Making the Most of Search

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Adam Marshall

As you may or may not know, WebLearn’s search tool has been completely rewritten. This rewrite has introduced a number of powerful new features that have been hitherto hidden from the user. As part of the funding given to OUCS … Continue reading →

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Secure Access to Additional Verification Sites

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Adam Marshall

If you intend to visit an Additional Verification (AV) site, it is essential that you follow procedure: Close your browser and make sure every single browser window has been closed. This may seem odd but it is very good practise … Continue reading →

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WebLearn unavailable on 30 April 2013 7-9am

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Adam Marshall

It is planned to upgrade WebLearn to version 2.8-ox5.1 on Tuesday 30 April 2013 7-9am. There will be no service during this period.

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WebLearn and Turnitin Courses for Trinity 2013

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Adam Marshall

WebLearn Course books for the formal courses (3-hour sessions) can be downloaded for self study. WebLearn: Fundamentals Thurs 2 May 9.15-12.15 or Mon 3 June 9.15-12.15 WebLearn: Surveys Thurs 9 May 2:00-5:00 Multimedia: Tools for creating interactive online resources Mon … Continue reading →

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Linking to External Tools from a VLE/LMS: IMS LTI, oAuth or Webauth (or any other web-based Single Sign-On)?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Adam Marshall

WebLearn (Sakai) offers a number of technologies for people wanting to interoperate with external tools and services. This post attempts to explain each option and then make a suggestion as to which one should use. Thanks to Matthew Buckett for … Continue reading →

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OxTALENT Awards 2013 – Call for entries – deadline 17 May

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Adam Marshall

The annual OxTALENT Awards are presented each June. The deadline for entries is mid-day 17th May 2013. We encourage your WebLearn users to consider entering the WebLearn category. This year we are pleased to announce five open award categories, and … Continue reading →

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WebLearn upgraded to version 2.8-ox5

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Adam Marshall

New WebLearn was upgraded on 4th April 2013 to version 2.8-ox5. For more detailed information and other minor changes, please looked at the detailed release notes. Bug Fixes Forums messages are now displayed in the search results. Survey responses in … Continue reading →

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Do you want to change a site URL?

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Adam Marshall

The release of WebLearn version 2.8-ox5 has introduced a way to move a WebLearn site to a new URL and set up a redirection from the old site URL to the new location. This is very useful in the following … Continue reading →

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Student requests for recorded lectures to be made available in WebLearn

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Jill Fresen

The WebLearn Student Experience (WLSE) project was run during Michaelmas term 2012. We collected and analysed student feedback to produce a number of generic recommendations for departments, colleges and the central WebLearn team. One of the recommendations emerged from the expressed … Continue reading →

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