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Implementing Sakai in a Community College Consortium. Vivian Sinou (Vivie) Dean, Distance & Mediated Learning Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA. Background. ETUDES – developed in-house in 1995 Built and improved with input from faculty
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Implementing Sakai in a Community College Consortium Vivian Sinou (Vivie) Dean, Distance & Mediated Learning Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, CA
Background • ETUDES – developed in-house in 1995 • Built and improved with input from faculty • ETUDES is used to support/deliver hybrid, online, and web-enhanced instruction • Sense of pride and ownership • Independence, stability, control • Large investment/commitment • Serve $65,000 students a year at CCC’s
Crisis Point? • Remodel – keep fixing the software • Buy - License another product • Build - Rewrite the software
Consortium/ASP Model • Membership Fees • Development • Stakeholders • Services/Support Fees • Hosting (reliable servers, backups/recovery, etc.) • Faculty help desk/ticketing • Support forum & FAQ • Phone support (week-days) • Roster importation/integration • Account management • Custom portals per member • Faculty training • Tools • Instructional design
Bakersfield College, CACerro Coso Community College, CACoastline Community College, CACollege of Alameda, CACollege of the Siskiyous, CACrafton Hills College, CADe Anza College, CAEast Los Angeles College, CAFoothill College, CA Gavilan College, CAGlendale Community College, CAHarcum College, PAImperial Valley College, CALake Tahoe Community College, CALaney College, CALos Angeles City College, CALos Angeles Harbor College, CALos Angeles Mission College, CALos Angeles Pierce College, CALos Angeles Southwest College, CALos Angeles Trade-Tech College, CALos Angeles Valley College, CA Merritt College, CAPorterville College, CAMendocino College, CASan Bernardino Valley College, CASan Joaquin Delta College, CATaft College, CAVista College, CAWest Los Angeles College, CA Antelope Valley College, CAChabot College, CAEl Camino College, CALong Beach City College, CAMiraCosta College, CASanta Rosa Junior College, CASkyline College, CAStephen F. Austin State University, TXWest Valley College, CA ETUDES Community Die-hard users….
Develop tools that support “managed learning” (student tracking data, early alert systems, mastery, etc.) Strengthen “blended” and fully online delivery methods Promote collaborative (open) digital content development Focus on ease of use! Stay in touch with the users! Focus on Teaching & Learning
Why Does It Work? • Listen and respond to the community • Common values lead to common goals • Core Values: • Honesty • Trust • Openness • Integrity • Forgiveness
Vivian Sinou (Vivie) Dean, Distance & Mediated Learning Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA SinouVivian@foothill.edu