Sakai Conference: Sharing Challenges and Successes

This was my first Sakai conference and it was great to meet a lot of rSmart clients and Sakai community members. There was a lot of enthusiasm about the performance improvements in the 2.7 release (e.g. Messages & Forums) and the new tools that are being offered (e.g. GradeBook2, Profile2, etc.). Many people were also excited about Sakai 3 and hoped that it will soon become available.

One of the key things from support perspective is that our clients get to meet other Sakai institutions and learn that they are also facing the same challenges as them - whether it is improving Sakai’s adoption or dealing with a tool’s problem or restrictions. Many clients have complained in the past about Messages & Forums performance issues and limitations of the FCK Editor, so the conference provides a way to know that they are not alone and the community is doing something to address these issues. They also share ideas and insights on how they had a successful Sakai implementation at their school.

--Anand Mehta, rSmart Senior Support Analyst