WebLearn courses in Trinity Term 2011

WebLearn ITLP Courses: Trinity Term 2011 A variety of taught courses are offered by OUCS free of charge, to support the use of WebLearn. The courses are aimed at staff members who are involved in designing and building WebLearn sites … Continue reading

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Avoiding plagiarism: two free online courses for Oxford University members

Two free online courses are offered via WebLearn for Oxford University students and staff: Avoiding Plagiarism 1: This is a tailor-made online skills course, providing an introduction to the issues surrounding plagiarism. It will help users to acquire some of … Continue reading

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Call for nominations: OxTALENT competition 2011 – WebLearn Category

The annual OxTALENT competition for the innovative use of IT in teaching and learning at Oxford is now open for nominations.  One of the categories is the innovative use of WebLearn. The OxTALENT awards are part of the University Teaching … Continue reading

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Confused by copyright? In the dark about IPR?

JISC News release 7 April 2011 Confused by copyright? In the dark about IPR? A new elearning module from the JISC-led Strategic Content Alliance is to help update people dealing with intellectual property rights in universities, colleges, museums, libraries and … Continue reading

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Advice for universities on student plagiarism (JISC)

News release: 31 March 2011 Advice for universities on student plagiarism The Academic Integrity Service (AIS), managed by the Higher Education Academy (HEA) with JISC, has today published a report to enable higher education institutions to review and develop their … Continue reading

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Preventing student papers from being added to the Turnitin database

This post courtesy of Jill Fresen: When using the Assignments tool in WebLearn, the default behaviour is that student papers do get added to the Turnitin database; however, they are used only for comparison purposes and are not released or … Continue reading

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Using images within a survey

We’ve recently had a question about using images as part of a question in a Survey template. Question: How do I upload and use a photo as part of  a question on a survey template? Answer: Click on the ‘image’ … Continue reading

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Sneeky Peek at Sakai 2.9

Sakai 2.9 isn’t due to be released until May 2012 but I though a quick taster of the exciting times ahead may brighten up everybody’s day! The indomitable Dr Chuck (Severance) has been running a project with some of his … Continue reading

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