment Toolbox was put together as a group project for a class called "Assessing for Performance in the Online Learning Environment" at Gateway Technical College of Wisconsin. August 9, 2009
This presentation was given at the Virginia Library Association conference on 10/24/2008. It describes the Roanoke Public Libraries' use of the social web service Wetpaint to facilitate staff technology training in a "sandbox"; a fun, closed, interactive environment that allows users to learn about Web 2.0 tools by using them to communicate with their fellow staff.
Number 6 Factory is a commercial photography and graphic design company based in Shanghai.
We are shooting places, products and people and we also offer digital photo retouching as well as graphic-design services (Cf Ppt)
This was an early Sakai Overview presentation that I gave to introduce the project to the University of Michigan Developers in Ann Arbor, IM on 12-Feb-2004.
Slide deck from the "New to Sakai?" pre-conference workshop at the 10th Sakai Conference, Cambridge, MA, USA. Peter Knoop (Sakai Foundation and University of Michigan) and Amy Neymeyr (Indiana University) facilitated the session.
The goal of this talk is to highlight open source opportunities for students especially through an opportunity to earn $5000 through Google Summer of Code program. I will discuss some of the tips on how to engage with open source communities, the befits for contributing. I will provide motivating examples on how students can gain significant experience in contributing challenging distributed systems problems while impacting scientific research. I will specifically focus with a concrete example of Apache Airavata software suite for Web-based science gateways. I will list some example GSoC topics of interest and provide some recipes for success in getting accepted and navigating through success.
Jason Ming Sun & I made this presentation at a National Techie Training Day in 2008 to promote the use of the Sakai OSS learning and collaboration platform among HE institutions in South Africa. The event was sponsored by DITCHE.
Ten diverse institutions have come together to design solutions that make library services and resources easier to access and more useful from within Sakai 3. This presentation will share the designs we have arrived at so far, the user-centered design process used, including a multi-institutional user research study, and discuss next steps and how to move forward with development.
This is a presentation that Neal Caidin and I gave at the Blackboard, MoodleRooms, LongSight, rSmart, and Unicon Booths at Educause 2012 on the trade show floor. We both contributed to its content.
Consumer Internet Lessons for Enterprise Product ManagersMichael Korcuska
A track keynote presentation I gave at the 2014 NASSCOM Product Conclave in Bangalore. I convey a few lessons I learned while transitioning from a career in enterprise software to a consumer internet company (LinkedIn).
A presentation adapted from "The Startup of You" by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha. I was the keynote presentation at the "Noche de las telecomunicaciones valencianas" meeting in Valencia, Spain.
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
International FDP on Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
By Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
বাংলাদেশের অর্থনৈতিক সমীক্ষা ২০২৪ [Bangladesh Economic Review 2024 Bangla.pdf] কম্পিউটার , ট্যাব ও স্মার্ট ফোন ভার্সন সহ সম্পূর্ণ বাংলা ই-বুক বা pdf বই " সুচিপত্র ...বুকমার্ক মেনু 🔖 ও হাইপার লিংক মেনু 📝👆 যুক্ত ..
আমাদের সবার জন্য খুব খুব গুরুত্বপূর্ণ একটি বই ..বিসিএস, ব্যাংক, ইউনিভার্সিটি ভর্তি ও যে কোন প্রতিযোগিতা মূলক পরীক্ষার জন্য এর খুব ইম্পরট্যান্ট একটি বিষয় ...তাছাড়া বাংলাদেশের সাম্প্রতিক যে কোন ডাটা বা তথ্য এই বইতে পাবেন ...
