WebLearn Phishing Excercise – Please Warn Your Staff

Quite a few people have received a message (given below) about the need to reactivate an expiring WebLearn account. The link goes to a spoofed copy of the “WebAUTH” login page which looks quite convincing I would like to assure … Continue reading

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Sakai 11 QA testing is in full swing!

From Dede Hourican (Marist College) For the past month, the Sakai Quality Assurance (QA) team has been conducting weekly QA “Test Fests” on Thursdays, 10am to noon Eastern time (15:00 – 17:00 GMT). These communal testing sessions provide an opportunity … Continue reading

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WebLearn usage over the last 5 years

As there was no IT Services Annual Report this year, I thought it would be useful to present some of the WebLearn usage figures that we usually supply. 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Unique visitors 7,387 10,054 12,385 15,108 14,685 … Continue reading

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WebLearn upgraded to Version 2.10-ox9 on 26 January 2016

WebLearn was upgraded on 26th January 2016 to version 2.10-ox9. If you would like more details then please contact the Service Desk. If you would like to suggest further improvements then please do so by contributing to the WebLearn User Voice feedback … Continue reading

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ORLiMS – On-line Reading Lists Success Story

Thanks to Craig Finlay and Helen Worrell from the Bodleian Social Sciences Library for many of the words and figures in this post. Developed by staff at the Bodleian SSL (Social Science Library) in collaboration with the WebLearn team, ORLiMS … Continue reading

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WebLearn unavailable on Tuesday 26 Jan 2016 from 7-9am

We plan to upgrade WebLearn to version 10-ox9 on Tuesday 26 Jan 2016 7-9am. There will be no service during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience that this essential work may cause.

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Writing for the Web video playlist

Many of you know that all Oxford University members have unlimited access to lynda.com, an on-line library of high-quality instructional videos on the latest software tools and skills.  To signup go to http://courses.it.ox.ac.uk/lynda With more than 3,700 courses taught by … Continue reading

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WebLearn: ORLiMS Project Seminar – An overview of enhanced reading lists in WebLearn – 8 Feb 2pm IT Services

Where and when: Monday 8 February in IT Services, Banbury Road. Book: http://courses.it.ox.ac.uk/detail/OWX   The WebLearn Team and the ORLiMS Project Team would like to invite you to this event to help us reflect on the achievements of the recent Reading Lists … Continue reading

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New TurnItIn URL

 Turnitin now has a new URL turnitinuk.com. the old URL will no longer work, however, all existing assignments are available via the new URL. This change took place on 1st January 2016. WebLearn has been updated to use this new URL … Continue reading

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Do you have an opinion on proposed changes to Sakai / WebLearn 11?

The survey URL: https://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/direct/eval-evaluation/12467 closes on 23rd Jan 2016.

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