"Sakai: Open Source … Open Minds" - new article in Learning Solutions Magazine

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...

Unlike Learning Management Systems, Sakai turns students into active learners and contributors, and the instructor into a facilitator. The instructor activates tools and gives students, or groups of students, permissions to use them as they like; the instructor does not have to be an expert in the tools. This is just the start of the difference between Sakai and LMSs. Read on for the rest!