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* Sakai Gradebook (2 hours) [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/index.php/Sakai:_Gradebook workshop handout] | * Sakai Gradebook (2 hours) [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/index.php/Sakai:_Gradebook workshop handout] | ||
* Sakai Lessons (2 hours) [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/images/7/74/Lessons.pdf workshop handout] | * Sakai Lessons (2 hours) [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/images/7/74/Lessons.pdf workshop handout] | ||
* Sakai Tests & Quizzes (2 hours) [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/index.php/Sakai:_Assessments workshop handout] | * Sakai Tests & Quizzes (2 hours) [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/index.php/Sakai:_Assessments workshop handout] | ||
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| − | + | <!--- Also, the '''online version''' of the '''Intro to Sakai''' workshop includes an optional module with a thorough introduction to many Sakai tools including Gradebook, Lessons, Tests & Quizzes, Forums, and Assignments. ---> | |
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Revision as of 09:30, 5 December 2014
Contents
Required Sakai Training
Before an instructor can use Sakai (or get a course site set up on Sakai), he or she must complete the Intro to Sakai workshop.
The Intro to Sakai workshop is offered online, which is always available and can be done at the instructor's convenience.
The workshop takes about 3 hours to complete, and registration is required.
For details on what the workshop covers, see Intro to Sakai Basic Competencies.
Optional Sakai Workshops
Additional, optional workshops are offered on various Sakai topics. At present, these optional workshops are offered in a face-to-face format (on campus). We also offer Sakai Work Sessions each semester, allowing instructors to get help with specific questions.
Note: The Intro to Sakai workshop is a pre-requisite for all other Sakai workshops.
For a schedule of available workshops and work sessions, see
Register for Workshops
- Registration is required for all Sakai training workshops.
- View the current training schedule including dates, times, locations, and descriptions.
Note: An email address is required to register. Instructors may register using any email address that is convenient for them to check. (It does not have to be a Durham Tech address.) We will use this email address to send workshop reminders and any "getting started" instructions.
New Employees
Full-time and part-time instructors who are new to Durham Tech must submit several forms to Human Resources BEFORE they can obtain access to college systems, including Sakai training. For details regarding forms that must be submitted before accessing Sakai or starting Sakai training, see Pre-Employment Paperwork for New Hires.
Note: After the required forms have been submitted, the new instructor's Durham Tech employee number and login ID can be created, usually within a few days. Then the new instructor will be able to log in to Sakai and begin training.
Instructors with Previous Sakai Experience
The training requirement can be waived for those who have used Sakai previously as an instructor at another institution.
- Before requesting a training waiver, the instructor should review the Intro to Sakai Basic Competencies and make sure he/she has the skills listed there.
- Other institutions may use different versions of Sakai or have their systems configured quite differently. Therefore we encourage those who used Sakai as an instructor at another institution to sign up for and complete Durham Tech's Intro to Sakai workshop if possible.
- Instructors who receive a training waiver are responsible for reading and following Durham Tech's local Sakai Procedures.
To request a Sakai training waiver
The instructor's supervisor must send an email to sakaihelp@durhamtech.edu with the following information:
- Instructor's full legal name
- Instructor's Durham Tech ID number (if the instructor does not have a Durham Tech ID number, see New Employees section above)
- An email address where the instructor can be reached
- Name of the institution where the instructor used Sakai previously as an instructor
Within a day or two of receiving the request, Durham Tech's Sakai staff will process the request and send the instructor an email with information on accessing Durham Tech's Sakai system.
I've completed required Sakai training. What's next?
- Read the Sakai Procedures to learn important info about getting your course sites set up and making them available to students.
- Visit Sakai Resources for lots of tips on using Sakai as an instructor at Durham Tech.
- Check out the resources available for your students at Sakai Help for Students.
