Sakai usage
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The document outlines the University Fernando Pessoa's experience with the Sakai learning management system over three years, detailing its implementation and usage statistics. It emphasizes the university's commitment to e-learning, the development of a digital culture, and the integration of innovative distance education techniques. Additionally, it discusses ongoing challenges and the need for strategic advancements in higher education amid globalization and evolving technological demands.
Sakai usage
- 1. UFP ongoing experience with Sakai the last three years Luis Borges Gouveia lmbg@ufp.pt | lmbg.blogspot.com UFPUV, University Fernando Pessoa 28th May, 2009 Presentation at ISCAP, Porto within the Learning Management Systems (LMS) usage in Higher Education Institutions´ Meeting
- 2. The University Fernando Pessoa Small university located in Porto, Portugal Another campus in Ponte de Lima (north of Portugal) Has around 33 000 m2 of building area (four main pedagogic building and other facilities) Some UFP dates (the first twenty years) Higher education project initiated in the 1980’s; First students: 1989/90; First PhD programs start at end 2005;
- 4. The University Fernando Pessoa the University is organised in faculties (Health Sciences, Human and Social Sciences, Science and Technology), one School of Health Sciences; one autonomous unit (Ponte de Lima College); 3000+ undergraduate, 1600+ postgraduate students, 109 PhD students, 140 administrative and technical staff members and 320 academic staff members full time (70+% holding a PhD degree); Bologna process started 2005/06 (first, second and third cycles – transition period ends last year);
- 5. Lemma Knowledge and proximity
- 6. UFPUV – what it is It is the most visible face is the platform http://elearning.ufp.pt
- 7. Sakai ( sakaiproject.org ) Collaborative learning platform Community open source software Open software initiative, started in 2004, founded by a number of North American universities Is a foundation that counts with the official support of HP, IBM, and Oracle
- 8. About our Sakai implementation UFP e-learning initiative UV-UFP pilot project UFPUV project UFPUV December 2004 June 2003 October 2005 Setember 2006 Choice of platform and technology Virtual University Use and platform integration Sakai 1.0 Sakai 2.x Begin the distance support
- 9. Some marketing A Blog & a Wiki page Stickies for students to place everywhere! A number of open events, workshops and tutorials Posters to place around the university Use of banners and buttons on university sites ufpuv.blogspot.com & elearning.ufp.pt/wiki
- 10. About our Sakai implementation UFPUV increase digital culture UFPUV increase real use UFPUV trainning UFPUV March 2008 January 2007 June 2008 Setember 2008 Gain all people and Disseminate practices Begin the distance support Take advantage of the platform, and innovate Sakai 2.4 Sakai 2.5 Begin distance activities
- 11. Use UFPUV platform? 36,6% no 63,4% yes Internal communication suggestions? Intranet idea box newspaper other UFP - ProjEstQ Internal communications study April, 2008 38,5% 5,9% 37,0% 25,9% The platform is among the most used electronic service and is one of the most popular tools to share information between teacher-students; teacher-teacher; and administrative support. ...when asked for additional facilities for internal communication, the answers are the following :
- 12. Some user numbers For end of academic year 2007/08 Registered users (active and inactive): UFP - Instructors: 650 - Students: 7988 Non-UFP - Instructors: 20 - Students: 678 Total: 9607 (since January 2006...)
- 13. More user numbers Unique users (with activity in UFPUV): - first semester: 4513 - second semester: 4634 Total ay2006/07: 4322 Total ay2007/08: 5265 (increase of 1K stud) Total unique: 7007
- 14. Even more user numbers Total created sites: 1º semester: 368 (336 course, 32 project) 2º semester: 384 (338 course, 46 project) (sites can have more than one discipline...) Total ay 2006/07: 410 (304 course, 106 project) Total ay 2007/08: 752 (674 course, 78 project) Overall: 3190 (2949 course, 241 project)
- 15. Higher education challenges Globalization Education as a commodity means higher education as a business? Information society issues Security, mobility and knowledge change Information overload, information and communication tecnhology Digital culture, level of integration in information systems New media, digital rights, new skills The quest for interaction and the ever growing network society Issues as big science and small science rediscussed ... many others, depending in the perspective!
- 16. Higher education challenges The need for strategy and leadership (as allways!) – major challenges: Global level Globalization European level The Bologna process National level Negative demographics Economic restrictions News ways to reinvent higher education practices are urgent funding, partnerships and even activities new publics, alternative approaches to knowledge and society
- 17. elearning activities... In traditional teaching Stabilized processes lectures, labs, etc. Knowledge plus use of alternative technology Blackboard, slides, videoprojector, lab equipment, etc. Well known context Traditional face to face interaction Classroom, as a space with defined rules Fixed time periods The school as an interaction space and also as a social space for both students and teachers
- 18. elearning activities... In elearning Experimentation processes Use of distance education techniques, intensive use of computer and the Web, new applications and innovative activities Knowledge and use of alternative technologies Integrated systems, digital interaction, contents Context well defined but different Computer mediated interaction Ciberspace as the negotiation space Results based, with well determined goals The knowledge itself as the trigger for interaction and socialization
- 19. elearning activities... Associated challenges: New activities, new contents Relationship between teacher and students Relacionship between students Efforts needed for both content and context: Creation and development Trial and error Support and monitoring Evaluation New responsabilities for the student (new ones or just a shift in the most important ones?) New skills for the teacher
- 20. Examples of elearning activities Let me see my email....
- 21. Final remarks The Virtual University follow a roadmap in its first years: Sellecting, testing and providing a stable platform Promoting within the UFP environment the use of the plaftform Develop a digital culture for the teaching staff develop the university approach to virtual university Support integration with the university information system Support all the university presential teaching
- 22. Final remarks Further activity must followed Pedagogic concerns: promote blearning and elearning offers Technological concerns: continue the development of new services for the existing platform Administrative concerns: provide a virtual interface with distance learners Business concerns: develop a business approach to the virtual university services
- 23. A question… How can we use SAKAI to support UFPUV distance learning?
- 24. Our flavour of distance learning A complementary offer to the university; Distance offer oriented to abroad from Portugal; in place (there), when feasible (cost, group dimension,…) Uses available teaching staff; Always provide a presence component: With local partners; With some UFP physical presence at some point; Organised in groups not physically dispersed.
- 25. Approach with Sakai Train people Three tracks: (1) basic use of Sakai; (2) advanced use of Sakai; (3) course organisation Use at first stage available digital resources from UFP Let teachers organise the resources and the tools they use Provide support for each group of teachers upon course demand Allow for new time organisation other the ay and semesters Course delivery: first week f2f, last week for evaluations f2f (possible middle week for getting together)
- 26. Sakai use Address communication Use current core Sakai tools Address activity follow up Site Stats Address multimedia Streaming audio / video (?) Address e-learning 2.0 Wiki Blog Social specs (?)
- 27. Current issues Internationalisation Support for UTF8, dates Localisation (UFPUV efforts to support the Portuguese version) Lack of groups to support groupwork Communication between groups of students Resource sharing, group submissions, … Student tracking Workflow support
- 28. Use Sakai to support digital mediation Need to support distance collaboration and the provision of innovative actionable knowledge