Before we start, let's make a deal. In exchange for your honest feedback, your responses to this survey will remain anonymous. Sound good?

What is your age range?

Which target user would you say you fall under?

How many years of experience do you have in the industry?

What company, college or organization do you work?

What is your job title?

Describe your job in 2 sentences or less:

What are some of the BIGGEST challenges you may personally face at work? (select all that apply)

From your perspective, what challenges does your organization as a whole consistently struggle with?

When you are looking for learning organization tips or tools, name a couple places you go online to search for these resources?

What has been your greatest source of education about learning how to personalize Sakai to best work for your needs?

For the INTERNAL TEAM: What assumptions do you think you are making about users of Sakai? (please give 3-5)

For the INTERNAL TEAM: What do you know *for sure* about users of Sakai?

In the past year, how often have you visited www.sakailms.org?

When you are looking for information in Sakai, how do you find it?

What are the top 3 things you find challenging about Sakai?

Select the feature you most wish were available in Sakai:

Is there anything you feel Sakai is missing, that would make it easier for you to use?

What are three things you find most useful about Sakai?

When you have to access a part of Sakai that you never have before, how would you rate the experience of looking for this new info?

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Ease of use]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Ability to easily share data across organizational systems]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Content Management]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Uploading assets that may be hosted elsewhere]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Support of mobile learning]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Support for blended (online/offline) learning]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Testing and Assessment]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Reporting and Tracking]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Data Security Protocols]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Customization and branding]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [E-Commerce (for selling supplemental materials)]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Industry-related podcasts]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Accessibility options]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Diverse Content Options for Diverse Learning Styles]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Recording tools]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Professional development tools]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Flexible Reporting And Analytics]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Social Learning Integration]

Rate the following items, based on their level of importance for your job/position/role? [Feedback System]

Is there any other feedback you would like to give about the current Sakai LMS?

Are you interested in helping us test new Sakai features in the future? Or participating on other research studies related to this project?

2020/07/02 3:53:28 PM AST

wilma@longsight.com

Yes, let's do this!

Internal Sakai Team

Longsight and Apereo

Director of Training and eLearning and Sakai PMC Community Coordinator

I provide training, documentation, and course design assistance for Sakai users. I also coordinate community meetings, initiatives, and events, as well as participate in and/or lead a variety of Sakai project teams.

Communication (or lack thereof);Staying engaged and motivated;Project management / organization;Delegation;Lack of resources;Prioritization of tasks;Lack of clear objectives or processes

Lack of resources is a constant challenge - for both development and funding resources. Also, because we are a diverse open source community, decision making is consensus-based rather than top-down. While I greatly value community involvement and I think it is one of the biggest benefits of open source, it can also sometimes be hard to get everyone on the same page.

Google, Quora

Using Sakai myself and learning from other community members

I assume that most Sakai users are involved with education (i.e. either instructors or learners). I assume that most Sakai users are familiar with the basics of navigating online and using a web browsers. I assume that most Sakai users have been exposed to at least one or more other LMS systems at some point in their education career.

I know for sure that they use a variety of devices to access the system. I know that they are enrolled in Sakai sites in a specific role. I know that they want an easy to use platform that lets them do their work quickly and without a lot of extra clicking or digging to find information.

Sakai help docs, Sakai community email lists, Sakai wiki, talking to Sakai users

Inconsistency between tools, Difficulty performing bulk actions for multiple items at once, Parts of the interface are cumbersome and/or dated

the ability to see trending or urgent topics/reminders

Easier and better options for customizing the system on a per-user basis

Always available anywhere via Internet, Rich feature set, Flexible/customization system

No additional feedback right now.

2020/07/08 11:16:55 AM AST

psg3a@virginia.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Internal Sakai Team

10 to 19 years

University of Virginia

Director, UVACollab Applications

Direct the development and support of Sakai at UVA.

Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Dealing with change;Lack of resources

Engaging with faculty to introduce them to effective uses of teaching technologies.

Websites that are local to UVA

Trial and error

Users/instructors want features that: are easy/intuitive to use; require little to no effort on their part to use effectively; will not make them look inept in front of their students.

They care about educating their learners.

Less than once a month

Clunky and inconsistent UI; simple things are more difficult than they should/need to be; QA testing

the ability to see trending or urgent topics/reminders

Text notifications to my phone

Community input on new features and improvements; rich set of tools; LTI integrations

Not Important

2020/07/08 11:25:30 AM AST

nathan.piazza@gmail.com

Yes, let's do this!

Internal Sakai Team

University of Virginia

Senior Computer Engineer

I build new features and tools in Sakai. I work on the front end and UI.

Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Problem solving / ability to be creative;Lack of resources

Faculty demands for new features. Need to integrate video creation/embedding features in ever widening array of instructional tools.

Other employees, conferences

That they crave, or need, highly customizable experiences in the LMS (rather than an LMS that "just works"). That they need or want a full set of Sakai functionality on their cell phone, when a small subset of well-implemented features would do. That they primarily think about or want their information organized by course/site first - when in reality, doing coursework or teaching work is just one other set of tasks they do all day/week/year. In other words, we only think about users within the bounds of their role as students/instructors. That Sakai is the "one stop shop" they use to get their teaching/learning done. Sakai should focus more on integrating external tools well, and less on providing every kind of functionality users need to participate in courses.

Students: they think other LMSes are more "modern" and Sakai is "legacy software". Faculty: they wish it were easier to get more and better data about student behavior out ot Sakai.

I chat up a community member

Resistance to change among community, rule by committee, conflict of interest between Longsight and community

the ability to quickly search with more accurate results

It needs a UI overhaul. Search, mobile notifications, and analytics are top missing features. Tests & Quizzes is begging for a revamp.

Customizability (institution to institution, not course to course), extensibility. Does many many things adequately, even if it does few things exceptionally.

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If Sakai doesn't accelerate its capacity to build new features and improve its UI, it will lose most of the few large schools it has left, and begin to lose even smaller schools.

2020/07/09 11:44:30 AM AST

earle@longsight.com

Yes, let's do this!

Internal Sakai Team

Software Developer

To evolve and leave Sakai in a better state with every commit!

Communication (or lack thereof);Project management / organization;Problem solving / ability to be creative;Time management / being productive;Professional development/Acquiring new skills;Delegation;Lack of resources;Prioritization of tasks

Time and Resources

The code itself, both in the sense of good code and how not code!

I don't make assumptions and ask for input from the working group (Domain Expert) that would be best suited to make a determination.

Sakai is a tool for Faculty and Students to interact and achieve learning goals.

Less than once a month

I read the code to understand it.

It's ability to incorporate new and old technology making it a desirable platform.

I am not a user of Sakai so I Iook to others for this input

I am not a user of Sakai so I Iook to others for this input

2020/07/10 1:11:18 AM AST

hhh13@duke.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Duke University

I am a sophomore student in Duke's undergraduate school. I take classes and use Sakai for academics.

Communication (or lack thereof);Project management / organization;Time management / being productive;Prioritization of tasks

Uniformity and having a standardized way for students to navigate their classes.

YouTube and upperclassmen

Upperclassmen

Navigate the toolbar to look individually between each page.

Use of calendars for assignments and exams, mobile use, and the gradebook.

the ability to see trending or urgent topics/reminders

Consolidation of assignments on the same calendar

The ability for instructors to personalize the page, forums, and the class calendar when you first login.

Helpful;Essential

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2020/07/14 4:16:34 PM AST

jloudiana@walsh.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Internal Sakai Team

10 to 19 years

Walsh University

Director User Support & Classroom Technology

Manage help desk, administer LMS, and manage enterprise software projects

Dealing with difficult people;Time management / being productive;Lack of resources;Lack of clear objectives or processes

Resources funding

Linkedin learning; OLC;

Longsight and T & L calls

They can troubleshoot and problem solve; they use the systems we provide; they read the emails with tips and tricks

Many do not do much reading of help or investigation to figure things out or keep notes on what they did last time the issue came up.

I didn't know there was a site

Search what I need and find other schools tutorials or click on Help in Sakai

Some navigation; inconsistent labels (this is being worked on I know); some things still have too many clicks.

All tools are in one place, on the left or on the course favorite; the Notifications bell has been useful; can create a site for any group.

Helpful;Essential

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I think the roadmap is looking good and we are starting to keep pace with our peers and offer some things they may not.

2020/07/14 4:22:23 PM AST

aprilcshirley@yahoo.com

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Naval Postgraduate School

LMS Administrator

Support and administration for LMS and web conference systems

Project management / organization;Professional development/Acquiring new skills;Lack of resources

budgeting and manpower

Hmm, I don't know!

Longsight and Wilma Hodges

Less than once per year

The Sakai community, or Longsight, the Sakai JIRA, or other institutions.

Samigo, Realms, the search function in general

the ability to quickly search with more accurate results

The ability to download complete courses, ability to search with a wildcard, filtering searchers more granularly.

