Supporting Open Source Software for Education
December 23, 2009
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A co-worker just sent me a link to the article "Sakai: Open Source … Open Minds" in the Dec. 13, 2009, issue of Learning Solutions Magazine. Written by Larissa Biggers, the article focuses on Sakai's collaborative learning environment. Ms. Biggers notes that the Sakai environment supports active learning on the part of students, with instructors serving as facilitators. She notes that "because the CLE is student-centered, students are in control of their own learning and ultimately, the outcome of their learning."
If you weren't able to attend the July 2009 Sakai Conference in Boston or if you weren't able to attend all of the sessions you were interested in, this report can help you catch up on some of what you missed. It begins with a brief overview of the conference and a perspective on signs of maturity within the Sakai Community. The rest of the document contains session summaries that are based on notes taken by rSmart staff members at presentations that are likely to be of interest to many of our clients and partners.
May 2, 2008
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from external blog: http://xolotl.org/blog/xolotl/where-sakai-headed-or-i-want-my-user-centered-mash-extra-gravy
Hearing Chuck Severance's presentation at JA-SIG St Paul 2008 about work on the IMS Learning Tools Interoperability 2.0 (LTI) standard restarted some thinking I'd already been doing about where online learning technology is (should be?) headed.