WebLearn unavailable on 25 September 2012 7-9am

It is planned to upgrade WebLearn to version 2.8-ox3 on Tuesday 25 September 2012 7-9am. There will be no service during this period. In addition, the ‘Turnitin via WebLearn Assignments Tool’ service will be unavailable from 6pm on Monday 24th … Continue reading

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Release Notes – WebLearn – Version 2.8-ox2 – 21 August 2012

New WebLearn was upgraded on 21st August 2012 to version 2.8-ox2. For more detailed information please looked at the detailed release notes. Improvements Arrange site now allows you to delete the site, this should remove the problem of there being … Continue reading

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Creating your own web page with embedded media players

As a maintainer or contributor, you can easily create a web page with embedded media players in WebLearn. Here is how: 1. Create a public site. Use Site Info > Manage Access to grant access to ‘Anyone’. 2. If they … Continue reading

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WebLearn improvements after the upgrade from v2.6 to v2.8

There have been a number of new features and improvements in WebLearn as a result of the recent WebLearn upgrade. Three new features at site level: Short URL If you click on a link icon on a page, a pop-up … Continue reading

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Old WebLearn (Bodington) will be decommissioned on 18 Sept 2012

Old WebLearn (aka Bodington) will be decommissioned on the morning of 18 Sept 2012. The service will be unavailable after that date. If you still have useful material stored therein then you should archive it as soon as possible. There … Continue reading

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How to create a ‘Webliography’

A lecturer or tutor may wish to create a list of links to useful web sites for their students. To encourage active learning, students can contribute to building the list, which will grow dynamically and be a useful resource for future … Continue reading

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Copyright in a VLE

Mike Heaney from the Bodleian Libraries addressed the WebLearn User Group on the topic of copyright, with particular attention to making learning materials available in WebLearn. After the talk, Jill and Mike worked together to produce this flowchart summarising the … Continue reading

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NDORMS case study: WebLearn with ‘green fingers’

An organic approach to building an intranet with WebLearn Case study of the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) Wulf Forrester-Barker, IT Manager at NDORMS has discovered that WebLearn can be stretched far beyond the expected applications … Continue reading

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WebLearn unavailable on 21 August 2012 7-9am

It is planned to upgrade WebLearn to version 2.8-ox2 on Tuesday 21 August 2012 7-9am. There will be no service during this period.

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WebLearn User Group 2pm, 10th July 2012

Please come along to the next meeting of the WebLearn User Group, to be held at OUCS on Tuesday 10 July from 2 to 4pm, followed by cream tea. Booking is required: http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/itlp/courses/detail/TOVD More details: https://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/info/eas Adam Marshall will enlighten … Continue reading

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