The course duplication process, the streamlined interface, Become User tool.

Not Important

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Not Important

2020/07/14 5:01:18 PM AST

euksa99@gmail.com

Yes, let's do this!

Internal Sakai Team

10 to 19 years

Sr Academic Technology Specialist

provide tier 3 level technical support ensuring timely resolution to escalated issues while prioritizing and coordinating multiple projects

Communication (or lack thereof);Lack of resources

prioritization of resources

sakai-dev list, google, journal search

no assumption for their technical levels; explain with visual steps;

Less than once a month

google, sakai-dev list

legacy users' prejudice; complicate tests and quizzes; gradebook -- AI or at least retroactive grading

the ability to save links to areas I access the most

Gradebook with retroactive feature

Resources (dropbox), roster, statistics

2020/07/14 5:04:28 PM AST

mwatts@ithaca.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Internal Sakai Team

Ithaca College

Learning Applications Coordinator

I'm responsible for integrating, administrating and supporting our enterprise teaching and learning systems.

This isn't anybody's business.

Prioritizing teaching and learning.

Commercial vendor documentation and community support. If they're trying to sell something they're going to make good use cases and provide tips and tricks in exchange for your contact information.

Being with it from the ground up. I've worked with Sakai literally since version 1.0

That they're confused by the myriad options and they tend not to come at the tools from a pedagogical point of view.

They're frustrated that simple things can be so difficult. The interface is confusing. The tools and UI don't invite them to want to play.

Less than once a month

I really don't like the sakailms.org website at all. The design completely turns me off. I look to other institutions' documentation. I look to JIRA and Confluence. I don't find much inspiration anymore. The whole community has lost the fire that came with building something with a vision and a purpose.

The UI. It's horrible. In 20 the skin is actually worse than any previous version. The inconsistency in the interface between tools- the lack of interest/investment in an intuitive, customizable design has become impossible. There are probably a dozen ways to upload a file and none of them is intuitive. Students these days can't even figure out how to pick files. There must be at least 5 ways to indicate that a field is required. I documented so many style problems that were INTRODUCED with the default 20 skin that it left me in despair. You can't keep putting out releases with no consideration of what an 18 year old expects from a website. Enrollment management is everything. The Sakai community had an opportunity to become modern after 12. And it only became less cohesive and dated. With even more differing icon sets.

I could give you a laundry list. A functioning course creation with the cmapi (or a different workflow that meets our needs.) Consistent affordances across tools. A beautiful interface fit for somebody born in 2002. Accessibility features that are common now.

The ability to merge/ cross-list rosters, guest accounts, LTI integrations. I've championed Leganto on our campus because back in the day Sakai had the best file store in Resources. But it hasn't improved or made sharing of assets simple and rich. Everything requires so much thought. We have been at 12 and I had hoped in the meantime some of these age old issues had been addressed. Instead we got a bunch of new features that aren't easy to use. Sakai is a workhorse good for admin but it doesn't make users more creative or try to engage students in new ways.

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I have a really large document of several pages and several screen share videos that outline just the interface problems with 20. I also have videos of bugs from 19.4 and 20. I've worked with this system for 15 years. The attitude of "put in a Jira" or "if it bothers you YOU pay for it" when each release just compounds the problems of the previous has exhausted me. We have a whole new world ahead of us with whole new teaching and learning challenges. I'm tired of pointing out the same issues I've been pointing out for a decade or more. It's a system that works the way it does because of the code limitations not because it's intuitive for faculty and students. There are not enough designers, teaching experts, and people who use it daily for everything working in it. And certainly no 18 year olds. If the developers had to use Forums to fix bugs instead of JIRA and they had to use Chat and Resources instead of Basecamp or Slack or whatever that we'd have a more modern system...

2020/07/14 5:11:58 PM AST

tgolightly@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

10 to 19 years

Johnson University

Instructional designer

Aid faculty in designing courses. Quality control on course design and accessibility

Lack of clear objectives or processes;isolation as a remote worker

faculty development,

UVA, USLDA, Oregon State, general Google

collaboration within LAMP and at JU

Less than once per year

Sakai help, UVA, Martin Ramsay,

certain affordances that remain inaccessible (such as collapsible sections), difficulty working within Resources, lots of clicks in selecting tools or pages

the ability to see all resources based on my specific specialty

More information in Resources about who and when uploads occur

community (T&L calls), SVC, other such events; Wilma; Martin

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All documents like this should be more visible.

2020/07/14 5:25:40 PM AST

m.stendler@fu-berlin.de

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Freie Universitaet Berlin, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Student Worker

Full stack web developer, DevOps and support for learn management and curriculum planning software.

Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Lack of resources;Prioritization of tasks

bureaucracy and politics

Less than once a month

the ability to quickly search with more accurate results

Helpful;Essential

Helpful;Essential

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Not Important;Not sure

Not Important;Not sure

2020/07/14 6:17:58 PM AST

willilaw@ohsu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Internal Sakai Team

Less than 10 years

Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU)

Education Technology Specialist

I manage the course and teaching evaluation system for the university, and provide technical support for Sakai.

Communication (or lack thereof);Staying engaged and motivated;Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Lack of resources

Hierarchy / bureaucracy

LinkedIn Learning, internal resources

My colleagues in the Teaching and Learning Center.

The user is familiar with online tools/LMSs; the user is familiar with MS Office or similar tools; the user isn't familiar with how tools connect with one another (such as the integration of WebEx or Echo 360 in Sakai); the user can navigate Sakai with little to no guidance.

You can't assume a younger person is good at using a learning management system.

I didn't know there was a site

My colleagues, help guides in Sakai

The lack of an attendance system, the lack of a good search tool, the lack of an autosave feature in the Forums tool. Tests & Quizzes crashing. The finicky connection to 3rd party tools such as Turnitin or proctoring tools.

the ability to quickly search with more accurate results

An attendance tool, an easy-to-use search system,

The Lessons tool is handy. The ability to add users is fairly easy. It's somewhat easy to integrate other tools into Sakai.

Not Important;Helpful

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2020/07/14 6:18:34 PM AST

forestea@ohsu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Internal Sakai Team

10 to 19 years

Faculty Development Specialist

I assist instructors with teaching best practices and with instructional design.

Communication (or lack thereof);Project management / organization;Hierarchy / bureaucracy

Education is not treated as a priority. We are very top-down.

Other universities, especially Vanderbuilt, Eberly Center, Florida

They don't spend enough time thinking about design. They learn it quite quickly when they have decided to learn.

They think there are better products out there. They don't understand what it takes to migrate to a different LMS.

I didn't know there was a site

My team; Help feature.

There is not an easy plug-in for creating and viewing video. It doesn't have the greatest features for aesthetics. The Tests and Quizzes tool is frustrating and complex.

the ability to see trending or urgent topics/reminders

Video capture and replay.

Easy to learn. Well-organized. Ease of setting up groups.

2020/07/14 6:32:03 PM AST

jonesjef@ohsu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Less than 2 years

Oregon Health & Science University

Educational Technology Specialist

I consult and collaborate with faculty, and research and disseminate best practices, around technology-enhanced learning.

Communication (or lack thereof);Staying engaged and motivated;Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Lack of resources;Lack of clear objectives or processes

Consistency across schools

Google, Google Scholar

Trial and error

I didn't know there was a site

I ask our Lead Instructional Technologist or look in our own resource docs.

(1) Integration with third-party software, (2) Lack of gamified features (e.g., multiple paths, assigning specific prerequisites), and (3) Not quite intuitive use of the lessons tools (multiple "+" signs... I often guess wrong).

Embedding videos in places like Forums w/o using "Source."

(1) Linking directly to submissions or test/quizzes from lessons, (2) accessibility checker, and (3) submissions tool

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Not Important;N/A

I would like to see gamified features (e.g., a progress tracker, badging options, creating multiple paths w/ assigned prerequisites)

2020/07/14 6:32:21 PM AST

ansorgej@ohsu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

Lead Instructional Technologist

Support Sakai and other learning technologies.

Staying engaged and motivated;Project management / organization;Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Lack of resources;Prioritization of tasks;Lack of clear objectives or processes

Lack of resources in terms of time/FTE and money.

eLiterate, PhilOnEdTech, Google

Longsight (our vendor), Sakai mail lists, source code, trial and error.

Less than once a month

As an admin, I have access to all the Admin Workspace tools. For sites we help faculty design we have a rough site framework for where we put different kinds of information for faculty and students that tries to make it easier to find things.

Many tools look and behave in outdated ways (no multi-tab support, old "Web 1.0" user interface patterns). Much of Sakai is built on outdated technical infrastructure making changes and updates to the tools difficult or impossible except for the most seasoned of developers. Sakai seems to always have extremely limited resources to address the previous two challenges.

the ability to see trending or urgent topics/reminders

Learning outcomes, integrated with Rubrics. Better UX overall. Sakai doesn't really need more features, it needs its features to be more helpful/easier.

