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oncampus Network Moodle vs Sakai The Reasons The Decider The Moodle Way Conclusion

Why German Universities Choose Moodle Instead of Sakai Andreas Wittke oncampus Lübeck University of Applied Sciences. Timeline. oncampus Network Moodle vs Sakai The Reasons The Decider The Moodle Way Conclusion. Who we are and what we do.

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  1. Why German Universities Choose Moodle Instead of Sakai Andreas Wittkeoncampus Lübeck University of Applied Sciences

  2. Timeline • oncampus Network • Moodle vs Sakai • The Reasons • The Decider • The Moodle Way • Conclusion

  3. Who we are and what we do • Lübeck University of Applied Sciences (LUA) experience in technology, didactics and implementation of online distance study programmes since 1997 • Flagship projects “Virtual University of Applied Sciences”, “Baltic Sea Virtual Campus” and “Portal to future”

  4. In ONE Sentence! We are working as an E-Learning Service Provider for 19 Universities And we are Developing Online Distance Study Programs!

  5. Baltic Sea Virtual Campus • Online Master-Programmes and Continuing Education in a Consortium of 12 Universities around the Baltic Sea • Luvit from 2003-2006 • using Sakai in productive since autumn 2006

  6. Virtual University of Applied Science • Online Bachelor-/Master-Programmes in a Consortium of 7 Universities of Applied Sciences from 6 German Federal States • Blackboard Academic Suite since 2001 in productive • will run Moodle this autumn

  7. 12/06 the VFH decided for Moodle • Sakai & Moodle Pilot in Lübeck • Moodle Pilot in Berlin • Technical Arguments from Lübeck • Acceptance & Usability from Berlin • KO Criteria was the Soap Interface After 6 month developing Moodle is running

  8. Sakai vs Moodle Sakai Moodle

  9. Round 1: Number of Installations Moodle: 26.905 Installations in 184 Countries Sakai: 130 Pilot and Production Systems

  10. Round 2: Enterprise Installations • 51 Installations with over 20.000 Users • Open University UK with 150.000 Users in different instances • Humboldt University Berlin with 40.000 users in one Installation • only 2 Enterprise Installations in the USA

  11. Round 3: System • LAMP/WAMP • Monolith • SCORM • IMS • QTI • LDAP • AICC • RSS • 150 Tools and Plugins

  12. Round 4: Partners • over 30 Partners in 24 Countries • Sun • Stoas • Harvest Road • Google (no real Partner) • Microsoft (no real Partner)

  13. Round 5: Environment • 61 different language versions • 37 Themes • Windows, Linux, Debian, Apple

  14. Round 7: Infrastructure • Key Roles – 6 People • 26 Main Developers • over 200 other Developers • Donation System • Supporting Organisations

  15. Round 8: Roadmap • Gradebook • Event API • Repository API • Learning Design • SCORM 2004 • nWiki • PHP 5.1 • Student Information API • Portfolio

  16. Who are the Deciders? • Administrators • Authors • Teachers • Users The Customer

  17. What the customer wants? • Emotions • Usability • Fun Acceptance

  18. Criterias • Features • Usability • Sustainability • Performance • Flexibility • Internationalisation • Layout/Design KO Criterias

  19. Technical Features Repository Whiteboard Gradebook Scorm IMS Announcements Roles Shibboleth Rooster WSRP Calendar Im-/Export Chat WebDAV Service Oriented Architecture Language RSS QTI 1.1 VoIP Videoconferences Blogs Syllabus Glossary Discussion Board Atom WYSIWYG Ressources Email QTI 2.0 Surveys Evaluation JSR-168 Virtual Classroom News Wikis SOAP LAMS Podcast

  20. Citation from Moodle vs Sakai „The Sakai Discussion Board has no Forward-Feature, the Moodle Discussion Board has one. We can‘t work with Sakai.“

  21. Scenario • Administrator installs Sakai • Customer is working with Sakai • Customer meets somebody using Moodle • Customer tests and likes Moodle • Customer wants Moodle because it is easier • Everybody is knowing and using Moodle Acceptance

  22. Moodle is everywhere • Easy to install • Every teacher installs Moodle on his PC • over 700 new users every day • 60.000 downloads a month • Moodle doesn‘t need a Administrator The success is winning the teachers!

  23. Sakai in Germany • One Production Installation • No booth on Conferences (Online Educa, Learntec) • no presentations • no website • no German language version Promotion is the problem!

  24. Sakai in Google Trends 2007

  25. Sakai vs Moodle in Google Trends

  26. Sakai vs Moodle vs Blackboard

  27. Conclusion 1 „You have to learn from your enemy.“ Or „Always watch your competitor.“

  28. Conclusion 2 „In 10 years the decision of the LMS you are using, is so important, than today the decision about the webserver you are using.“

  29. Conclusion 3 „Best of Both Worlds“ The Framework and the Technology from Sakai And The Usabilty and Ergonomic from Moodle.

  30. Final „I prefer Sakai, but I don‘t know why “

  31. Thank you Lübeck University of Applied Sciences Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Wittke Phone: +49 (0) 451-300-5436 E-Mail: wittke@fh-luebeck.de Internet: www.oncampus.de Blog: www.onlinebynature.de

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