Sakai
Sakai
18 reviews
WH Score
8.7

Sakai Overview

What is Sakai?

What do you look for in a learning management system? An intuitive interface? Mobile-ready, web-based accessibility? A shelf-full of award hardware? How about a learning system that was designed by educators, for educators?

The Sakai LMS by Longsight technologies allows instructors to engage every student or trainee, using almost any teaching methodology imaginable. It also provides a full range of content creation tools and completely customizable reports. Your learners’ progress can be tracked, analyzed, and recorded, and instructors will be able to quickly make any required adjustments.

Sakai LMS is a truly open-source solution, providing users full access to the source code. Sakai users can create content and deep customization unique to their organization, or even to specific courses. When you choose Sakai for your course development and distribution, you’ll only be limited by your imagination.

With Sakai LMS, instructors, administrators, and learners all enjoy full access to Sakai’s private cloud. With 100 percent uptime, this secure storage option allows clients to access and edit courses from any Internet enabled computer, tablet, or smart phone. And learners can rest easy, knowing that their course progress is being saved as they go. 

But for some organizations a remotely hosted product isn't the right choice. If that's true in your case, chances are you've struggled to find an LMS that provides true support for local installations. Sakai Management Services includes installation and configuration of Sakai LMS, along with testing and installation of stable upgrades and tools. The support team can help build a backup strategy for your hosting system, and even offers in-house training to get your team member up to speed quickly and painlessly.

Of course, no matter what learning management system you use it's inevitable that you will have some hiccups along the way. While other LMS solutions may leave you hanging in the wind, Sakai backs up their commitment to excellence with expert level support. Because Sakai’s developers have personal experience working in higher education, they have the ability to help see you through whatever issue your running into, whether it's technical or strategic.


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Sakai Recent Reviews


R
Roland
Reviewed on 9 May 2024

Sakai is operational yet lacks effectiveness.

Because of its interaction with Blackboard, Sakai is a simple platform that shines in clarity when it comes to finding assignments and syllabi. It proves to be highly functional and efficient for fundamental academic purposes. It might, however, use some changes to bring it into step with the current trend of more educational settings using online programs. A limitation is the lack of a specific area for weekly modules and assignment submissions, which may greatly enhance the user experience.

Pros
  • Easily understood interface for finding assignments and syllabuses, association with Blackboard.
Cons
  • No dedicated place for weekly modules and submitting assignments.

B
Brian
Reviewed on 26 December 2023

A Closer Look at User Experience

For instructors seeking a quick class website solution, Sakai fits the bill. While patience is required, the platform demands minimal website-related expertise.

Pros
  • Sakai offers an easy-to-use template for instructors to input materials, facilitating the creation of quizzes with multiple choices or fill-in-the-blanks
  • It accommodates numerical answers with a range of accepted values, making it versatile
  • The randomization features for assignments add an extra layer to test integrity
Cons
  • Loading and interacting with gradebooks can be a time-consuming ordeal
  • Uploading gradebooks from Excel isn't seamless, requiring manual entry, a less enjoyable task
  • The UI lacks intuitiveness, often necessitating extensive navigation
  • Random bugs, especially during quizzes or tests, and unexpected behavior triggered by the "back" button add to the frustrations.

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Sakai Key Features


Learning Management

  • Social Learning
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Examination Management

Course Management

  • Course Library
  • Course Roster
  • Course Authoring

Reporting & Analytics

  • Gradebook
  • Skills Assessments
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Sakai Wheelhouse Score

8.7
What is this?

The Average Wheelhouse score for the Learning Management Systems (LMS) category is 8.4

Sakai User Scores

  • Ease of Use
    8.7
  • Meets Requirements
    8.1
  • Learning Curve
    8.9
  • Setup & Support
    8.5
  • Quality of Support
    9.1
  • Ease of Admin
    7.5

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