Subscribing to external calendars in WebLearn

There is an external calendar subscription feature in WebLearn, but, unfortunately, it still has some limitations: • doesn’t support full day events; • doesn’t support events not defined with <event>; • doesn’t support re-occurring events; • doesn’t support events without … Continue reading

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How to display a web page displaying ‘foreign characters’ in WebLearn

Files containing non-standard characters must be encoded using UTF-8; ISO-8859 encoded files cannot be used. It is possible to convert between the formats using a program such as ‘iconv’.

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The recently updated WebLearn website

In conjunction with the launch of the new WebLearn service, the WebLearn area of the OUCS website has been radically overhauled and moved to a new URL. The website contains a lot of useful information about the service (as opposed … Continue reading

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Recent Improvements to the New WebLearn Service

The recent improvements to the functionality of new WebLearn include: • the introduction of a comprehensive guidance site (see elsewhere in this issue); • a new version of the (Tutorial) Sign-up tool with repeating events; • integration of the Assignments … Continue reading

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Pandemic Planning – how WebLearn can help you.

New WebLearn offers many facilities which will be invaluable to Departments should parts of the University have to close due to a ‘Swine flu’ pandemic. Read more about how WebLearn can help with Pandemic Planning on the OUCS website.

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‘Writing for the Web’ course

OUCS are offering a course entitled “Writing for the Web” on December 1st. The course covers: devising a strategy for your sites; understanding how people read on-line; structuring information; managing your material; editing and proofreading and creating reusable information. See: … Continue reading

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WebLearn presentation at UAS conference

There will be a WebLearn presentation at the UAS Conference in the Exam School from 13.30-14.15 on Tuesday 22 September 2009. An overview of WebLearn will be followed by a close look at the (tutorial) sign-up tool, electronic essay submission … Continue reading

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Courses for staff: Fundamentals – 21 Sept (pm) and 2 Oct (am)

Need help in getting started with the new WebLearn service? If so, then book your place on the new WebLearn Fundamentals course offered by OUCS. See: http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/itlp/courses/detail/TOVB

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Courses for staff: Migrating your content – 24 Sept (pm) and 27 Oct (pm)

Need help in moving material from Old WebLearn into the new system? If so, then book your place on the new “Migrating Your Content” course offered by OUCS. See: http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/itlp/courses/detail/TOVC

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