Stable, reliable, doesn't change too fast (although I wish it did).

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2020/07/14 7:03:19 PM AST

rmmcget@ilstu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Illinois State University

Application Admin

Primary Sakai LMS admin for Illinois State University. Oversea Sakai for University, trouble shoot issue, work tickets, guide leadership on long term strategic direction of product.

Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Lack of resources;Prioritization of tasks

Prioritization of tasks and not enough resources for all the work.

Educause and Gartner

Community and Longsight.

1) primary customer are students, instructors and admins 2) Age range of customers from 18 to 35 as median 3) Most customer expects tool to be innovative but the tool to be reliable and stable.

People expect this product to make their lives improve and make the education experience to be easy and fun so the focus is on learning.

I didn't know there was a site

Search web, get reviews from sakai list serve distribution lists, speak to users through Slack and attend sakai conferences.

1) Long term Strategic Philosophy direction seems wrong - The top issue that we face (which we hope would improve) Sakai is very buggy and depending on the version certain tools when released are sometimes not stable. We believe this stems from the long term strategic direction of the product always wanting to bring in new functionality versus trying to stabilize the product and fix issues. Its seems that once the community moves to a new version they forgot about the old version and issues. 2) The product is not well tested. QA team due to lack of resources only test for critical or blocker issues and then release the version to public. We then as consumers are ultimately the tester of the product for High, medium and low bugs increasing man hours to support the tool - 3) Constant changes with tool and addressing critical bugs and issue that surface while using Sakai.

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

It would be nice if there was a process to delete courses and resources as single unit so the tool does not continue to bloat. You can delete a single course but there is no tool to delete all resources and data tied to a single course unit at once. Deleting a course does not delete the resources or data only physical content. We are constantly increasing storage as there is no way to remove old courses, data and resources as single unit. I know talking to other schools this would be a nice feature that would save university money in storage costs and if they want to put in a data retention plan this would be helpful so when the data is no longer needed it can be deleted.

1) Tool has a lot of tools and functionality 2) Sakai community listens to feedback and allows us to customize product and 3) Like the PA Announcement tool is easy to use

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Overall we believe Sakai LMS is a good tool. We believe if the community leadership would put more emphasis on making the product more stable and less buggy especially on roll-outs that would make our lives easier. We understand the tool is developed and tested with a mixture of full time and volunteers, but believe before new functionality is introduced the focus should be on fixing existing issues and bugs and make the product be more stable. If end users see the tool more stable and reliable then the image of the tool would increase forcing market share to grow. We do appreciate you asking for our input and are not trying to offend the hard work of the community simply stating that this would help improve the tool image and market share.

2020/07/15 3:09:52 AM AST

vacercon@upvnet.upv.es

Yes, let's do this!

IT Sofware related to Sakai in our institution

Less than 10 years

Universitat Politecnica de Valencia

Maintain, update and improve Sakai at our university.

Time management / being productive;Delegation;Lack of resources

Student and teacher satisfaction meeting academic criteria

Internet, Google

s2u meetings

I didn't know there was a site

confluence, jira

Continue to evolve and improve, in a homogeneous way

Student view it does not really behave like a student since it has the teacher's permissions when accessing resources that the student does not have permissions and the teacher does

Test and quizzes (Samigo), Lessonbuilder, Resources

Not Important

2020/07/15 6:47:59 AM AST

christian.woergoetter@mci.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Less than 10 years

Software Engineer

Designing Architecture in learning and administration environment

Staying engaged and motivated;Dealing with difficult people;Lack of resources

Lack of resources (developer)

github and google

source code;

students are digital natives

Less than once a month

google -> jira or confluence or google group

legacy code and technologies in sakai; a lot of different technologies used

more and better documentation (newer) in confluence

LTI; Webservices; Enterprise technology (no php) and open source;

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2020/07/15 8:58:28 AM AST

mail@ceath.com

Yes, let's do this!

consortium manager

LAMP Consortium

Managing Director

I ensure that 20+ individual colleges and universities and other educational organizations are able to use Sakai well.

Dealing with difficult people;Delegation;Lack of resources

Sharing a common vision; financial instability.

Mostly I go to my network of colleagues.

Other LAMP Consortium members.

Less than once a month

sakailms.org, apereo.org, JIRA, Confluence

APIs, skin parameters, opaque operations

administrative tools that are more user friendly and that work with APIs, consistency across tools

the Sakai community, the Longsight organization, the ability to collaborate

Helpful;Essential

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Overall it is wonderful, but we can't rest on our laurels.

2020/07/15 10:07:11 AM AST

christian.daller@mci.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Sakai team of this university. We try to figure out how sakai works and participate the community to develop sakai

Professional development/Acquiring new skills;Prioritization of tasks

regarding sakai? We have really big problems to make sakai-development manageable. The documentation is worse, the source code is a monster. There is no api-description to make new modules.

Less than once a month

sakai help / google

finding out, how the source code works

Refactored Source code, that more people are able to join the community and help to develop

The forum, the lessons, Resources

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Helpful;Essential

You need to rewrite the core to enable new developers to join the community! Use modern tec-stack, give clear coding standards and make a clear api-documentation!!!

2020/07/15 10:12:34 AM AST

roehrsb@durhamtech.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Internal Sakai Team

10 to 19 years

Durham Technical Community College

Distance Learning Technologist Coordinator

Sakai Administrator, Sakai 1st/2nd level support for faculty, troubleshoot/test Sakai issues/new releases, open Longisght tickets, create jiras, train faculty, provide 2nd level student support

Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Dealing with change;Dealing with difficult people;Delegation;Lack of resources;Prioritization of tasks;Lack of clear objectives or processes

Not sure what you mean by this question (tips or tools for Sakai or ?)

Sakai Community Documentation and jiras (Jiras are not an effective way to learn how to set up Sakai or learn how to use various tool features, but we don't know of a way to find detailed feature info). Or talking with our vendor support.

Less than once a month

Not Important

Not Important

2020/07/15 10:15:47 AM AST

cschwiebert@northweststate.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Less than 10 years

Northwest State Community College

Instructional Design and Distance Learning Coordinator

Responsible for supporting the LMS and helping instructors utilize it effectively. I also assist in designing and reviewing online and hybrid classes.

Communication (or lack thereof);Project management / organization;Dealing with difficult people;Time management / being productive;Lack of resources;Prioritization of tasks;Lack of clear objectives or processes

Trust, which leads to lack of motivation and other issues

Linkedin, FacultyFocus, Quality Matters

Longsight, the Users email group

Less than once a month

Email - reaching out to people

Lack of up-to-date documentation/instructions

the ability to quickly search with more accurate results

Alerts for communication - emails, messages, announcements

Rubrics, robust assignment options, clear navigation, Lessons

Not Important

2020/07/15 1:36:52 PM AST

marty.soupcoff@duke.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

10 to 19 years

LMS Service lead

Tier 3 troubleshooting, vendor host relations, community participant

Staying engaged and motivated;Project management / organization;Time management / being productive

decentralized structure between schools/departments can make it difficult to keep track of the different programs/software in use by each school/department

other coworkers are pretty good about tracking industry happenings and sharing with others on team

trial and error & hosting vendor

Less than once a month

Community meetings

Not Important

Not Important

2020/07/15 4:39:58 PM AST

bernalmarcoa@gmail.com

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Less than 10 years

Technology Admin

start and functionality sakai

Problem solving / ability to be creative

duke , notre dame , nyu

users guide , tools guide , comunications guide

Areas , personal info , frecuency of use

promotion , increase users experience , more universities adopting

the ability to see trending or urgent topics/reminders

lessons tool , comunications tools

2020/07/16 11:01:40 AM AST

dbauer1@udayton.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Internal Sakai Team

Less than 10 years

University of Dayton

Assistant Director, eLearning

Manage the day-to-day and direction for the team that creates, develops, integrates, and supports educational technology, instructional design, and digital media at the University of Dayton including Sakai.

Lack of resources;Lack of clear objectives or processes

By far the biggest challenge is our lack of resources. We have far more innovations than time to execute them. Often this means collaboration and sharing with the community is the first thing to get cut.

Twiiter, Colleagues, higher ed journals

8+ years of experience working and developing in Sakai.

They give up relatively quickly if completing a task is too difficult or confusing (like setting up an exam in Samigo). Regardless of the number of resources, our users do not typically help themselves when they run into trouble. Fancy, shiny, "new" UI goes a long way in user opinion of Sakai at UD. Users want everything to magically be good-to-go from semester to semester (course site to course site) without having to recreate or set back up any content (settings, dates, embedded content, groups, etc.).

Less than once a month

Google, sakai listservs

Number of settings and options that all seem to have the same level of priority in the system, small market share makes it harder to negotiate with third-party tools, community collaboration process can be cumbersome.

the ability to quickly search with more accurate results

A better "home" experience for users that acts as more of a dashboard of everything in Sakai that they have access to. For example, combined grades from each course site, upcoming dates, etc. Basically, a better experience than the current home site / synoptics setup.

