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OAE is Personal

Allowing the learner full owernship and control of the learning experience.

The Personal Academic Environment

“Before students are admitted, through the time they come to college, and potentially all of their lives, they build and maintain that space that represents them as an intellectual being.”

—Dr. Robert Squillace, New York University

 

 

Sakai OAE

Personal control of your academic work

  • Instead of discussion boards as rigid containers of dialogue, the individual has a general ability to comment, spread throughout the system
  • Instead of a single gradebook, there is a general capability to rate and grade throughout the system
  • Create your environment—add, remove, tag, prioritize content and tools that may or may not be inside Sakai
  • Choose your vantage point—place Sakai widgets in favorite web dashboards making Sakai available where you choose to work
  • Make your own connections—curate your content, set your priorities, create your links between groups and trusted individuals

 

Challenges

  • Systems assume faculty will manage the learning environment
  • Creative learning experiences tax system structures
  • The scholarly experience of faculty members cannot be holistically managed

 

Importance

  • Learning and knowledge creation are individualized processes
  • Student engagement is critical to student success
  • Individuals must be free to extend their experience beyond institutional boundaries