Sakai: A Virtual Research Environment for Social Science

A Development and Research Project at CARET, University of Cambridge

Selected Activities

Publications

The June 2007 of the Taylor and Francis Journal Technology, Pedagogy and Education (Volume 16, Issue 2) will be a special edition devoted to the role of new technologies across the ESRC Teaching and Learning Research Programme and the Applied Education Research Scheme. Edited by Patrick Carmichael of CARET, it will contain three substantial and peer-reviewed articles about the JISC VRE evaluation and other applications of Sakai along with articles on digital repositories, technology-enhanced research and other topics.

A 'Gateway Book' in the Routledge-TLRP Series 'Improving Teaching and Learning' is also in preparation for publication later in 2007.

To date, the following publications have described the work of the project:

Papers Presented at Conference

Other Project Activities

Members of the project have contributed to a range of conferences and seminars at which they have reported on research and development work undertaken in the course of the project. These include:

Most recently, Patrick Carmichael and Richard Procter of CARET have been invited to present at an ESRC/EPSRC Technology Enhanced Learning Programme Seminar at the University of Sussex in December 2007.

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