Robust webservices / api. Flexibility and number of settings. LTI compliance

Not Important

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Not Important

2020/07/16 1:03:44 PM AST

sheflin@rutgers.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

rutgers universiry

associate professor

econ professor - teaching , research, service - mostly inteaction with students

remote instruction etc

what lms to use- sadly switching to Canvas/ dealing with covid-19

lots of experience with it

I didn't know there was a site

lack of tools specifically for large classes (300+) 2. absence of new, innovative tools, new gradebook (I still use gradebook 2)

tools to optimize dealing with large classes

1. chat (use instead of discussion forums - more efficient for large class) 2. announcement/email 3. groups (for disability issues)

like it (but we're a couple of releases behind, and fading). would (have) liked more ew, innovative teaching tools (I know not what) and easier automation of tasks for large class - example - adjusting test scores for a large number of students, in gradebook (have to go to t&q etc)

2020/07/17 2:32:19 PM AST

lgekeler@nd.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Internal Sakai Team

University of Notre Dame

LMS Administrator

I'm responsible for the care and feeding of the hub for our learning ecosystem, as well as supporting the LTI plug-ins, and/or other integrations.

Dealing with difficult people;Problem solving / ability to be creative;Time management / being productive;Prioritization of tasks

We have a decision-making process that requires agreement among too many decision-makers; we have little to no established governance with stakeholder engagement at the lower levels of the org.

eliterate and Educause

It hasn't been documentation, it's been personal testing or word of mouth (private or community emails generally).

We are spread too thin and afraid to focus our efforts, to innovate our processes, to keep Sakai sustainable into this 21st century. This applies to our "user" organizations. Of end users? They follow the 80/20 load. 80% don't click around or explore. They use Sakai the least possible (distribution of grades & resources). The other 20% push the boundaries.

If they can't see it, they won't go looking for it.

Less than once per year

I google it. Most returns come from jira.

1) Regressions- every version something breaks that was a high profile fix a version or two ago; 2) I get told that some parts of the code are too brittle to fix, but those are the parts that hold us back - Samigo, for one; 3) Many many 'annoyances', minor jiras, have been around for years and unless someone pays to have them fixed, they remain unfixed or there fix is thoughtless/incomplete or that's the thing that breaks the next time around and isn't found unil GA.

the ability to quickly search with more accurate results

A good basic tests & quizzes tool, or severa; True compliance with IMS standards: CC, QTI & LTI

course management/SIS synching; content copying; ability to integrate (making it the hub)

2020/07/21 12:36:24 PM AST

yun14u@yahoo.com

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Less than 2 years

Implement a homeschool prototype so that it can be built and implemented for other homeschool parents.

Staying engaged and motivated;Prioritization of tasks

Trying to tune Sakai

Google Group (sakai development)

Sakai's Confluence

how to upgrade Sakai to a stable environment; put Sakai on the Cloud in 3-30 min; why sakai doesn't work very well in some areas in my env

the ability to see all resources based on my specific specialty

detailed documentation on stable version

Samigo quiz engine; it works with Tomcat; it is free

2020/07/21 12:40:21 PM AST

ron.f.scott@gmail.com

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Walsh University

I am the Division Chair and I teach.

Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Professional development/Acquiring new skills;Lack of trust / teamwork

Communication and trust

Ed Tech, Quality Matters

Tech support at my university

Less than once a month

Help text, google search, tech support

Test/quizzes not intuitive, outdated discussion forum, no text messaging features

the ability to see all resources based on my specific specialty

attendance sheets

gradebook, resources, templates

Not Important

Not Important

Thanks for doing this!

2020/07/21 3:02:07 PM AST

ybf2u@virginia.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

10 to 19 years

University of Virginia

Senior Instructional Designer

Help instructors (re)design courses with technology in mind. I also teach.

Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Lack of resources;Lack of clear objectives or processes

Hierarchy/Bureaucracy

POD (SoTL), Web, books on teaching/learning

The idea of the "interactive syllabus" which we pioneered on Sakai now 12 years ago...

They want to learn, they want to be safe/private, they do not want to be restricted (low floor, high ceiling)

They do not use most of the tools; they do not give themselves time to develop their skills; they are entitled

Less than once a month

Ask our local support team

File Drop is not flexible; students cannot aggregate work across courses; lack of good media (video, audio) recording tools

An improved Lessons tool, a better File Drop tool, decoupling Messages and Discussions

the flexibility of the Resources tool; integration of Lessons with external apps; security of the system as a whole

Not Important

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It is the best LMS I've ever used; just needs work here and there

2020/07/22 2:18:58 AM AST

kobus.leroux@nwu.ac.za

Yes, let's do this!

Internal Sakai Team

North-West University (South Africa)

Senior Education Technologist

Design and development of the digital teaching and learning environment

Communication (or lack thereof);Dealing with change;Lack of trust / teamwork;Lack of resources;Prioritization of tasks;Lack of clear objectives or processes

Budgetary constraints; Staying focused on strategic planning regarding transformation of the technology environment - everybody wants to do his/her own thing

Apereo, EDUCAUSE, Online learning Consortium

Sakai-dev e-mails (Sakai community)

Staff - are ICT literate enough to use Sakai effective (but I might be wrong); Students - are not ICT literate enough to use Sakai effective; Students have access to devices to access Sakai (came out as a problem during our lockdown in South Africa)

They do not realise the full potential of Sakai - the grass always seems greener on the Blackboard/Moodle side

Less than once a month

Youtube, Google

Tests & Quizzes - especially trying to trace whether a student did actually submitted a test but "something" went wrong in the process; Statistics tool - many users struggle to use the tool and interpret the data;

the ability to quickly search with more accurate results

Notifications (not e-mail) on a mobile device about new announcements, resources etc.

Lessons; being able to use it on a mobile device (scalability of interface); scalability and stability of the system as a whole

Not Important

2020/07/22 3:50:09 AM AST

corne.oosthuizen@uct.ac.za

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Less than 10 years

University of Cape Town

Online Learning Environments Developer

Administrate Sakai, Opencast and related systems.

Staying engaged and motivated;Project management / organization;Professional development/Acquiring new skills;Lack of resources

Politics and bureaucracy

Generally search or find it - no specific sites

Existing code and references in confluence

Computer literate, knowledgeable in their field, understand the complexities of the system

That they don't have enough time, that they don't interact with Sakai on a daily basis

Less than once a month

The difference between the tools - code wise and ui, the historic contrib tools that have been removed but are still in use, the scripts outside sakai that need to run for it to work properly or integrate with other systems

the ability to see trending or urgent topics/reminders

Openness, speed, customization

Not Important

Not Important

Menu bar layout is inconsistent - no alignment of items (5 rows?). Font size is inconsistent or seem unrelated to importance. Search site input has different font than the rest of the site. Top banner is too big and there is no call to action "above the fold" - need to scroll to get to action links. Sakai news blue is too prominent for the design - contrast of text on items too low to make reading easy. Text all uppercase makes it harder to read. Carousel text contrast is not high enough and border around it too strong. Sakai on Campus - drop the bevel and white shadow on the color blocks and check alignment. Learn More input fields should not have blue backgrounds and ORANGE borders - bold text on input fields detract from filling in the field. Subscription should be more prominent and not look like it is a add on to the page - should be able to subscribe at any point in the page. Footer is sparse and can contain more info to links - code repo, apereo, features etc. Overall design feels like different blocks placed on top of each other, no real flow (because of the massive separator between blocks) and unfinished because the menu feels thrown together (see alignment, size, spacing) and the footer looks incomplete.

2020/07/22 5:41:39 AM AST

kajita.shoji.5z@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Yes, let's do this!

Internal Sakai Team

Kyoto University

Sakai Administrator, Developer, Champion User and Instructor

Project management / organization;Dealing with change;Time management / being productive;Professional development/Acquiring new skills;Lack of resources

lack of resources

EDUCAUSE, JISC, Apereo

Apereo Conference

lack of time to prepare materials, pedagogically conservative, not tech savvy

Less than once a month

Google search

continuous upgrade, lack of understanding for open source, marketing

the ability to see trending or urgent topics/reminders

marketing, rise in funding, collaborative efforts in institutional strategic plans

community, continuous upgrades, shared maintenance cost

Not Important

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2020/07/22 8:19:35 AM AST

wreid@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

Business professor

Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Lack of trust / teamwork;Lack of resources

Marketing and student recruitment

YouTube, Google

David Eveland (our Sakai guru)

I didn't know there was a site

browsing around

course set ups - particularly changing all the dates, making the course user-friendly for students (Sakai does a lot of things that I don't know how to do, like grouping content and creating checklists), the ability to look into courses in my program that I am not teaching without having to be added to the course.

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

Automating dates in course set-up (set the start date of the course and have all of the dates automatically populate - i.e.: these things are due on the first Saturday, etc.)

