OpenSyllabus in Sakai 2.6... Up and Running!

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Track: Sakai Showcase
Date: Tuesday, Jun 15 Time: 15:25 - 16:25 Room: Chasm Creek A
Jacques Raynauld - HEC Montreal
Jacques Raynauld is a faculty at HEC Montreal and is the director of MATI Montreal (www.matimtl.ca), a University of Montreal campus research lab on technology, teaching and learning.
Rémi Saïas - Technical Coordinator and ScrumMaster at HEC Montreal

Abstract:
Open Syllabus (OSyl) is now a fully functional Sakai 2.6 contrib tool that helps instructors quickly organize their course's material. In this presentation, we sketch the most important features of the tool. OSyl is easy to use and provides templates to organize all the resources (files, citations, assignments, etc.), assessment activities (quiz, forum, etc.) and other elements (description of the course, etc.). OSyl is an XML model-based approach to syllabi so all the information is organized and kept in a general semantic format. Simple configuration rules can be set to reflect different university practices. OSyl interface is quick since it is based on the new Ajax/Google Web Tool Kit environment. OSyl course websites are very flexible and can be shared, exported, printed and archived easily. Osyl can also generate a public Open Courseware gateway. Osyl now includes a simple manager to track syllabi versions over the course cycle and offers a fully functional and easy solution to course website authoring.

Presentation: Sakai10_OpenSyllabus Up and Running.pptx

Screencast: http://vimeo.com/12495226 Â