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A .zip file with Keynote, PowerPoint, and NeoOffice versions of slide templates for the 2010 Sakai Conference in Denver are available for download <2010SakaiConferenceSlideTemplates.zip>.

Good article in today's Campus Technology (04/07/10) by Linda L Briggs looking at the adoption of Sakai by smaller schools who wanted to move from their proprietary LMS.

A news item was published about the University of Delaware Learning Management System Committee spring meeting on Feb. 23. The LMS Committee is a 41-member University-wide committee whose members are ambassadors to their departments regarding the use of Sakai@UD

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The Conference Program Committee has come up with a list of candidates for Keynote Speaker. We'd like you to tell us who you would like to hear speak at the conference. Please take a couple of minutes and mark your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices on this online survey <http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FNQP2NG>.

We appreciate your input.

(Newswire Today) —  Irvine, CA, United States, 2010-01-21 - Announcing the official launch of iRubric-for-Sakai, a comprehensive assessment and analysis suite for Sakai CLE.

Please join the Sakai Foundation in welcoming Josh Baron and Maggie Lynch respectively as Chair and Vice Chair of the Foundation Board of Directors. Board members are elected to three-year terms on a rotating basis with one-third of the Board seats up for election each year. Board Chair and Vice Chair serve as officers for one year.

It was a busy December with projects targeting both the internal Sakai community and outreach to those who haven't yet decided to adopt Sakai. We got a lot done, but a number of these projects carry over into the new year.

Christian posted this update to the Sakai  User Experience and Developer mail lists. Exciting progress on Hybrid mode...

"I assume that you've all seen the video from Lance [1] which showed some of the work we've done on the Sakai 2+3 hybrid mode. During the last few weeks we've made some changes which should make the overall experience better for the user."

Nice article about what sets Sakai apart from other LMS solutions from by Larissa Biggers of the University of North Carolina in Learning Solutions Magazine.

Most Learning Management Systems (LMSs) are intended to support traditional (instructor-led) teaching models. Sakai, however, is a Collaborative Learning Environment. It is intended to support group work, and offers unique features for researchers, faculty, and learners. Learn about Sakai in this brief but informative article...