Flexibility to plug in a variety of tools, flexibility to customize course content, grading tools

Not Important

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2020/07/22 9:00:24 AM AST

caitlin.smith@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Johnson University

Communication (or lack thereof);Lack of clear objectives or processes

The class we take

Under the classes

The format, the inaccurate grades, and professors not knowing how to use it

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

Better format

Grades, documents, and syllabus

Not Important

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Not Important

Not Important;Helpful

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2020/07/22 9:05:46 AM AST

caroline.britt@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Assist customers with their needs and check their items

Staying engaged and motivated;Delegation

Some are Johnson students

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

2020/07/22 9:07:35 AM AST

patricia.roberts@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Johnson Universiy

Communication (or lack thereof)

Communication

Clicking around and trying new stuff

I didn't know there was a site

Look at Sakai help

Formatting, inserting pictures, doesn’t interface with word, seems antiquated unintuitive. Doesn’t work well across platforms, say IPad, laptop and desktop. Different pieces work on different machines

the ability to see all resources based on my specific specialty

Needs an app

2020/07/22 9:16:05 AM AST

mikaela.graves@jonhshonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Mount Lebanon

To help campers come to know Christ.

Dealing with difficult people

making sure were all together doing fun activities after work.

Having everything organized

That they are people who want you to succeed, and be able have all your classes organized.

They want what’s best for you.

By asking or searching for information.

When the internet is down and you can’t log in. Then after the internet is fixed it’s hard to get the assignments done on time.

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

That it’s organized, helpful, and makes you wanna succeed.

Nothing, other than thank you!

2020/07/22 9:25:04 AM AST

jestep@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Johnson University

Affiliate Professor of Qualitative Research

I teach an online course in qualitative research design. I also chair or serve as a reader on dissertations.

Teaching at a distance, trying to build a community of teachers; but JU does a great job of having an annual retreat for us.

I typically do not; except for minor items like locating charts, graphs, illustraitons, etc.

JU's orientation to Sakai

They are comfortable with the technology, familiiar with basic operations, are self-motivated, able to navigate the digital world, and quick learners.

Self-motivated

Sakai support at JU

Navigation . . . that's really it. Often find myself exiting modules to get to where I need to be and yet feel I shouldn't have to do this. Such as going from one discussion forum to the next.

the ability to see all resources based on my specific specialty

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2020/07/22 9:25:33 AM AST

sarah.chitwood@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

Student/Teaching Assistant

As a teaching assistant I use sakai to grade papers and enter those grades in. As a student I use sakai to take classes and learn.

Project management / organization;Time management / being productive;Prioritization of tasks

Dealing with change and thinking creatively.

Dave Eveland, Johnson University Instructional Designer & Technologist

I didn't know there was a site

search bar or home screen

Variation in course websites from professor to professor

the ability to save links to areas I access the most

Have the notification bar organized better, possibly by class rather than by date.

favorited courses, message of the day, and notification bar

Not Important

Not Important

no. you are doing great! keep up the good work

2020/07/22 9:28:00 AM AST

ath2h@virginia.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Less than 2 years

University of Virginia

UVACollab User Support Specialist

I provide user support for instructors and students who use UVACollab (our instance of Sakai). I also help inform system improvements and perform user testing.

Dealing with difficult people

Siloed departments and processes that cause communication barriers and redundant work.

Google, higher education publications (Educause, etc.)

Learning how other people have made the best use of the tools available.

I didn't know there was a site

I use the tool that is best for the type of search I need to perform.

The user experience feels disconnected from modern tools. The number of options available to instructors when creating things can be overwhelming for beginner users. Simple things, like having multiple tabs open, should not cause so many issues.

the ability to quickly search with more accurate results

The ability to import content from another LMS in an easy way.

The tools can be powerful.

Not Important

2020/07/22 9:35:00 AM AST

rachel.solliday@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

Housekeeping/ student

I would clean the bathrooms in the EAC and learn from the faculaty.

Staying engaged and motivated

Communication with minor members.

Johnson resources

I didn't know there was a site

Through Johnson's website

Can't think of anything.

the ability to save links to areas I access the most

The ability to save links to specific sites, such as the assignment tab.

Easy organization, clear communication between students and teachers, and a clean design.

Not Important

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Not Important

2020/07/22 9:45:45 AM AST

bmonaco56@gmail.com

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

johnson university

assistant teacher at the ECLC

i interact with the children and build friendships with them.

Problem solving / ability to be creative;Time management / being productive

resource center

I didn't know there was a site

the ability to quickly search with more accurate results

2020/07/22 10:08:17 AM AST

emmalyn.rutherford@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Johnson University

Communication (or lack thereof);Dealing with change;Lack of clear objectives or processes

Changing plans constantly and not telling students til last minute

The top favorites bar where I put classes

The messages bar doesn’t always have everything from each class, the teachers give up on updating their pages, I had to figure most things out by myself

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

The ability to edit class names to more understandable titles: Example: ENG1013 I would change to English Comp.

The ability to put favorites at the top of the screen, the number of tabs on each class to choose from, the ease of use

2020/07/22 10:18:51 AM AST

taylor.hines@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Johnson University

Student/Teacher's Assistant

I do work on sakai for classes and I use sakai to grade, monitor, and publicize classes at my teacher's instructions

Communication (or lack thereof);Project management / organization;Lack of trust / teamwork

Acknowledgment of all opinions

People's experiences they share with me

I didn't know there was a site

Not cohesive enough (I have to click around for everything), sometimes faulty, seems to be down a lot

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

One main dashboard with less buttons

I can edit pretty easily, it looks nice, and I have many features when grading students

Not Important

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2020/07/22 10:19:28 AM AST

alex.schraer@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Johnson University

Keeping things simple

Fellow students and professors

Go through the classroom tabs

Not having a grade posted, not being able to label class by name

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

Favoriting classes, turning in assignments, being able to save assignments

2020/07/22 10:23:57 AM AST

kayla.grey@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Johnson University

Graduate student pursuing a degree in intercultural studies with a concentration in translation

Dealing with change;Prioritization of tasks

Communicating schedules and calendars

Michael Hyatt

I have not attempted to personalize Sakai. I use it as it is.

I didn't know there was a site

I go to one of the three places it usually is or I contact the professor.

Using it on a mobile device, needing to refresh between each lecture video, and reorienting when it has been updated or the format changes.

the ability to save links to areas I access the most

Grades/assignments are contained within the site, the messaging feature for students/faculty, quizzes

Helpful;Essential

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2020/07/22 10:31:06 AM AST

gfrancisco@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

Assistant Professor

I teach composition and literature courses

Problem solving / ability to be creative;Professional development/Acquiring new skills

Keeping students motivated and equipping them with the tools and resources they need to be successful.

I reach out to friends and colleagues

Colleagues and tools within Sakai

I didn't know there was a site

I use the help feature

Initial set up, editing assignments after they have been created, and helping students navigate the site

the ability to see all resources based on my specific specialty

It would be great if you could do a test run on an assignment or test to ensure that it is working correctly before you post it for students.

Nothing really.

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2020/07/22 10:35:06 AM AST

mbarker@fhu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

10 to 19 years

Freed-Hardeman University

Instructor of Communication

I teach 27 hours each semester in the field of Communication. The courses I teach are Speech Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Small Group Communication, Public Speaking, and Communication Theories

Dealing with change

Engaging students

I got to various websites depending on the subject or topic I am teaching.

the ability to save links to areas I access the most

2020/07/22 10:38:32 AM AST

serenity.adams@JohnsonU.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Johnson University

I attend JU as a student

Staying engaged and motivated;Dealing with difficult people

How to communicate while not in person

Google scholar

Knowing how to navigate it

I find it based on what I have starred

Submitting posts while in groups

the ability to save links to areas I access the most

Accessing grades and class announcements

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2020/07/22 10:39:21 AM AST

bmonaco56@gmail.com

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

johnson university

assistant teacher at the ECLC

i interact with the children and build friendships with them.

Problem solving / ability to be creative;Time management / being productive

resource center

I didn't know there was a site

the ability to quickly search with more accurate results

2020/07/22 10:41:10 AM AST

lauren.ellsworth@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

Graduate student

I'm a student.

Communication (or lack thereof);Project management / organization;Dealing with change;Time management / being productive

Keeping Sakai updated for each new class. Changing dates to match the new semester and uploading the correct resources to match the updated syllabus. Or deleting old material from a previous class.

Google, YouTube

Clicking around to figure it out myself.

I didn't know there was a site

Clicking around till I find it

I want to be able to move my message board so I can see it when I first login without having to scroll.

the ability to see trending or urgent topics/reminders

I can organize my sites across the top bar. All sites are the same basic setup. Its easy to use.

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2020/07/22 10:47:00 AM AST

rmiller@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

Dean, School of Education

My responsibilities are to keep the school in compliance with the department of education and to make sure the faculty have what they need to be successful.

