A comprehensive and pragmatic guide to use, manage, and maintain real-world Sakai / Includes p> work with Sakai tools, workspace administration, and more Includes lots of ideas and best practices for teachers and trainers on how to use Sakai Creating effective instructional materials and design of student activities A step-by-step approach with practical examples, screenshots sufficient, and comprehensive content to a wide target audience In Detail This book is a guide Sakai officially supported. From setting up and running Sakai for the first time for the creative use of the tool, this book provides everything you need to know. Written by Alan Berg, a senior developer at IC and fellow Sakai and Michael Korcuska, executive director of the Sakai Foundation, and with significant contributions from the Sakai community, this book is a comprehensive study of how Sakai should be used, managed and maintained. Underlying structure in Sakai explained and you can then start working on Sakai and make your first program or project sites by using the concepts described in this book. The book also discusses programs that have won awards, featuring a gallery of evil than 30 active members of society, and explain what motivates the management at the University of Amsterdam to buy into Sakai. What you will learn from this book? Set, maintain and run Sakai in your institutional learning Explore the underlying technology involved and use it to their best effect. Discover what tools exist and how to employ them effectively design a great learning experience online Use web services to connect to other systems Understand how Sakai can scale to support hundreds of thousands of students study best practices to avoid common pitfalls Approach This book takes a step-by-step, practical approach and is full of examples and illustrations.