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

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Université Pierre

et Marie Curie

Sakai use at UPMC

Yves EpelboinDirector IT services

Yves.Epelboin@upmc.fr

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

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)

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

Agenda

• Objectives of the study• Sakai use• IT: the feelings from students and teachers

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

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

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

Sakai at UPMC

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

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

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

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

Sakai use (students)

• Largely used at Bachelor and M1 level

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

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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Sakai use (teachers)

• A majority uses it as a major tool

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Main objectives for teachers

• Collaboration aspects rank high

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Tools use (teachers)

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Tools use (students)

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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

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Internationalization (students)

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Support (Teachers)

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Projects

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IT and Teaching

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Sakai: what for?

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Sakai: what for?

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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%)

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Attitude towards IT

• 82% students want printable documents• 70% want a moderate use of technology

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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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ENDYves.Epelboin@upmc.fr