Sakai Training & Tutorials for Students

Sakai Tutorials for Students (5)

• Logging In & Preferences
• Overview, Syllabus & Lessons
• Assignments
• Forums
• Gradebook & Email
• Getting Feedback in Gradebook

Student Help with Sakai & Zoom

• Student Quick-Start Guide to Sakai & Zoom
• Sakai Student Quick Start Guide (PDF)
• Antioch University Help Desk

Sakai Micro Video Tutorials (10 min or less)

• How to Post to a Forum in Sakai (3:06min)
• How to Submit an Assignment in Sakai (4:20min)

What is Sakai?

Sakai is the name of Antioch University’s online learning management system (LMS), and is also referred to as a Collaborative Learning Environment (CLE). Sakai is used to facilitate online course delivery. It allows instructors to create online learning spaces for their classes to complete a wide variety of activities. Sakai is available seven days a week, 24 hours a day online. You can also access Sakai via Antioch’s portal site, AUDirect.
 

Supported Web Browsers

PC users: Latest stable versions (and at least one previous release) of Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge.
Mac users: Latest stable versions (and at least one previous release) of Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
 

How to Log in

Open a web browser and go to https://audirect.antioch.edu Input your User ID and password into the corresponding text boxes located in the middle of the screen. Click on the ‘Login’ button or hit the enter key on your keyboard. From AUDirect, launch Sakai using the icon located in the Services menu. Alternatively, Open a web browser and go to https://sakai.antioch.edu. Input your User ID and password into the corresponding text boxes located in the upper right corner of the screen. Click on the ‘Login’ button or hit the enter key on your keyboard.
 

Trouble Logging In

If you have never logged into Sakai or AUDirect, the ‘Setting Up AUDirect Access’ tip sheet will step you through the process of setting up your account. Otherwise, contact the Antioch Help Desk at 1-866-662-0056 (International callers, please dial: 1-937-769-1226) or submit a HelpDesk ticket.
 

Sakai Tutorial

The first time a user logs into Sakai, they are presented with a Welcome message and tutorial. This tutorial introduces newcomers to key elements used to navigate to and access features in Sakai. The tutorial can be accessed again anytime by clicking the User Icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.
 

Home

After logging into Sakai, you will automatically be taken to your own private space called Home. This is the first tab on the left-hand side of the course bar at the top of the page. Home includes the ‘Administrator Announcements’, where important messages regarding Sakai are posted.

• Overview: Brings you back to the main screen for the site
• Calendar: View an integrated calendar for all sites and add private entries
• Resources: Upload and manage files in your own private storage space
• Profile: Create, update, and manage your Sakai profile; connect with other Sakai users with similar interests
• My Sites: Display your sites and sites you may join Preferences: Customize a variety of Sakai settings
• Accounts: View your account details
• Search: Search Sakai for specific content
• Worksite Setup: Provides information about the sites to which you currently belong or may join
• What’s New: Find out the latest information regarding Sakai upgrades
• Help: Get assistance with using Sakai, searching the help content by term or phrase--search results are ranked by relevance
• Help Button: If you need help or have questions while working in Sakai, use the question mark buttons throughout the system.
   

Sites & the User Icon (upper-right corner)

User Icon: Located in the upper right part of the screen, clicking the User Icon reveals a menu that allows you to quickly access your Sakai profile, your Sakai preferences, review the introductory Sakai tutorial for a quick refresher on navigation and access features, or simply logout.

Sites: To view all your sites in Sakai, click the Sites button in the upper right part of your screen. From here, you can also add sites to and organize your Favorite sites in the Favorites area.

Note: Course sites are not viewable to students until they are published by the instructor. If your course site is not listed, contact your instructor or academic department for details on when the course site will be made available.
 

Course Sites

Once you enter a course site, you will see a menu on the left side of the screen similar to the one below. You will use this menu to navigate to different areas of the course. Below is a list of common tools that can be found in course sites.

• Overview: Brings you back to the homepage for the course site
• Announcements: View/Post course announcements
• Syllabus: View/Post course syllabus
• Calendar: View/Post course schedule
• Forums: Post to class discussions
• Lessons: Move through/Post a set of materials or modules
• Resources: Access/Post course content
• Assignments: View/Post and submit assignments
• Email: Send messages via email to instructor/participants
• Site Info: Allows Instructors to edit the course site content
• Library: Link to your local Antioch University Library homepage
• Roster: View a list of site participants
• Statistics: Show site statistics by user, event, or resource
• Drop Box: Private share files between instructor and student
• Gradebook: Calculate and store grade information and distribute it to students

Instructors have the ability to add or remove these tools and others in their Sakai courses sites. Because of this, the menu options in your course may differ from the example above.

If you have any questions or problems while working in Sakai, please contact the Antioch Help Desk at 1-866-662-0056 (International callers, please dial: 1-937-769-1226) or submit a help desk ticket.