Tag Archives: Sakai

More on the Sakai/Jasig Merger

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Michael Feldstein

As I have mentioned here before, the Sakai and Jasig foundations are in the process of evaluating a merger to create a kind of Apache Foundation for higher education. The new organization would be called the Apereo Foundation. The two … Continue reading →

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Sakai OAE 1.0 Released

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Michael Feldstein

I’m a little late reporting this, but the Sakai community has released the long-awaited 1.0 version of its Open Academic Environment platform (formerly known as Sakai 3). Here’s an overview: As you’ll see, it takes a very different approach from … Continue reading →

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Charles Severance’s “Sakai: Free as in Freedom:” A Review

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Jim Farmer

This is a guest post by Jim Farmer, instructional media + magic inc. Jim has been Treasurer of the Sakai Foundation since December. When building a complex software system developers want to use the latest technology. Users want business processes … Continue reading →

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The Evolving LMS Market, Part II

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

I have gotten a lot of very nice compliments in the last 24 hours about the first post in this two-part series. I do want to emphasize that a huge portion of the value in that post comes from the … Continue reading →

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The Evolving LMS Market, Part I

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

As Casey Green said in my recent interview with him, the LMS space is a “market in transition.” In 2005, the year that Blackboard acquired WebCT, the two platforms had a combined total of 75.6% U.S. higher education market share, … Continue reading →

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