WebLearn was been upgraded to Version 11-ox3 on the morning on Tuesday 29th November, we apologise for any inconvenience caused by the disruption.
Improvements
- Images, iframe, videos and the like should now auto resize on a mobile
- The “Tools & Subsites” menu on a mobile has a better design – it now matches other WebLearn menus and text is not truncated
- Resources
- The file upload limit is now set at 100MB – this means larger files can be uploaded without having to use WebDAV
- The hyperlink to information about copyright (in Resources) now goes to a special Bodleian Libraries information page
- One can no longer accidentally edit a Reading List whilst it is loading – this was causing problems
- You can use the Lynda.com ‘video embed code’ within the Lessons tool and Forums – this makes it easier to use lynda.com videos as part of a course.
- Lessons
- Embedded calendars now shrink correctly when viewed on a mobile phone
- “Blockquotes” are now displayed correctly
- Surveys
- can now be completed on a mobile phone
- the “stepped display” now has the correct “tool tip” (ie, mouse-over) text
- The ‘Select Login Route’ page now has the WebLearn logo
- The Sign-Up tool “Reminder Email” now comes from meeting organiser
- The Account Validation page (for external users) has been overhauled, it now
- contains the WebLearn logo
- has a password strength meter
- only reports on password mismatch once two passwords have been entered
- has a better layout with checkboxes aligned correctly
- “My Home”
- The “Account” page now has the ‘Cancel’ and ‘Update’ buttons in the expected order
- Mentions of “My Workspace” have been changed to “My Home”
- Long lists of Favourite sites now wrap in Internet Explorer
- Fields in the “Contact Us” tool now have the correct all labels and the browser tab has a name
- Calendar
- The tool now has better colours
- The “synoptic” calendar on the front page of a site (and in My Home) now uses the correct icons
- The Oxford event types have been added back to the Calendar
- Suspended students are now removed when the related Participant Group is removed
- OXAM (the database of past exam papers) is now fully responsive, it will resize correctly on a mobile phone
- The superfluous “Create New Site” links at the top right of every page have been removed
- All links to the now defunct Mobile Oxford – WebLearn Gateway have been removed
In addition, all WebLearn work for the “Anonymous Essay Submission” project is now complete – watch this space for more information when the student data becomes available