Dealing with change

Keeping up with all the requirements for accreditation.

online leadership subscriptions

The support I receive at the local level

Don't use the resources, Don't keep up with the new upgrades

We're glad to have the opportunity to use Sakai.

Less than once a month

Keeping up with the changes

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

Communication, Course Content, Ease

Not Important

2020/07/22 10:47:13 AM AST

kmerritt@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

10 to 19 years

Johnson University

Teach college classes in natural sciences and function as a lab coordinator for the division.

Staying engaged and motivated;Dealing with change;Delegation;Lack of clear objectives or processes

Growing pains form ne

google the issue

I didn't know there was a site

use the help function

2020/07/22 11:13:07 AM AST

mnelson@johnsonuy.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

10 to 19 years

Johnson University

Professor and Director of the 2 + 2 Pre-Nursing Program. Teach courses, advise and mentor students.

Dealing with difficult people

I have not been here long enough to know.

Google, Tech-Friends, IT at Johnson

Dave Eveland!

I didn't know there was a site

Try searching inside of the site first. Also, I may google this question.

Setting up the grade book, not as intuitive as Bb, some of the visuals.

Not Important

None at this time

2020/07/22 11:24:44 AM AST

crapp@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

10 to 19 years

Johnson University

Affiliate Faculty

I write and teach online classes.

Professional development/Acquiring new skills

My course developer, Dave

I didn't know there was a site

I search in Sakai for it; if I don't find I then do an internet search. If those don't work I contact my course developer.

Navigation is painful. Making course updates (e.g., dates) when updating the course for a new semester is difficult and labor intensive.

Easy updates when changing due dates on assignments.

It's free. Quiz integration. It does the math.

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2020/07/22 11:28:41 AM AST

kevin.collins@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

johnson university

online research & study; writing production

Communication (or lack thereof);Staying engaged and motivated;Time management / being productive;Prioritization of tasks

online community building

don't understand what "learning organization tips or tools" means

although instructor usage has been inconsistent: also the different sites for directives get confused through changes, i.e., syllabus is different from instructions on forum is different from weekly forum instructions, so difficult for instructors to make consistent changes across the board

I didn't know there was a site

as above--multiple sites for directives which leads to inconsistent instruction

the ability to quickly search with more accurate results

it is easiest and most useful platform I have used; like the cross reference to other university functions (email, etc.);

Not Important

2020/07/22 12:03:04 PM AST

alan.regan@pepperdine.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Prefer not to say

Prefer not to say

Instructor, Sakai Team, Administrator

10 to 19 years

Pepperdine University

Oversee Pepperdine's Technology & Learning and IT Training teams for faculty and staff professional development. Teams manage tools like Sakai, Zoom, Turnitin, and LinkedInLearning for teaching, learning, and business operations.

Relevance? No issues other than typical budget concerns or staff turnover at times.

No comment.

EDUCAUSE, OLC, Chronicle, Inside Higher Ed, etc.

Sakai community (lists, conferences) and hosting partner (Longsight)

Faculty are resistant to change (some are, some aren't); students don't know as much about technology as many would believe (may know about specific tech, but may lack critical thinking and general digital literacy in several areas);

Our community has complained about the interface of Sakai in multiple assessments (clunky, awkward, inconsistent); our community sees options or LTI solutions for tools like Canvas or Brightspace that are better than Sakai (or don't exist for Sakai); several of our community members do appreciate the customizations that are possible in Sakai (but are not possible in other platforms).

Less than once a month

Sakai lists (dev, user) or hosting partner (Longsight)

Import/export issues (e.g. lacking modern QTI, course cartridge, SCORM, TinCan, and other means to import tests or site content; no good way to export a site in a standard that can be repurposed in another platform like Canvas, Bb, Brightspace, etc.); lack of interest by vendors to provide Sakai support or integrations (e.g. Panopto has robust integration with Canvas and barebones integration with Sakai and no momentum in addressing existing feature requests); behind in relevant analytics for instructors/admins for assessing student learning during a class or afterward (more granularity and better dashboards for early warning systems) as well as students (needs more engaging Gradebook with improved learning path options in Lessons).

Multiple areas need more love and attention. That said, we have made many significant improvements over the last several years -- we need to keep pushing and improving, though! For students, notifications and mobile app would be helpful; for instructors, improvements to Lessons as well as better analytics so professors can plan interventions with students; for school admins, a school administrator workspace that allows program review options and improvements for overall class and program assessment; for system admins, speedier Worksite Setup (with thousands of sites, it can take a little time to load), more love in the UI for consistency with instructor features (e.g. why is the upload feature in Users > Import from File > Import a File > "Add" so ugly and different than instructor/student versions?).

As an admin, become user is key as well as Delegated Access for providing broad school support options; as an instructor, Lessons has become critical but needs more love; I also appreciate basic tools like Announcements and Messages. Thank goodness Zoom has a good LTI tool that works great in Sakai!

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2020/07/22 12:18:21 PM AST

kdouglas@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Johnson University

assistant dean/Faculty

Advise and teach in the School of Intercultural Studies - while assuring program excellence

Communication (or lack thereof);Project management / organization;Hierarchy / bureaucracy

communication

faculty info on Sakai

that it is more intuitive than it is

I didn't know there was a site

the language it uses - not intuitive - so many steps to do simple things

the ability to see trending or urgent topics/reminders

Text alert option for class

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2020/07/22 12:25:17 PM AST

rrodriguez@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

10 to 19 years

Johnson University

Professor of New Testament

I teach texts of the New Testament, the history of early Christianity, and Greek.

Communication (or lack thereof);Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Dealing with difficult people;Lack of trust / teamwork

organizational identity and focus on the distinctive mission/purpose of the university

our instructional technologist

I didn't know there was a site

I ask our instructional technologist, who's perhaps the most helpful resource to which I have access

the high number of clicks required to perform any task; the sliding indicators for setting due dates, etc.; the hierarchical organization of Forum discussions, topics, etc.

that importing resources and links to resources into new sites updates the links to the new site

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2020/07/22 12:26:36 PM AST

Robert.rust@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Johnson University

Graduate Assistant

I'm a grad student studying for a new career in counseling. I also assist a professor in the Johnson University Counseling Program.

Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Time management / being productive;Lack of resources

Keeping class sites on Sakai up to date as they roll from semester to semester. Things change from one semester to another, and one change affects multiple areas. When all of the areas are not updated, the site is no longer coherent.

Google search does the job most times.

Digging into the menu options and trying them out.

Not easily. I usually have to plink around the site until I see that it is not there in the first place or I find the info.

MY MAIN ISSUE!! The forums stink because they are slow slow slow. It is like the whole site is recalculated with each button click. ALSO, it is very hard for me to track what I have done so far. Several times last semester, I thought I had replied to some of my classmates when I had not. We can have 40+ forums to post for one class. We have to post, and reply to classmate's posts. Why can't Sakai make it easier for me to see what I've done??? I know that Sakai has this information because the professor gets the report of what I've done. Make that report available to students!!!!!

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2020/07/22 12:48:22 PM AST

casey.skaggs@JohnsonU.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Johnson University

As a student, I use Sakai to keep track of my progress in my courses as well as turn in assignments.

Dealing with difficult people;Problem solving / ability to be creative;Time management / being productive

Some professors are not very proficient in technology

Google, NoodleTools, Grammarly

I didn't know there was a site

Asking an upperclassmen

In text submission boxes, viewing grades, navigating syllabi

the ability to save links to areas I access the most

Organization, notifications, connection to email

2020/07/22 12:54:05 PM AST

sscherrer@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Belhaven University

Assistant Professor of Business

Teach business course to domestic and international students.

Professional development/Acquiring new skills

Updating courses

Internet to access current business information---Youtube, Google, and various publications.

David Eveland and John Ketchen

Getting accustomed to current updates in Sakai.

They find it very useful

Less than once a month

In Sakai and from David Eveland and John Ketchen

Linking grade book to course assignments. Publishing discussions, assignments, case studies, and quizzes/examinations. Updating due dates to enable students to work ahead of posted due dates---have to edit and then publish.

the ability to see all resources based on my specific specialty

Posting grade book by linking it to assignments, case studies, and quizzes/examinations.

Ease of use after using it and becoming accustomed to it. Interaction with students. Warpwire is excellent.

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2020/07/22 1:10:25 PM AST

caroline.britt@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Assist customers with their needs and check their items

Staying engaged and motivated;Delegation

Some are Johnson students

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

2020/07/22 1:20:47 PM AST

chris.fisher@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

college student with one year of school left

Communication (or lack thereof);Dealing with change;Lack of clear objectives or processes

google, library, friends

I did not know you could personalize Sakai.

I didn't know there was a site

By exploring the different links

Sakai has been great for me, no problems.

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

Everything I use on Sakai is helpful.

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2020/07/22 2:09:44 PM AST

jstricklen@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

Administrative Analyst

Manage student experience through high-quality advising, instruction, and administrative support.

