Break in WebLearn service: 25th Sept at 22:00

WebLearn will be unavailable for a short period between 22:00 and 22:30 on Thursday 25th September 2014 whilst repairs are made to the faulty TurnItIn configuration: this should fix the problems that users are experiencing relating to the TurnItIn integration … Continue reading

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The new WebLearn Lessons tool enables a better user experience

WebLearn 10 has brought with it the brand new Lessons Tool. This tool allows one to set up a step-by-step learning exercise which students can be asked to work through in a structured manner. Consider this example: without leaving the … Continue reading

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How to move the Home Page text into Resources

If you want to move the text of your home page into the Resources tool then you can follow this ‘recipe’. (You may wish to do this if your home page contains JavaScript code or other page elements that are … Continue reading

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Major New WebLearn release: WebLearn 10

We are pleased to announce that WebLearn has undergone significant face-lift with a move to WebLearn 10 (2.10-ox1). The upgrade was affected on Tuesday 16th September 2014, we apologise for the disruption that the extended downtime must have caused. As … Continue reading

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WebLearn unavailable on Tuesday 16 September 2014 from Midnight – Noon

It is planned to upgrade WebLearn to version 2.10-ox1 on Tuesday 16 September 2014 from Midnight – Noon (note the extended outage). There will be no service during this period. This release will bring major changes in both WebLearn and … Continue reading

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WebLearn and Turnitin courses MT 2014

We have planned another full programme of ITLP courses for the new term. The majority of courses are aimed at staff members, but there is one for students on ‘Awareness and avoidance of plagiarism’, which has proved to be very … Continue reading

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Highlights of ALT-C Conference

Here is a collection of the highlights from the ALT-C Conference held at the University of Warwick, 1-3 September 2014. Keynote: Jeff Haywood (Quote Jeff Haywood: “We JUST NEED a lot more leaning designers/technologists, and they must work as a … Continue reading

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