how to add a new course on sakai

by Khalil Sauer 4 min read

How to Create a New Course in Sakai 1. Log in to Sakai as Admin or Teacher 2. Click Worksite Setup > New button

Enter course information.
  1. Select the Subject.
  2. Select the Course.
  3. Select the Section.
  4. The authorizor's (i.e. site creator's) username should be entered here.
  5. You have the option of adding any information that may facilitate the authorization of your site request.
  6. Click Continue to add the course site.
Mar 18, 2019

Full Answer

How do I add a course to Sakai?

From the Academic Term drop-down menu, select the appropriate academic term....Click the link to Add course(s) and/or section(s) not listed above....Select the Subject.Select the Course.Select the Section.If you are not listed as the instructor of record for a course, enter the instructor's username.More items...

How do I set up a Duke Sakai site?

Sakai Basics | Sakai Guides and Documentation....Accept the terms of service. Select the purpose.Review and accept the Terms of Service.Indicate the purpose of the project site you are creating.Click Create Site to finish.May 10, 2019

Is there a Sakai app?

With Sakai Mobile, you can view full assignment details, including attachments and instructions, for all your assignments. Assignments can be submitted directly from the app as well, allowing you to submit documents from Google Drive or the native filesystem with much more ease.

Does Sakai have an app?

Select the Sakai Mobile application. Google will prompt you to enter your Google account's password for security purposes. At the bottom right of the saved credential, select Delete. Close and re-open the Sakai Mobile application on your Android device.

Select the type of site

Choose either course site or project site depending in which type of site you want to create.

Select site tools

Place a check mark next to any tools that you would like to use in this course site.

Re-use existing material

You may choose to re-use material from other sites that you own. Choose either No or Yes for this option. (If you select Yes, indicate the site (s) from which to copy content in the list shown below.)

Configure site access

Site Status: Select to Publish the site, or Leave as Draft (i.e. unpublished). Unpublished sites are only visible to site owners, not other participants such as students.

Confirm site setup

You will see a screen which displays all of the site settings for verification. If everything appears correct, click Request Site.

Course Site Tools

On the Course Site Tools screen, several commonly used tools are pre-selected to add to your site

Course Site Access

The Course Site Access screen gives you the option to Publish site . If the box is checked then students and others you added to the site will have access.#N#Under the Global Access section of the Course Site Access screen, leave the default setting to prevent a listing in the public Sites Directory.

Confirm Your Course Site Setup

Review the site information on the Confirm Your Course Site Setup screen

Add participant information

Enter Sakai account names. When entering multiple account names, enter them on separate lines without commas, semicolons, etc. Sakai accounts names can include either PLU ePass accounts or guest accounts. (To ascertain a person's ePass username, see How do I search for an ePass username?)

Choose participant role

For the default option of Assign all participants the same role, select the radio button for the desired role and then click the Continue button.

Choose to send or not send a notification email

You may choose the Send Now option to send a notification email to participants if desired. The default setting is Don't Send.

Confirm addition of participants

Review the list of site participants and their roles to confirm that they will be added to your site.

Add participants to a course site with one roster

1. In the Name field, type the name or NetID of the participant you wish to add.

Add a participant to a course site with more than one roster

1. In the Name field, type the name or NetID of the participant you wish to add.

Add participants to a project site

1. In the Name field, type the name or NetID of the participant you wish to add.

Bulk add participants to a course or project site

If you have a large number of participants to add who will all be assigned the same role, you can use bulk add. To bulk add participants to a site select bulk add member on the Add New Member page under the Name field.

Bulk add participants in a course site with multiple rosters

If you have a large number of participants to add who will all be assigned the same role, you can use batch add. To Batch Add participants to a site select bulk add member on the Add New Member page under the Name field.

Select your set of tools

Zoom: Screen for selecting Course Site Tools with box for selected tools on right.

Add multiple instances of some tools. (Optional)

Zoom: Screen for adding multiple instances of Web Content or Lesson tools. (Optional)

Click Continue

Once you have made all of your tool selections, scroll down and click the Continue button to save your customizations.

Confirm tool selection

Zoom: Confirm tool selection screen with tools added highlighted in red.

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