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 or Sakai Help for Students

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