First, read Michael Feldstein’s post on the Pirate Hoax and the original article in the Chronicle.
Yes, it is important to show that Wikipedia can be a source of (deliberate) misinformation. And I like the learn-by-doing aspect of the method, actually. There are probably other ways to bring active, participatory, project-based learning to the topic. And [...]
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I’m pleased to announce that John Norman (Cambridge) will be continuing as a Sakai Foundation Board member and Stephen Marquard (Cape Town) will be joining the Sakai Foundation Board of Directors.
This year’s slate of candidates was impressively accomplished and diverse–a real testament to the vibrancy of the Sakai community. I want to thank all of [...]
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As you may have heard, a number of contributors in the Sakai community have begun talking about, and even working on, something being called Sakai 3. Sakai 3 would be a new version of Sakai representing significant change to the end-user experience and, likely, the underlying technology. The beginnings of this conversation go back to [...]
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A second Sakai-related project has been honored with a prestigious Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration (MATC)!
Mneme is the Sakai-based assessment engine built by Foothill College (at the Etudes Consortium) and University of Michigan. Etudes is now independent of Foothill college and continues to enhance and maintain Mneme. This is terrific news. Please join me in [...]
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Yesterday, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced the winners of the Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration (MATC). The Appalachian College Association received an award for leadership of the LAMP consortium (Learning Asset Management Project) that, among other activities, provides Sakai for the ACA.
The Sakai support is provided by the Longsight group, a Sakai Commercial Affiliate, [...]
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If you didn’t see the newsletter item about the use of Sakai at University of Delaware, you should check out the article it was based on from the UDaily, a website produced by the University’s communications and public relations department. I particularly liked this quote:
[Allen Prettyman, instructor in the University's School of Nursing,] said that [...]
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Sakai Courseware Management: The Official Guide is now available from Packt publishing. The publisher is paying a percentage of every book sold directly to the Sakai Foundation. And Alan and I are donating all royalties directly to the Sakai Foundation.
