Sakai Guides and Documentation
Sakai is an open source collaboration and learning environment.
Topics
- Sakai Basic Navigation 3
- Create a Course Site 3
- User Management 6
- Sakai and DukeHub 2
- Publish Your Course 1
- Customize Your Site's Homepage 2
- Add or Remove Tools to Your Site 1
- Rename or Reorder Tools in the Menu 1
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Add Content to Your Course
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- What is the Resources tool?
- How do I navigate the Resources tool?
- How do I create folders?
- How do I upload files to Resources?
- How do I move a file or folder within Resources in the same site?
- How do I copy a file or folder within Resources in the same site?
- How do I reorder files or folders within Resources?
- Communicate With Your Students 3
- Set Up a Discussion Forum 6
- Learn About the Rich-Text Editor 6
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Creating Accessible Content
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- Accessibility Information
- What does it mean to make content accessible?
- What are some guidelines for making content accessible?
- How can I make images more accessible?
- How can I make tables more accessible?
- How can I make videos and audio files more accessible?
- How can I make links accessible?
- How can I make lists of items accessible?
- How can choices in background and text color affect accessibility?
- How can I structure my document to make it more accessible?
- Why should I use paragraph breaks in my document?
- How do I check my content for accessibility?
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Create Online Assessments
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- What is the Assignments tool?
- How do I add an assignment?
- How do students submit an assignment?
- How do I grade an assignment?
- How do I release assignment grades?
- How do students view their assignment feedback?
- What is the Tests & Quizzes tool?
- How do I create an assessment in Tests and Quizzes?
- How do I create a new question (with the assessment builder)?
- What are the Availability and Submissions options for an assessment?
- How do I give specific students different time or date settings for an assessment?
- How do I publish an assessment (i.e. test or quiz)?
- How do I grade Tests & Quizzes?
- Teaching Assistant Permissions and Grading 1
- Online Testing Guidelines 1
- Gradebook Basics 7
- Taking Attendance 5
- Voicethread 5
- Using Piazza 1
- Using Warpwire 2
- Using Zoom Meetings 1
- Using Panopto 1
- Using Hypothes.is 1
For immediate help or support, contact the OIT Service Desk.
Faculty and academic support staff are encouraged to take advantage of the following:
Register for a Sakai Workshop.
Attend Duke Learning Innovation Office Hours offered several times a week. No registration is required.
Contact Duke Learning Innovation for 1-1 consultations or custom departmental training (groups of 5 or more).