rSmart Sakai CLE Features
rSmart Sakai CLE Features
The rSmart Sakai CLE is a flexible, enterprise application that supports online teaching and learning either fully online or in blended learning environments. The CLE is designed to support all sorts of scholarly collaboration, whether in or out of the classroom. Built on Sakai, the CLE is a next generation eLearning system designed to support the education enterprise.
rSmart Sakai CLE Tools
Multi-Purpose Collaboration Tools
Traditional Teaching and Learning Tools
ePortfolio Tools
General Purpose and Administration Tools
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Multi-Purpose Collaboration Tools back to top |
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Description |
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Announcements |
Post current, time-critical information to a site |
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Site Roster |
View a list of site participants and their pictures |
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Email Archive |
Access an archive of email sent to a site |
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Calendar |
Maintain deadlines, activities and site related events |
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Chat Room |
Engage in real-time conversations with site participants |
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Resources |
Post, store and organize material related to site activity. Upload multiple documents simultaneously via WebDav |
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Discussion / Forum |
Create, moderate and manage discussion topics and groups within a course and send private messages to site participants. rSmart has integrated the JForum software from Foothill Community College. |
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Glossary |
Provide contextual definitions for terms used on a site |
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Wiki |
Create and edit web content collaboratively. rSmart has integrated the rWiki tool which was contributed by Cambridge University. |
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Web Page |
Display web accessible resources relevant to site activity |
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News |
Display custom news content from dynamic, online sources |
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Forms |
Create online forms for site participants to use in constructing portfolios |
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Traditional Teaching & Learning Toolsback to top |
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Syllabus |
Post a summary outline of course requirements |
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Lesson Builder |
Create and publish online learning sequences. rSmart has integrated Melete from Foothill Community College. |
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Assignments |
Create and grade text-based assignments |
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Drop Box |
Share files privately with site participants |
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Post It |
Display discrete units of feedback (e.g., comments, grades) to site participants. rSmart has integrated Indiana University’s Post ‘Em tool. |
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Gradebook |
Calculate, store and distribute grade information to students |
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Tests & Quizzes |
Create and manage online assessments |
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ePortfolio Toolsback to top |
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Description |
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Portfolios |
Design, publish, share and view portfolios of work |
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Wizards |
Create sequential or hierarchical structures to help site participant’s document and reflect upon their learning and development |
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Matrices |
Create two-dimensional structures that help site participants document and reflect upon their learning and development |
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Evaluations |
Provide site participants with summative feedback on submissions to wizards and matrices |
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Reports |
Build, view and export reports on portfolio-related site activity |
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Styles |
Manage pre-defined Styles used to control the visual style (fonts, colors, etc.) of Wizards and Matrices, and Portfolios |
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Portfolio Layouts |
Manage layouts site participants use to design portfolio pages |
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Portfolio Templates |
Manage templates site participants use to create standardized portfolios |
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General Purpose and Administration Toolsback to top |
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Accounts |
Manage basic account information and passwords |
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Preferences |
View and modify personal preferences in the system |
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Membership |
View and modify site memberships |
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Site Setup |
Create new sites, modify sites you own |
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Site Editor |
Change the structure, content or membership of a site |
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Section Info |
Manage sections within a site |
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Super User (SU) |
Assume the identity of another user in the system for troubleshooting and support |
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Users |
View and edit user’ data in the system |
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Sites |
View and edit site configurations and tool selections |
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Realms |
Manage roles and permissions |
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On-Line |
Track server and system usage |
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Job Selector |
Create scheduled data integration, and data warehouse tasks |
