The Sakai CLE is an open-source software collaboration and learning environment that provides users with learning and portfolio tools. It began as research projects in the 1990s and recognized a common need in the 2000s, receiving funding in 2003. The Sakai Foundation is a non-profit organization that governs the software, which is freely available and customizable. Sakai aims for scalability, extensibility, flexibility, and separation of concerns technically. It supports e-learning, communication, content management, and access control. Users can join the community to create, donate, and participate.
2. What is Sakai? The Sakai CLE is a flexible Open-source software The Sakai CLE is distributed as free 2
3. Brief History about Sakai 1990’s Research projects and home-grown 2000’s Recognition of a common needs, 2003 Mellon Grant 2005 Non-profit
4. Foundation of Sakai is Supported by voluntary partnercontributions Governed by Board of Directors elected by Sakai Partners A member-based, non-profit corporation
5. The Sofware ( sakai) is Collaboration and Learning EnvironmentProvides users with a suite of learning, portfolioOpen-Source – free to download, customize, and contribute
6. provides users with a suite of learning, portfolio The Sofware ( sakai) is 6 Collaboration and Learning Environment no fee or royalties open-Source – free to download, customize, and contribute educational community license no copyleft restrictions
7. Technical goals of sakai Scalability Extensibity Flexibity Separation of Concerns
8. Why sakai ? 8 Supporting e-learning Communication Content asigment and management, Tracking and reporting Managing access to system