WebLearn user Dr Lucy Tallents wins 2015 Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award (TWSIA)

Dr Lucy Tallents from the Department of Zoology has won the Higher Education Online/Hybrid category of this year’s Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award (TWSIA). TWSIA, which is a worldwide competition, has been running since 2008 and recognises excellence in teaching … Continue reading

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Apereo Open Academic Environment Seminar: 8 May at 12:30 in IT Services

We are pleased to announce a special seminar about the Apereo Open Academic Environment (OAE) presented by our colleagues from Research Research (Research Professional). The talk will take place in ISIS room, IT Services, Banbury Rd at 12.30 on Friday … Continue reading

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Typical Daily Usage Pattern: 10 April 2015

I thought this chart showing the pattern of usage of WebLearn over a typical day (10 April 2015) may be interesting

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WebLearn upgraded to Version 2.10-ox2.1 on 19 February 2015

WebLearn was upgraded on 19th February 2015 to version 2.10-ox2.1. If you want more details then please contact the WebLearn Team. For more detailed information and other minor changes, please looked at the detailed release notes. If you would like … Continue reading

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A recipie to display a Google Calendar in WebLearn

It is quite easy to surface a Google Calendar within WebLearn – you may want to do this if you find that the default WebLearn calendar doesn’t quite do what you want. The Conference of Colleges use this approach, they … Continue reading

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WebLearn unavailable on Thursday 19 February 2015 from 7-9am (date change)

It is planned to upgrade WebLearn to version 2.10-ox2 on Thursday 19 February 2015 7-9am. There will be no service during this period. Please note that this is a change in date. We apologise for any inconvenience that this essential … Continue reading

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Proposed Reading List Tool Improvements

This post has been made on behalf of the Social Sciences Library Developing an Online Reading List Management System [ORLiMS] at the Bodleian Social Science Library The Bodleian Social Science Library [SSL] has applied for and received an award from … Continue reading

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WebLearn Transferred to New Resilient Hardware

On Saturday 10th January 2015, WebLearn was moved to brand new hardware which is distributed over two physical locations. This was a major undertaking and is the culmination of a number of months of work by both the WebLearn and … Continue reading

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WebLearn unavailable all day on Saturday 10th January 2015

It is planned to migrate WebLearn to brand new dual-site hardware on Saturday 10th January 2015. This is a major undertaking and will take most of the day (starting after 9am) but will result in a more resilient service when … Continue reading

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Improved Student Feedback Within WebLearn

After the successful trial in Michaelmas Term, the 2015 IT Innovation Seed Fund challenges are now live. The termly call for Staff focuses on student feedback which is of particular interest to the WebLearn community. (There is also an ‘Open’ … Continue reading

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