Putting your course online in Sakai

Each semester, a new Sakai site should be established for each course. This should occur even when the same course has been taught previously. A Sakai site consists of the following:

  • course name and number
  • instructor
  • registered students
  • course documents/materials/collaboration

There are two ways to get a course site in Sakai:
  1. Create the site yourself
  2. Request the site from the Center of Educational Technology

Creating a site yourself

1. Log in to Sakai, at https://courses.hiram.edu/portal.
2. If you do not have an account, you may create one at the New Account link on the left hand side of the Sakai login page.
3. Hiramnet users, please use your Hiramnet user name.
4. Your password may be anything you like.
5. Once logged in, click on Worksite Setup, and then click New.
6. Sakai will lead you through providing a course name, number and description.
7. In the section for Authorizer's user name, type "andersonvs". You're ready to begin adding materials!
8. You will just have to email the list of students registered for the course to andersonvs@hiram.edu. Please include last name, first name and middle initial of each student. This is available in Banner at web4.hiram.edu, in your class registration section.

Requesting a site from the Center

Easier, but not as immediate, is to simply email the following to andersonvs@hiram.edu:
1. Course name, number and description (from the catalog).
2. List of registered students (last name, first name, middle initial).

You will receive an email once the site has been created.

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