Sakai use at UPMC · 2013. 2. 12. · Sakai tools usage: teachers . Y. Epelboin UPMC-Sorbonne Université EuroSakai 2013 January 29-30 Tools use (students) 0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 3,5

Y. Epelboin UPMC-Sorbonne Université EuroSakai 2013 January 29-30

www.upmc.fr

Université Pierre et Marie Curie

Sakai use at UPMC

Yves Epelboin Director IT services

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The university Pierre et Marie Curie

•  Heir of the Faculty of Sciences of Sorbonne

•  Moved from the old buildings on a new campus in the 60ties

•  The largest Sciences and Medicine university in France

•  Ranking first Research Institution in France

•  Ranking first Research Institution in Mathematics in the World

•  4000 Academic, 4000 support staff

•  30 000 students (20 000 in Sciences, 10 000 in Medicine)


Agenda

•  Objectives of the study

•  Sakai use

•  IT: the feelings from students and teachers


The inquiry

•  Based on a framework established in 2011 by the community

•  Call for answer in May 2012 –  Opened until end of June –  330 students –  110 teachers

•  Two parts: –  Sakai tools use –  General feeling about IT and LMS


Sakai at UPMC


A short history

•  2000 – 2006: WebCT –  In 2006-2007: 150 courses, 1000 students

•  2007 – 2013: Sakai CLE –  2013: 1500 active courses, 50 projects –  20 000 students –  1200 teachers

•  Accessible from the university portal: uPortal 4 –  Backdoor for non-registered students –  No connection to students system –  LDAP-CAS authentication


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Sakai use (students)

•  Largely used at Bachelor and M1 level

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Sakai use (students)

•  Between 100-500 simultaneous connections

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Sakai use (teachers)

•  Not all teachers have adopted Sakai

•  Exceptions: Medicine and Biology

•  When adopted really used

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•  A majority uses it as a major tool

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Main objectives for teachers

•  Collaboration aspects rank high

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To share a calendar

To send/receive messages and notifications

For assessments and exams

For assignments and comments

To organize the pedagogical path and, more generally, to structure the teaching

To be available

To organize students in groups

To follow students progress

For distance teaching

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Tools use

•  Resources is the most important tool

•  Melete appreciation by students ranks high –  Students appreciate to be driven through courseware –  Melete is being replaced by Lesson

•  Drop box used as a simple ePortfolio •  Appreciation of Tests & Quiz, Assessments linked to

the use: –  Skepticism from teachers (control of students) –  Agreement of students for remote use


Internationalization (students)

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Support (Teachers)

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Appreciation formation

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Support


Projects

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Scientific papers collaboration

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Staff education

Usage des projets


IT and Teaching


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Attitude towards IT

•  65% of teachers use Sakai for blended learning

•  17% as a supplement only

•  4% for distance learning •  Expectations from students are higher than from

teachers –  Teachers skeptic about a changing attitude of students –  Not all ready for the work required to enhance teaching

with Sakai

•  A minority does not want to change (less than 10%)


Attitude towards IT

•  82% students want printable documents

•  70% want a moderate use of technology

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Pedagogical path

To see the course description

To access CW before the course

To access CW after the course

To access complementary documents

As a single access point

To access my grades

To acces examples of exams and train

Students courseware use


Conclusion

•  Sakai well adopted at UPMC

•  Considered as a major element of the IT strategy

•  Sakai well appreciated –  Flexibility –  Easiness of use –  Variety of uses

•  Demand –  Better integration in SIS –  Better access to external spaces

•  No real controversy about its use and implementation


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Sakai use at UPMC · 2013. 2. 12. · Sakai tools usage: teachers . Y. Epelboin UPMC-Sorbonne Université EuroSakai 2013 January 29-30 Tools use (students) 0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 3,5