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Mar 10, 20212 min

Sakai Facilitates Food Bank Leadership Program During COVID-19 Pandemic

LevelUp!, a new Food Bank Leadership Program, is utilizing Sakai to help train Food Bank leaders in next-level leadership skills.

#SakaiCon2020 gets kudos for accessibility

Wilma Hodges

Dec 16, 20201 min

#SakaiCon2020 gets kudos for accessibility

Sakai's annual online conference is among the best at providing accessibility for low-vision participants.

Alternative Assessment in Sakai: Part 3 - Portfolios and Peer Review

Wilma Hodges

Oct 13, 20203 min

Alternative Assessment in Sakai: Part 3 - Portfolios and Peer Review

Portfolios can offer a more comprehensive view of student knowledge and skills. Since portfolios are collections of student work over time,

Alternative Assessment in Sakai: Part 2 - Games and Interactive Activities

Wilma Hodges

Oct 1, 20204 min

Alternative Assessment in Sakai: Part 2 - Games and Interactive Activities

In Part 2, we will discuss a few ways you can use game dynamics to both engage and assess learners.

Wilma Hodges

Sep 25, 20203 min

Sakai Expands Beyond the Academy

Many organizations now recognize that Sakai is an effective tool for teaching and learning in settings outside higher education.

Alternative Assessment Strategies in Sakai: Part 1

Wilma Hodges

Sep 21, 20203 min

Alternative Assessment Strategies in Sakai: Part 1

Incorporating alternative assessment strategies can provide a valuable counterbalance to high stakes exams.

Sakai elevates teaching at Universidad Publica de Navarro

Wilma Hodges

Sep 15, 20201 min

Sakai elevates teaching at Universidad Publica de Navarro

Sakai is extensively used at universities in Spain. Professor Aitzol Lasa at Universidad Publica de Navarro leverages Sakai to ensure...

Sakai Powers Back-to-Campus Orientation at University of Notre Dame

Wilma Hodges

Sep 8, 20201 min

Sakai Powers Back-to-Campus Orientation at University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame created a site in Sakai that would introduce the campus rules for safe re-entry.

Walsh University Wins Award For Use Of Sakai In All-Remote Learning During Pandemic

Wilma Hodges

Aug 4, 20202 min

Walsh University Wins Award For Use Of Sakai In All-Remote Learning During Pandemic

Walsh University has won an award recognizing the University's innovative use of Sakai for all-remote learning during the pandemic.

Wilma Hodges

May 19, 20203 min

Sakai 20.0 is now available!

Hot off of the virtual presses, Sakai 20 is now available and it is packed with great new features! Here are just a few highlights. Read...

Sakai ranked Number One In customer experience among LMS competitors

Wilma Hodges

May 11, 20201 min

Sakai ranked Number One In customer experience among LMS competitors

Sakai ranked number one in 23 of 25 areas in a new study by Info-Tech Research Group.

Dealing with COVID: 11 Tips for Sakai Admins During the Massive Move to Online

Wilma Hodges

Apr 7, 20205 min

Dealing with COVID: 11 Tips for Sakai Admins During the Massive Move to Online

With COVID 19 emergency contingencies in place, most institutions are now offering all their classes online. So, how can you make the...

Online Conferences in the time of COVID: 5 Tips for Success

Wilma Hodges

Mar 9, 20208 min

Online Conferences in the time of COVID: 5 Tips for Success

As the Coronavirus spreads and public health officials increasingly recommend against large gatherings of people, it’s more important...

Sakai enables Duke University’s coronavirus response

Joshua Wilson

Mar 9, 20201 min

Sakai enables Duke University’s coronavirus response

Recently, Sakai's flexibility and robust architecture helped Duke University deal with the coronavirus in China.

Pepperdine faculty testimonials for Sakai

Joshua Wilson

Feb 4, 20201 min

Pepperdine faculty testimonials for Sakai

In Fall 2019, Pepperdine University held a Technology and Learning conference for its faculty. Shown at one of the general sessions was...

Wilma Hodges

Sep 21, 20191 min

Sakai aids sexual violence prevention

The University of Dayton is using its Sakai service to help promote its Green Dot program, which aims to reduce sexual violence

Wilma Hodges

Aug 29, 20192 min

Sakai Rubrics: How the Cookie Crumbles

During the LAMP Consortium’s annual “LAMP Camp” conference in July, the group explored the new Rubrics tool now available in Sakai 2019.

Sakai used to create award-winning course in spoken French

Wilma Hodges

Aug 13, 20191 min

Sakai used to create award-winning course in spoken French

Professor Sebastian Ruffo was recently awarded the Apereo ATLAS Award for his use of Sakai in teaching a spoken French course at Ontario's R

Sakai Used for National Certification Exam

Wilma Hodges

Aug 1, 20192 min

Sakai Used for National Certification Exam

By Martin Ramsay, LAMP Consortium Susan McGreevy-Nichols, Executive Director of the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO)...

Reuse, Reduce, Repurpose: How Sakai makes the most of the best code

Wilma Hodges

May 29, 20192 min

Reuse, Reduce, Repurpose: How Sakai makes the most of the best code

In an attempt to make Sakai’s user experience better and to make the software more efficient, developers have implemented a program to...