Books by Melissa Whitney

The Sakai Open Academic Environment (OAE) provides a unique collaboration system for university campuses: a social network that helps students discuss class materials, pursue research, communicate with faculty, and discover the risks and benefits of sharing personal informationall in a private, rather than public, forum. This example-driven guide will get you up to speed on various methods used to deploy, customize, and manage OAE, whether youre an IT specialist in an educational institution, or an academic or instructional technologist.Learn how to work with OAEs source code to modify key areas such as profiles, courses, permissions, and content. Youll soon adapt this network to support the culture and needs of your campus.Create research projects and online companions for lecture coursesLearn about the range of OAEs public and privacy settingsCustomize OAEs look and feel, including the welcome screen, drop-down menus, and sign-up pagesConnect to a local LDAP to work with accounts and authenticationInstall widgets to extend and customize OAEs core functionalityIntegrate OAE with a web server and backend databaseGet a checklist for deploying your custom OAE to production