Ithaca College

Sakai, the new collaboration and learning management solution replacing Blackboard, is now available to faculty for Winter 2011-12 courses. 

Setting Up Courses 

To start, go to myhome.ithaca.edu, login and click on the Quick Access menu to get to Sakai. Click on Worksite Setup and follow the prompts to create a new course site. You don't have to do anything in Homer! For more info see our support site.

Grouping Rosters

When setting up courses in Sakai, faculty will have the option of joining multiple rosters (or sections) to a course; this functionality is similar to the grouping functionality in Blackboard with no Homer interface. For more information see the Sakai support site.

Tools and Support

Additional drop-in support and consulting is available in the Center for Educational Technology, 1st floor, Job Hall. Marilyn Dispensa and Mary Jo Watts are also available for any instructional design questions.

Additional documentation and support videos are available. See the Sakai support site.

Tests, Quizzes, Question Banks and Course Packs

If you are giving a high-stakes test or quiz, please touch base with Marilyn or Mary Jo for guidance on the proper test settings.

Question banks can also be imported into Sakai using Respondus. Respondus software is available in the Center for Educational Technology.

If you have been using a course pack in Blackboard, please contact Marilyn or Mary Jo regarding the options in Sakai.

Blackboard

Blackboard will be available until August 2012. All faculty are encouraged to use Sakai for new course creation and to move materials from Blackboard to Sakai by that time.

Please contact the ITS Helpdesk with questions and concerns, (607) 274-1000 or helpdesk@ithaca.edu