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Training in Sakai CLE administration is broken down into the following modules:

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Each of these is an hour long presentation.  The last section here lists several advanced topics, each of which would be a separate training module an hour or so in length.

1. Concepts and Structure

Like most enterprise applications, Sakai has it's own terminology, concepts, and structure.  This training module provides an introduction to Sakai by first describing it's history and the influence that had on how Sakai was designed and built. 

1. History and Early Influences
2. Concepts and Terms
   
   1. Users - Definition
   2. Sites - Definition
      
      1. My Workspace
      2. Course
      3. Project
      4. Portfolio
   3. Tools - Definition
      
      1. Distributed Tools
      2. Contrib Tools
      3. Commercial Tools
   4. Resources
   5. Notification
   6. Security
   7. Internationalization
   8. Accessibility
3. Structure
   
   1. Portal
      
      1. Charon
      2. Neo
   2. Users
      
      1. Types
      2. User Management Tools - introduction
      3. Data and Profiles
   3. Sites
      
      1. Types
      2. Site Management Tools -introduction
   4. Tools
   5. 1. Tool Status
         
         1. Contrib
         2. Provisional
         3. Full Support
         4. Deprecated/Retired
      2. Configuration and Options
      3. IMS-LTI
4. Informational Resources
   
   1. The Sakai Project Wiki
   2. EMail Lists
   3. Help
   4. The IU Knowlege Base

2. Installation and Configuration

this:

1. Hardware and Servers
   
   1. Single server architecture
   2. Dual server architecture - LMS and Database
   3. Clustering and Load Balancing
   4. Cloud Computing
2. Sakai Distributions and Releases
   
   1. Release Policies
   2. Current distros
      
      1. 2.8.x
      2. 2.8.x
   3. Current Road Map
3. Installing a Binary Distribution
   1. Downloading the distro
   2. Installing the distro
4. Installing Sakai from Source
   
   1. Prepare the Environment
   2. Install the Database
      
      1. Supported databases
   3. Install Tomcat
   4. Downloading Sakai
   5. Build Sakai
5. Configuration and Customization
   
   1. The Sakai Properties File
   2. JVM Tuning
   3. Content Storage
      
      1. Database
      2. File System
      3. Storage Devices
   4. Security Considerations
   5. Internationalization Considerations
   6. Accessibility Support

3. Operation

this:

1. Starting and Stopping Sakai
   
   1. Command Line
   2. Service
   3. Implications
2. Database Management
   
   1. Back-ups
   2. Optimization
3. System Operations
   
   1. Defragmentation
   2. Off-site Storage of Archived Materials
4. Monitoring
   
   1. Disk Quotas (if used)
   2. Up Time and Usage
   3. Load
   4. Log Files and Errors
5. Statistics
   
   1. The Statistics Tool
   2. Reports
6. Content Restoration

4. Course Management

this:

1. Course Templates
   
   1. Defining and editing
   2. Adding tools to a course
2. Term Management
   
   1. Defining an Academic Term
   2. Start and End of the Term
   3. Archiving Courses at the End of the Term
3. Manual Techniques
   
   1. Creating a course
      
      1. New Course Creation
      2. Re-using Material from a Previous Term
   2. Adding Users
      
      1. Adding an instructor to a course
      2. Adding a student to a course
      3. Adding other users to a course (TA's , etc)
4. External Course Management
   
   1. Student Information System Integration
   2. External Database Integration
   3. Scripted Course Creation

5. Pedagogical Support

this:

1. Pedagogical Styles
2. Syllabus
   
   1. Overview
   2. Creating
3. Assignments and Tests
   
   1. Creating
   2. Linking
   3. Submissions - Drop Box, etc.
4. Self-paced Learning Modules
   
   1. Tools
      
      1. Lessons
      2. Melete
      3. SoftChalk
      4. SCORM
   2. Assigning a Learning Module
5. Other Support Materials
   
   1. PowerPoint
   2. Web Content
   3. Other Resources
6. Grading
   
   1. Overview
   2. Automatic Grading
   3. Manual Grading
   4. Access to Grades
   5. Grade Reports
7. Forums
   
   1. Choices and Overview
   2. Adding a Forum Tool
   3. Forum Strategies
8. Wiki
   
   1. Overview
   2. Adding the Wiki Tool
   3. Wiki Strategies
9. Chat
   1. Overivew
   2. Adding the Chat Tool
   3. Chat Strategies
      1. On-line Office Hours
10. Calendar
11. Announcements

6. Advanced Topics

this:

1. The Sites Tool
2. The Realms Tool
3. Architecture
4. Integration
   
   1. External User Definition - LDAP, etc.
   2. External Authentication - CAS, etc.
   3. External Authorization - Access Control Lists, etc.
   4. External Repositories - mounting them in the Resource Tool
5. Portfolios
6. Web Services and the Entity Broker