তাই একজন নাগরিক হিসাবে এই তথ্য গুলো আপনার জানা প্রয়োজন ...।
বিসিএস ও ব্যাংক এর লিখিত পরীক্ষা ...+এছাড়া মাধ্যমিক ও উচ্চমাধ্যমিকের স্টুডেন্টদের জন্য অনেক কাজে আসবে ...
it describes the bony anatomy including the femoral head , acetabulum, labrum . also discusses the capsule , ligaments . muscle that act on the hip joint and the range of motion are outlined. factors affecting hip joint stability and weight transmission through the joint are summarized.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
The simplified electron and muon model, Oscillating Spacetime: The Foundation...RitikBhardwaj56
Discover the Simplified Electron and Muon Model: A New Wave-Based Approach to Understanding Particles delves into a groundbreaking theory that presents electrons and muons as rotating soliton waves within oscillating spacetime. Geared towards students, researchers, and science buffs, this book breaks down complex ideas into simple explanations. It covers topics such as electron waves, temporal dynamics, and the implications of this model on particle physics. With clear illustrations and easy-to-follow explanations, readers will gain a new outlook on the universe's fundamental nature.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
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students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
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• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Strategies for Effective Upskilling is a presentation by Chinwendu Peace in a Your Skill Boost Masterclass organisation by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan on 08th and 09th June 2024 from 1 PM to 3 PM on each day.
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
3. Sakai History Courseware Management System Started in 2004 Michigan, Indiana, Stanford, MIT (and Berkeley) Mellon Foundation Grant 2.6 release in QA
4. Why Start Sakai? 5 Schools with Homegrown CMS Inefficient to build 5 systems Wanted to maintain control Experts in teaching and learning Desire to work together and share knowledge
5. Why Sakai? Stanford wrote about 20% of the original code in Sakai. What we have received in return is five times what we have put in, a tremendous return on investment. The value of community source is very real to us. Lois Brooks Director of Academic Computing Stanford University Coursework, Stanford University
6. Course Management Research & Collaboration Sakaibrary Portfolios Defining Sakai: Product Scope COURSE MANAGEMENT — all the tools of a modern course management system. RESEARCH & COLLABORATION — project sites for research and work group collaboration. SAKAIBRARY — Library-led component to add citations directly into Sakai. PORTFOLIOS — Open Source Portfolio (OSP) is a core part of Sakai.
7. Defining Sakai: Community COMPOSITION — educational institutions & commercial enterprises working in partnership with standards bodies & other open-source initiatives. GOALS — work collaboratively to develop innovative software applications designed to enhance teaching, learning, research & collaboration in education. VALUES — knowledge sharing, information transparency, meritocracy. Educational Institutions Standards Bodies Open Source Commercial Affiliates
8. Sakai on the ground 200+ PRODUCTION/PILOT DEPLOYMENTS: From 200 to 200,000 users
9. Sakai on the ground 5 of top 10 Universities run Sakai Stanford Berkeley Cambridge Columbia Oxford #11 also runs Sakai (Yale)
10. Sakai on the ground CTOOLS, University of Michigan First production Sakai deployment, 2004
11. Defining Sakai: Code OPEN LICENSING — Sakai’s software is made available under the terms of the ECL, a variant of the Apache license. The ECL encourages a wide range of use, including commercial use. NO FEES OR ROYALTIES — Sakai is free to acquire, use, copy, modify, merge, publish, redistribute & sublicense for any purpose provided our copyright notice & disclaimer are included. NO “COPYLEFT” RESTRICTIONS — unlike GPL redistributed derivative works are neither required to adopt the Sakai license nor publish the source code as open-source. EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY LICENSE (ECL)
13. Defining Sakai: Foundation MISSION — manage & protect intellectual property; provide basic infrastructure & small staff; help coordinate design, development, testing & distribution of software; champion open source & open standards. GOVERNANCE — ten board members elected by member reps to serve three-year terms; Executive Director manages day-to-day operations. PARTNERS — over 100 member organizations contribute $10K per year ($5K for smaller institutions). BUDGET — funds 4-6 staffers, admin services, computing infrastructure, project coordination, conferences, Sakai Fellows Program, advocacy & outreach activities.