Communication (or lack thereof);Project management / organization;Lack of resources

Unified processes

Teaching Professor or HBR

David Eveland, the best Instructional Designer the world has ever known.

I didn't know there was a site

Time or help function

Changing dates,

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

2020/07/22 2:31:23 PM AST

kaitlyn.nelson@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Student at Johnson University

To learn about my field of interest, and to graduate with a four-year degree.

Communication (or lack thereof);Professional development/Acquiring new skills

Communication

Online Library and Academic Support Center

I taught myself, but had a few helpful comments from Professors on Campus.

The side bar/menu

After using for a year, I haven't really had any challenges with Sakai.

the ability to save links to areas I access the most

The ability to look at each class individually, and that all of the online resources I need for that class are in one place.

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2020/07/22 4:13:47 PM AST

wes.mcspadden@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

Business/Marketing Major

I am a student at Johnson University hoping to impact God's Kingdom.

Staying engaged and motivated;Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Dealing with change;Dealing with difficult people;Lack of trust / teamwork

Lack of resources on campus.

Library, book store, and teachers.

Assignments are hard to post, forum questions are difficult, and assignments are time consuming.

The users of Sakai focus on efficiency of improving the website's needs and capabilities.

I type in a google search.

Shut downs for Sakai, Not knowing when assignments are due, and grading is a slow process.

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

More deadlines that are sent to my email reminding me of assignment dates.

Accessibility, easy to find resource tab, and grading scale on grade tab.

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This system is okay. I wish it was more efficient in grading assignments and not messing up my grade overall.

2020/07/22 4:25:20 PM AST

DEveland@JohnsonU.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

10 to 19 years

Johnson University

Instructional Designer

I work with the institution to put our courses and programs online.

Communication (or lack thereof);Project management / organization;Time management / being productive

Solid adoption and training with technical tools.

For Sakai - Screensteps, Google, and Jira

Really just playing with the platform. Some items can be personalized and some cannot.

I google 'screensteps live sakai'

inconsistency of terminology across areas/tools - including iconography

the ability to see trending or urgent topics/reminders

Nounce needs better notifications.

It's dexterity, flexibility and full feature set.

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It has been amazing seeing Sakai develop with the community and with education as the users and the industry continues to evolve. Having used other LMS platforms I have a preference for Sakai and wish others would implement some of Sakai's designs, though no LMS is perfect.

2020/07/22 4:33:37 PM AST

anthony.vasek@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

I do lots of school work

Communication (or lack thereof);Project management / organization;Dealing with change;Dealing with difficult people;Professional development/Acquiring new skills;Lack of trust / teamwork;Delegation;Lack of resources

Updating to new things

Honestly no where it didn’t give me any info and was just dumped on me. It should be more like canvas

I didn't know there was a site

The user interface is rough for new people, it’s super hard to keep track of projects/ homework due dates, not accessible well on smart phones

Organization. Let me change colors of tabs and the names of things so I can be more organized

Nothing really. It seems like a stripped down version of canvas

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It just needs to be smoother over. As a college student I need to be able to quickly pull out my phone and see what’s happening or needs to be done. Not open my computer and search through a bunch of confusing things

2020/07/22 4:53:58 PM AST

stelliemay.whitesides@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

Communication (or lack thereof);Staying engaged and motivated;Project management / organization;Dealing with change

through the home section

the ability to save links to areas I access the most

easier access to spell check

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it is hard to get used to how often things change with the updates

2020/07/22 4:59:05 PM AST

hanah.oblak@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

I pay to take courses in order to be awarded a degree.

Staying engaged and motivated;Time management / being productive

Communication and unity. The University is very divided by school/program and athletics also seems to take priority over other areas of student growth/development.

That they are all students & instructors.

They either don't know how to use/navigate it, or they don't care that they aren't doing it well.

I didn't know there was a site

I look for it until I find it.

It's not standard so things are not the same from course to course. Professors aren't properly trained in using Sakai so they don't know how to use it. I lose access to courses at the end of the semester so I can't go back to refer to information given in a previous course.

the ability to see trending or urgent topics/reminders

a calendar where assignments that are posted show up so we can see where big assignments overlap, a smartphone app, a function in gradebook for the student to put in their estimated grade to see how it will affect their final grade

it is accessible from any computer, it's fast/responsive,

2020/07/22 7:27:58 PM AST

caitlin.smith@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Johnson University

Communication (or lack thereof);Lack of clear objectives or processes

The class we take

Under the classes

The format, the inaccurate grades, and professors not knowing how to use it

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

Better format

Grades, documents, and syllabus

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2020/07/22 10:40:59 PM AST

nrichter17@yahoo.com

Yes, let's do this!

10 to 19 years

Seoul Christian University

Assistant Professor

I teach English, leadership and theology at a small university in Seoul, Korea.

Communication (or lack thereof);Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Dealing with difficult people;Dealing with a cross cultural environment.

Miscommunication, cross cultural issues and organization division

I have used different article databases as well as online resource websites. I also use what I have used from my doctorate studies.

I have liked how Sakai was used to organize my doctorate study resources and lessons.

1. Knowing how to use it when you first began your studies. 2. Being able to move from Sakai to other university resources. 3. Making sure you externally safe what you place on Sakai.

Sakai is the best online learning place to save your resources and lessons.

Looking at the Sakai apps

I have been using Google Chrome to teach online, which does not allow me to upload the students homework or test. While Sakai was a challenge when I first started my doctorate students, it is the best online lesson resource to save and find the lessons and resources.

the ability to see all resources based on my specific specialty

I am very satisfied with Sakai

The organization of Sakai, being able to save and upload materials and resources, and the easy access to it.

I would recommend using Sakai

2020/07/23 6:35:15 AM AST

alex.schraer@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Johnson University

Keeping things simple

Fellow students and professors

Go through the classroom tabs

Not having a grade posted, not being able to label class by name

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

Favoriting classes, turning in assignments, being able to save assignments

2020/07/23 8:37:54 AM AST

katherine.hurlin@gmail.com

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Johnson University

I take classes on Sakai.

Staying engaged and motivated;Time management / being productive

Effectively communicating over the internet what can be easily conveyed in face-to-face communication.

Experience/practice

I didn't know there was a site

I click buttons until I find the right answer.

1. having to re-login to watch certain videos. 2. Assignments that show up under specific modules but not under "Assignments". 3. A gradebook that doesn't accurately update to show my overall grade.

I would like the gradebook to automatically calculate my overall grade. In another platform I used, there was a possibility to put in scores to calculate what my score would be pending a certain mark. Having that capability in Sakai would be amazing.

easy-to-navigate layout, email notifications, assignments page with list of due dates

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2020/07/23 8:42:19 AM AST

agithinji@mku.ac.ke

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

10 to 19 years

Mount Kenya University

System Administrator

• Maintaining system backup, security and contingency plans to ensure continuity and availability of the systems. Implement, install, upgrading and manage Institution Systems.

Staying engaged and motivated;Dealing with difficult people;Lack of trust / teamwork;Lack of resources;Prioritization of tasks

servicing clients (students) to the best

In the google search

Sakai developers email, duke university sakai guide, rutgers.edu and longsight

Less than once a month

through help tool

integration of turnitin, creating of sub-admin account (a/c with few permissions), lessons (suppose to reflect in 1 tool)

monitoring and evaluation tool, microsoft teams integration, sub-admin permission, configuration with mysql 8.0, resources (content) have option for read only, group discussion tool

Assignment, Test and quizzes, resources,

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the improvement are recommendable

2020/07/23 9:36:24 AM AST

jonah.boggess@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Produce Clerk

I cut and handle fruit and veggies

Dealing with difficult people;Professional development/Acquiring new skills;Delegation

I ask other people who have experience with it

The wifi, the wifi, and the wifi

the ability to quickly search with more accurate results

It shows me all of my classes I'm taking,

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2020/07/23 10:23:12 AM AST

anthony.vasek@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

I do lots of school work

Communication (or lack thereof);Project management / organization;Dealing with change;Dealing with difficult people;Professional development/Acquiring new skills;Lack of trust / teamwork;Delegation;Lack of resources

Updating to new things

Honestly no where it didn’t give me any info and was just dumped on me. It should be more like canvas

I didn't know there was a site

The user interface is rough for new people, it’s super hard to keep track of projects/ homework due dates, not accessible well on smart phones

Organization. Let me change colors of tabs and the names of things so I can be more organized

Nothing really. It seems like a stripped down version of canvas

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It just needs to be smoother over. As a college student I need to be able to quickly pull out my phone and see what’s happening or needs to be done. Not open my computer and search through a bunch of confusing things

2020/07/23 11:17:57 AM AST

heather.willard@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

student and GA(admin privileges)

Less than 2 years

johnson university

student and GA

I will use Sakai in the fall as a student. Currently I am editing and uploading course material as a teacher's assistant.

