The first and second place winners of the 2008 Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award were Dr. Aileen Huang-Saad from the University of Michigan and Mr. Salim A. Nakhjavani from the University of Cape Town (South Africa), respectively. Their work will be showcased along with "innovation snapshots" of the 2009's award winning projects, in this section. Although there are many inventive aspects unique to how each instructor uses Sakai to enrich their students' learning experience, all share a common theme of shifting from a more passive teacher-centered instructional method to a more active student-centered approach.
The first place winner was a Biomedical Engineering course run by Dr. Aileen Huang-Saad from the University of Michigan. A specific selection of Sakai tools was chosen to create a dynamic online experience.