Making the Most of Search

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

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

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

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)?

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

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

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?

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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WebLearn unavailable on 4 April 2013 7-9am

It is planned to upgrade WebLearn to version 2.8-ox5 on Thursday 4 April 2013 7-9am. There will be no service during this period.

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WebLearn unavailable on 12 March 2013 7-9am

It is planned to upgrade WebLearn to version 2.8-ox4.4 on Tuesday 12 March 2013 7-9am. There will be no service during this period. This bugfix release will address problems with the SES tool.

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