14. Why Sakai? UCT decided to move to open source in 2004, migrating from WebCT & a home-grown system. Open source offers the advantages of flexibility & avoids the risks of vendor lock-in & escalating license costs. We were attracted to Sakai by the size & expertise of the community around it. Stephen Marquard, Learning Technologies Coordinator, University of Cape Town
15. Why Sakai 3? Changing expectations Google docs/apps, Social Networking, Web 2.0 Success of project sites = Sakai beyond courses New technologies Standards-based, open source projects JCR (Jackrabbit) Open Social (Shindig) Client-side programming JavaScript/AJAX
16. Sakai 3 Themes Content Authoring and Management Academic Networking Breaking the Site Boundary Academic Workflows, not (just) Tools Sakai, Thick or Thin Sakai Everywhere
20. Academic Networking Content People Academic Networking People are important, but “friends” aren’t enough Content-based – Who is reading the same articles? Activity based – Who has taken the same classes?
21. Sakai 2: Users & Sites Site A Site B User 1 User 2 User 3 User 4 User 5 . . . User N User 1 User 2 User 3 User 4 User 5 . . . User N Group B1 Group A1 Users and groups exist within the context of a site.
22. Groups & Sites (call them spaces?) Separated Member of a group – People with something in common Access to a space – Collection of content & functionality Support for hierarchy Sakai 3 Groups & Sites Group 1.1 Space AA Space A Group 1 Space AB Group 1.2 Space B Group 2 Space C Group 3
29. Academic Workflow Example Select text & click “Create Assignment” All Media Images Videos Audio Forums Tests Site Pages Polls Jackson Response Forum (3 posts) Create Assignment… Name: Jackson Reading Response Due Date: September 10, 2009 Points: 10 (of 150) Type: Individual Description:Respond to the Jackson article in no more than 500 words. Post that response to the class discussion forum. Link To: Select... Class Intro Forum (27 posts) Forums Edit Assignment Information Some Other Forum (0 posts) Create Cancel Advanced Options… Link to Something Choose New…
30. Student View Assignment: Jackson Reading Response Due Date: September 10, 2009 ( due tomorrow) Status: Not submitted Points: 10 possible (of 150). Description:Respond to the Jackson article in no more than 500 words. Post that response to the class discussion forum. Read more… Link(s): Jackson Response Discussion Forum (Create Post…)
31. Student View, Graded Assignment: Jackson Reading Response Due Date: September 10, 2009 (due date passed) Status: Submitted and Graded Points: 9/10 (of 150). View feedback Description:Respond to the Jackson article in no more than 500 words. Post that response to the class discussion forum. Read more… Link(s): Jackson Response Discussion Forum (go to Forum now)
32. Sakai, Thick or Thin Multiple Configurations Sakai as CMS Sakai as Collaboration System Sakai as Portfolio System Sakai Integrations Google Applications Social Networks (Open Social, Facebook) Sakai does not need to do everything for everyone
36. Sakai 3 Technology Goals Scalability Remove bottlenecks from Sakai 2 Improve cluster support Developer Productivity Faster builds UX & back-end development separated Code Quality & Maintenance Reliance on other open source efforts Increase unit testing Easier to install/build To improve initial experience for new developers
37. JCR as Content Store Standards-based JSR 170 Ships with Apache Jackrabbit, but can be changed Everything as content Discussion post, User profile information, etc. Components put Content into JCR Content store Sakai Kernel creates relational indices in DB Component doesn’t need to do anything Automatic tracking of most events by kernel
38. JSON Sakai Kernel supports JSON microformat Components use REST calls to interact with Kernel Again, standards based JAX-RS currently in Kernel (JSR 311) Benefits Back-end services stay Java-based UX programmers more often skilled in JavaScript Easier UX developers can work on Sakai Tools like GWT can be used for Java-based UI Components can be written using other languages
39. Sakai 3 Participation K2 Working Group http://groups.google.com/group/sakai-kernel UX Design Work UX list http://groups.google.com/group/3akai How would you like to be involved? Development Java & JavaScript Design Conceptual, interaction and visual
40. When Q1 2009: Sakai 2.6 Q3 2009: Sakai 2.6.# A maintenance release for fall production 2010 Q1: Sakai 2.7 (New assignments tool and gradebook?) Later: First versions of Sakai 3 Not functionally equivalent to 2.7 Suitable for new adoptions “Hybrid” version for existing Sakai schools 2011 Sakai 3 as full replacement Maintenance releases for Sakai 2.7 through 2013 No version 2.8