Xerte at the University of Cape Town
When the University of Cape Town Library needed a tool to create content for their MOOC, they chose Xerte. Xerte's "author once, run anywhere" paradigm allowed them to author content independent of their MOOC - and retain and curate it independently.
Apereo. It's about freedom.
Free to license. Free to adapt. Free to innovate.
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University of Dayton Extends LMS with Tsugi
In response to faculty demand, the University of Dayton was looking for a way to quickly develop and integrate niche tools to extend Sakai functionality. It turned to Tsugi. With the help of Tsugi, Dayton designs and develops tailor-made tools to the exact specifications of faculty members in a fraction of the time it took previously. Tsugi tools created so far have given faculty the ability use in-video quizzing, group feedback rubrics, photo sharing and commenting, and course learning journals. Tsugi has led to increased levels of faculty engagement and innovation at Dayton.
Apereo. It's about freedom.
Free to license. Free to adapt. Free to innovate.
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UNC Chapel Hill Onboards Freshman Language Learners With Sakai
Foreign language placement exams were becoming a costly and cumbersome-to-manage burden for UNC-Chapel Hill - so they turned to Sakai. Sakai's flexibility and freedom from licensing costs provided a one-stop way to onboard incoming freshmen and transfer students, and dramatically reduce cost and effort.
Apereo. It's about freedom.
Free to license. Free to adapt. Free to innovate.
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Uniformed Health Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda Improves Test and Question re-use with Sakai
When the Uniformed Health Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland wanted to improve test and question re-use, they turned to Sakai and Apereo Commercial Partner Unicon. The goal was to make cataloging, searching, and re-using questions and question banks easier for instructors. Working in partnership, USU and Unicon developed new question tagging and search capabilities and shared them back to the Sakai community.
Apereo. It's about freedom.
Free to license. Free to adapt. Free to innovate.
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uPortal at the California Community College System
Like most colleges, the California Community Colleges (CCC) wanted to implement a portal for their students that would simplify access to important information and services. It would be designed to increase student understanding of the importance of education planning, activities, and campus-based resources that can help keep them stay on track to complete their educational and career goals. CCC chose to develop their “MyPath” Student Portal using Apereo uPortal, a scalable solution that supports multi-tenancy, responsive design, and integration with an identity provider. Apereo community software updates and existing services helps CCC reduce costs and save funding - funding that can then go towards innovation and support of students.
Apereo. It's about community.
Sharing costs. Sharing code. Sharing vision.
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