Want to use the WebLearn tools icons on your site

These icons are all available in the following folder: https://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/access/content/public/images/silk/ There is a handy ‘crib sheet’ containing all the images; this is useful in finding the name of the image: https://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/access/content/public/images/silk/1-silk_icons_index.png Here is an example of use within a WebLearn … Continue reading

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Content authoring tools

Recent discussion on the Sakai mailing lists has highlighted three interesting free content creation systems http://www.udutu.com/ http://exelearning.org/ http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/ Here’s what their websites say: “MyUdutu™ is a FREE web-based tool which provides a user friendly platform to create highly interactive elearning … Continue reading

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Sakai Conference 2011: Berlin, 14-16 June 2011

From the latest Sakai newsletter: “The next annual Sakai conference is only 11.5 months away. Mark the dates on your calendar now. We will meet in Berlin at the Ramada Hotel Berlin – Alexanderplatz on June 14 – 16, with … Continue reading

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WLUG: Copyright and WebLearn

The original article has been removed and has been replaced by the standard copyright notice for display beside public photocopiers and scanners. This may be useful as well: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/copy/copyright Photocopying and scanning under the CLA Higher Education Licence The University … Continue reading

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Proposed upgrade on 6th July postponed

The planned upgrade on 6th July has been postponed for two weeks due to technical difficulties. It will now happen on July 20th. This upgrade was not a major one. The biggest issue was that the Survey (Beta) tool was … Continue reading

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Conducting course evaluation using WebLearn’s survey tool

WebLearn has a Beta version of a tool that can be used for course experience feedback (course evaluation). On 6 July 2010, a new ‘Survey’ option will appear in the list of tools available to a WebLearn site. This tool … Continue reading

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Reminder: Blogger and Presentations to be removed

The next release of Sakai (the software upon which new WebLearn is based) will not contain the Blogger and Presentation tools and for this reason we are phasing them out of WebLearn’s toolset. After a survey of WebLearn coordinators raised … Continue reading

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Gathering data using WebLearn’s survey tool

WebLearn has a Beta version of a tool that can be used for general data gathering such as specifying dietary requirements or choosing which session to attend for conference guests. On 6 July 2010, a new ‘Survey’ option will appear … Continue reading

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Restore facility fixed

I failed to blog this at the time. The ‘Restore’ facility in Resources was fixed on 8 June 2010. All files deleted after 9am on that date will be recoverable for a period of 90 days.

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ALT Guides to e-Learning Practice

Nine online guides to learning technology research informed practice are now available from ALT in a wiki format. Topics include:  Web-based course design ,  Learning using mobile and hand-held devices On-line communities Technology-supported assessment Learning environments Using social software in … Continue reading

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