Prioritization of tasks

unknown, too new

Johnson University "how to" videos

I didn't know there was a site

Johnson University resources

not super intuitive, too many clicks to get to where you are going

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

course material and calendar

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2020/07/23 11:38:13 AM AST

robert.cesnik@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

Time management / being productive

I have been able to navigate Sakai without assistance

This question does not apply to me.

This question does not apply to me.

This is a vague question. What information? I take classes starting at the syllabus and follow the week to week directions.

I do not find Sakai challenging.

convenience for classes, check off list of things to do that week, links to forums and assignments, grade-book,

I like the system and have been using it for years as a student.

2020/07/23 3:34:46 PM AST

emmalyn.rutherford@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Johnson University

Communication (or lack thereof);Dealing with change;Lack of clear objectives or processes

Changing plans constantly and not telling students til last minute

The top favorites bar where I put classes

The messages bar doesn’t always have everything from each class, the teachers give up on updating their pages, I had to figure most things out by myself

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

The ability to edit class names to more understandable titles: Example: ENG1013 I would change to English Comp.

The ability to put favorites at the top of the screen, the number of tabs on each class to choose from, the ease of use

2020/07/23 3:51:27 PM AST

claire.altman@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

Johnson University

full-time student

As a full-time student I am enrolled in classes that will result in a degree which I can use to take steps into what God is calling me to.

Staying engaged and motivated;Dealing with change;Time management / being productive;Prioritization of tasks

Youtube videos, Amazon (for school related tools like calendars), etc.

I use the search bar or I just click around until I find what I am looking for.

Honestly, I can't think of anything that I find challenging about Sakai.

the ability to quickly search with more accurate results

I don't think so.

The 24 hour in-advance reminder of assignments which I may have forgotten, the quick access membership tabs at the top, and announcements or messages from professors

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Sakai works very well and helps me keep all of my class assignments organized. I appreciate being able to submit assignments online. Also, the menu on the left side of the screen provides easy access which is great.

2020/07/24 9:18:05 AM AST

rfleenor@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

Associate Professor

Classroom instruction and related responsibilities

Problem solving / ability to be creative;Prioritization of tasks

Meeting the needs of low-skills students

Higher Education websites; Academic journals; blogs

Personally tinkering with the website

Students are digital natives and acclimate quickly; Faculty find lack of features compared to competing LMS frustrating; Older users don't commonly look for value in an LMS

I didn't know there was a site

1) Look for it in the website; 2) check the help feature; 3) ask IT

Grading many assignments only through the tool/inability to adjust grades in the grade book itself; Locations for items are often counterintuitive or elusive; THE INABILITY TO AUTHOR AND UPLOAD QUESTION POOLS FROM COMMON SOFTWARE. Authoring questions one at a time is ridiculously time consuming and cumbersome.

The ability to more quickly enter/edit question pools

Flexibility with quiz/exam structure

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2020/07/24 10:27:44 AM AST

morgan.kast@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

Communication (or lack thereof)

Staying updated and modern with the small amount of students we have is not always feasible

Usually just google and find a credible website

Professors help us navigate it

Go to my specific site, use it for classes

the ability to see trending or urgent topics/reminders

2020/07/24 10:35:41 AM AST

hgorman@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

teach Bible to undergraduate students, almost exclusively face-to-face classes

Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Dealing with difficult people

gathering assessment data; different visions for what Christian education should look like

Inside Higher Ed; Chronicle of Higher Education; various faculty facebook groups

Instruction from Dave Eveland and the instructional videos our Dept of Online Ed puts out

Less than once per year

videos from Johnson's department of online education; the help resources in Sakai; asking Dave Eveland

having to click so many times to accomplish a seemingly simple ask; formatting issues in lessons

Plagiarist detection is still subpar

Grade book; assignment submission; "one stop shop" for all class things

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2020/07/24 3:05:28 PM AST

pmerrell@walsh.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Walsh University

Instructional Designer

Specialize in designing and developing effective, engaging learning experiences.

Project management / organization;Time management / being productive;Professional development/Acquiring new skills;Lack of resources

The limitations and lack of customizability

Educause, other institution's websites, Facultyfocus

Our IT department

I didn't know there was a site

Go to the Longsight Support portal or the Help link within the LMS

Ability to customize as needed, linking courses together for assignments, tasks, calendar, etc., ease of navigation (having to go out of something, then back in instead of an easy flow from screen to screen), having to expand the textbook every time.

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

Visability of the course tools, the hide feature in Resources.

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I find the help information lacking a lot of times.

2020/07/24 9:28:01 PM AST

evan.ramer@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 2 years

johnson university

class assignments

there are none

2020/07/25 5:24:47 PM AST

brooke.gilkey@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Johnson University Online

Student/Bookkeeper

As a student I take classes at Johnson University. As a bookkeeper, not at Johnson, I maintain accounting books for a small family owned company.

Communication (or lack thereof);Dealing with change;Dealing with difficult people;Prioritization of tasks

Communication issues

LinkedIn Learning

Emailing my school faculty

I didn't know there was a site

Generally looking around the site, it is fairly easy to navigate

Firefox logout glitch, different set ups with course units, navigating different forum posts

the ability to save links to areas I access the most

mobile application

navigation, simplicity, instinctive user model

Helpful;Essential

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Sakai on Firefox has been logging me out mid-lecture and I've been using Google Chrome since the problem started because I didn't want to get logged out taking a test and have problems. Probably something someone might want to look at though.

2020/07/25 5:47:50 PM AST

sgrant@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

10 to 19 years

Johnson University

Associate Professor

I'm an associate professor.

Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Time management / being productive;Lack of trust / teamwork

Solving the difficult problems facing all Higher Education presently. Enrollment, money, etc.

Chronicle of Higher Ed

IT Support at home institution

I didn't know there was a site

I just figure it out. Google

It's clunky. Not intuitive. Requires far too many clicks for simple tasks. Gradebook. Assignment grading.

Speed Grader. Just look at canvas and model this on that.

It works. It is getting better.

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2020/07/27 10:03:40 AM AST

abarnes@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Johnson University

Associate Professor

Teach, develop courses, advise students, mentor, serve on committees.

Communication (or lack thereof);Delegation;Lack of resources

Johnson is the most well run school I've worked for, but in my department keeping academic rigor high (because though students are smart, they are either undisciplined or not exposed to higher-level creativity has made it difficult to be demanding) and marketing the program (Johnson has no marketing department) are my two biggest concerns.

LinkedIn Learning, Amazon (books), professional development websites within specific disciplines...

I assume they have used the web for general curiosity, and have experience watching online video.

They have access to a computer or mobile device.

I didn't know there was a site

Exploration or ask online learning team on campus.

clunky user interface for development.

normal web navigation regarding pages in main navigation (dropdown menus)

Gradebook, rubrics, ability to enter info via source code

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2020/07/27 3:13:47 PM AST

nicholas.baxter@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

I am a student full-time.

Communication (or lack thereof);Staying engaged and motivated;Time management / being productive;Lack of resources

Any .org .gov or .net websites

They are either teacher administrator or student

Student use them to turn in homework

When schools in session once a day

You don’t find your information on there until classes are about to start

the ability to quickly search with more accurate results

It allows you to have communication between you your teachers and your students and fellow students

Not Important;Helpful;Not sure

2020/07/28 11:12:07 AM AST

jbrown@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

Less than 10 years

Johnson University

Associate Professor

I educate students.

Communication (or lack thereof);Hierarchy / bureaucracy;Problem solving / ability to be creative;Ambivalent students

Communicating effectively

I didn't know there was a site

Google first, then Dave Eveland

Configuration through repetitive tasks, particularly dates. Importing test banks/quizzes. Grading student assignments.

the ability to save links to areas I access the most

More grading tools, providing specific feedback on student assignments.

I like the calendar

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You should do this survey during the school year... not at the end of the summer right after an upgrade.

2020/07/29 9:04:19 AM AST

lyle.witt@johnsonu.edu

Yes, let's do this!

10 to 19 years

n/a question not relevant to role as student

I didn't know there was a site

I've tried using "help" but usually just browse.

navigation, non-intuitive design, not able to integrate with Google Docs

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

integration with Google Docs

text editing within discussion forums, ability to quote from previous discussion post

Not Important

Not Important

Not Important

2020/08/02 2:35:59 PM AST

jlinskens@ithaca.edu

Yes, let's do this!

Instructor/Admin

10 to 19 years

Ithaca College

Associate Director

Supervisor of operational team members supporting academic technology.

Dealing with difficult people;Lack of resources

Maintaining appropriate resources as demands increase.

Higher Ed list serves such as Educause, Chronicle of HE, and Inside HE

Sakai community

All faculty and students are using the LMS for at least one course in some capacity but all those uses are at different levels and standards

Less than once a month

On the website or in the Listserv

The community sourced software has multiple bugs and therefore requires significant time and support from a dedicated campus LMS team, for which we have a difficult time supporting

the ability to filter information based on my interests (like major, minor, classes taught, common IT issues, deadlines)

A clean and universal skin without bugs

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