What's New in Sakai 11

Durham Tech upgraded to Sakai 11 on December 19. This page provides an introduction to Sakai 11 for instructors. For more details, see Sakai Resources for Instructors.

Major changes

Navigation

Sakai 11 has a new look-and-feel, designed to display well on mobile devices. With the new design come a few navigational changes.

This video shows you how to navigate in Sakai 11 and provides a preview of other significant changes:

Tools

The following tools have changed significantly in Sakai 11. Follow the links to learn more:

• Lessons
• Gradebook
• Syllabus

Smaller changes

Tests & Quizzes

• A new question type called hot spot lets you ask students to identify specific areas on an image (for example, a place on a map or a part of the body).
• Settings options are much the same, but have been reorganized and streamlined into 4 sections. (There used to be 10!)

Minimal to no changes

The following tools have changed very little, if at all, in Sakai 11:

• Announcements
• Forums
• Email/Email Archive
• Blogs
• Drop Box
• Chat Room
• Meetings