University of Ghana Sakai Learning Management System (LMS)- All You need to Know

Please find below the guides/manuals developed as part of efforts to assist faculty and students navigate through the University of Ghana (UG) Sakai Learning Management System (LMS).

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HOW TO LOGIN AND LOGOUT OF THE SAKAI LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Basic Requirements

Any digital device (desktop computer, Laptop, Smartphones, etc. with internet access.
User ID and Password

How to Login to Sakai

Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Safari Google Chrome, Mozilla
Firefox, etc)
In the Address bar, type sakai.ug.edu.gh and press on the Enter key on the keyboard
Click on User and type in your User ID.
Click on Password and type in your Password.
Click on the Login button to access the Sakai Learning Management System.

How to Logout of sakai

Click on your name or photo
In the drop-down menu, click on Log Out to leave the Sakai Learning Management

HOW TO RESET YOUR PASSWORD IN SAKAI LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, etc)
In the Address bar, type sakai.ug.edu.gh and press on the Enter key on the keyboard
Click on Reset and type in your email

How do students submit an assignment?

Go to Assignments.
Select the Assignments tool from the Tool Menu on your site.
Click on the title of the assignment.

You will see a list of all assignments on the site. The following information will be displayed for each assignment.

Assignment title, or name of the assignment.
Status (i.e. Not Started, Assignment submission required, Returned, etc.).
Open date when the assignment becomes available to students.
Due date, or deadline to turn in the assignment.
Select the assignment you want to submit by clicking on the title of the assignment in the list.

How do students submit an assignment?

Click the direct link to the assignment in Lessons. If your instructor has included a link to the assignment in the Lessons tool, you may also access it from this location within the course content.

Enter and/or attach your assignment. Depending on the assignment settings, you may be allowed to enter your submission in-line
and/or attach a file or files.

Enter your submission text into the Assignment Text area using the Rich Text Editor.

Under Attachments, click the Choose File button to browse for and select a file to upload from your computer. (Alternately, you may also click the or select files from ‘Home’ or site button to select a file you have already uploaded.) View the attached file.

Once you have attached your file, the name of the file, as well as the file size and upload time stamp will be displayed under Attachments.

Tips: You may click Remove to remove the attachment if you selected the wrong file. Submit your assignment.

When you are ready to turn in your assignment, click the Submit button to complete your assignment submission.

Tip: If you are not yet ready to submit, you may click Preview to preview the submission, or Save Draft to save your submission and submit it later. Click Cancel to exit the assignment without saving or submitting it.

Submission confirmation.

Once you have submitted your assignment, you will receive a confirmation message on the screen. In addition, if you have opted to receive email notifications, you will also receive an email confirmation of your submission.

How do students view their assignment feedback?

Once your instructor has graded your assignment, you can view the feedback on your work
in the Assignments tool.

Go to Assignments.
Select the Assignments tool from the Tool Menu on your site.
Click on an assignment.
Click on the title of an assignment to view the feedback for that item.
Note: Assignments that display Returned in the Status column have been graded and the feedback released for student viewing.
View assignment feedback.

Your assignment and feedback will be displayed:

The title, student name, submission date, grade, and submission history appear at the top.
The original assignment instructions and attachments appear below the submission and grade information.
Your submission and/or attached files display below the assignment instructions.
Instructor comments and/or attached files appear at the bottom.

If your assignment had a peer assessment component, and your instructor has allowed
students to see peer reviews of their own work, you will also see peer reviewer comments and/ or attachments on the feedback screen.

How do I view announcements?

Announcements are displayed in several locations. You can view them from Home, from an
individual course or project site, or from the Announcements tool.

When you are logged in to Home, you will see your Recent Announcements displayed there.
Your Recent Announcements in this location will show all announcements from all sites in
which you are enrolled.

Click on the announcement subject to view announcement details.

Viewing announcements within a course or project site.

When you enter a given course or project site, your Recent Announcements for that site only will display on the site Overview page. Click on the announcement subject to view announcement details.

Viewing announcements via the Announcements tool.

You may also view your announcements by selecting the Announcements tool in the Tool Menu from Home, or from within an individual course or project site.

Note: Remember that Home will display announcements from all courses.

University of Ghana Sakai Learning Management System (LMS)- All You need to Know

HOW TO LOGIN AND LOGOUT OF THE SAKAI LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

How to Login to Sakai

How to Logout of sakai

HOW TO RESET YOUR PASSWORD IN SAKAI LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

How do students submit an assignment?

How do students submit an assignment?

How do students view their assignment feedback?

How do I view announcements?

Viewing announcements within a course or project site.

Viewing announcements via the Announcements tool.

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