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The training requirement can be waived for those who have used Sakai previously <font color="red">'''as an instructor'''</font> at another institution. Instructors who receive a training waiver must: | The training requirement can be waived for those who have used Sakai previously <font color="red">'''as an instructor'''</font> at another institution. Instructors who receive a training waiver must: | ||
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* Read and follow Durham Tech's Sakai Procedures | * Read and follow Durham Tech's Sakai Procedures | ||
Revision as of 15:16, 23 July 2013
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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 in a face-to-face format, with several sessions offered each semester. It is also offered in an online format, which is always available and can be done at the instructor's convenience. In either format, the workshop takes about 3 hours to complete.
Optional Sakai Workshops
The Intro to Sakai workshop is a pre-requisite for all other Sakai training workshops. Additional (optional) workshops include Sakai Gradebook, Sakai Lessons, and Sakai Tests & Quizzes. At present, these optional workshops are offered in a face-to-face format only. However, the online version of the Intro to Sakai workshop includes a good introduction to advanced Sakai tools including Gradebook, Lessons, Tests & Quizzes, Forums, and Assignments.
Register for Sakai Training
Registration is required for all Sakai workshops. To view the schedule and to register, see the workshop registration page [ http://courses.durhamtech.edu/training/roster.cfm ]
Note: Instructors may register for training 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 "getting started" instructions.
New Employees
Full-time and part-time instructors who are new to Durham Tech must submit several college forms to Human Resources before they can be given access to college systems, including Sakai training. For details regarding forms that must be submitted before starting Sakai training, see Pre-Employment Paperwork for New Hires.
Note: After the required forms have been submitted, the new instructor's Durham Tech login ID can be created within a few days. Then the new instructor will be able to log in to Sakai and begin training.
Instructors with Prior Sakai Experience
The training requirement can be waived for those who have used Sakai previously as an instructor at another institution. Instructors who receive a training waiver must:
- Review the File:Intro Basic Competencies.pdf and make sure they have the skills listed there.
- Read and follow Durham Tech's Sakai Procedures
Please be aware that other institutions may use different versions of Sakai or have their systems configured to work quite differently. Therefore we encourage those with Sakai experience from other institutions to sign up for and complete Durham Tech's Intro to Sakai workshop if possible.
To request a Sakai training waiver
The program director or discipline chair must send an email to sakaihelp@durhamtech.edu with ALL of the following information:
- Instructor name
- Instructor Durham Tech ID number
- Instructor email address
- Specify if the instructor will be teaching Credit OR Continuing Education OR Adult Education and Basic Skills courses
- Name of the institution where instructor used Sakai previously as an instructor
