Is WebLearn Secure?

WebLearn does not currently have any known security issues and all connections and data transfers to and from the new WebLearn are encrypted using the secure HTTPS network protocol. The WebLearn team are kept constantly up to date by the … Continue reading

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Correction to WebLearn SLD

http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/internal/sld/weblearn.xml In the WebLearn SLD, the limit for My Workspace was incorrectly specified as 250MB, this has been corrected to be 100MB. Apologies for this error.

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New wiki help document

The WebLearn team have developed a new help document for the wiki: https://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/access/wiki/site/info/local-wiki-help.html It has been authored in the wiki itself.

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Administration sites: What can the ”Audit” role do?

This is an Administration Site role which give the participant rights to audit or view all sites managed by the Administration Site. Specifically, a participant with the audit role may: visit all sites managed by the Administration Site (including unpublished … Continue reading

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Administration sites: What is the difference between the ”Admin” and ”Member” roles?

The admin role is more powerful than the member role. The admin role can visit and ‘maintain’ all sites that are managed by the Administration Site. A participant with the member role has to be a participant within a site … Continue reading

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What is the difference between the ”access”, ”contribute” and ”maintain” roles?

The maintain and contribute roles are very similar. The maintain role is allowed to change tool permissions and add site participants and create new sites (so long as they are a member of an Administration Site) but otherwise the roles … Continue reading

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Old WebLearn: Test Building will become read only from 8th Feb

It will no longer be possible to create new material in the old WebLearn Test Building from 8 Feb 2010 As part of the migration to the new WebLearn, it is our intention to stop allowing the creation of new … Continue reading

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WebLearn newsletter 26-Jan-10

Contents “WebLearn: Migration” ITLP course – 1 Feb 2pm, OUCS Evaluations (survey) tool pilot – call for volunteers Closure of the Test Building Request space in the new WebLearn “WebLearn: Fundamentals” ITLP course – 28 Jan 10, OUCS “WebLearn Drop-in … Continue reading

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Comments on Thema Project Executive Summary #3

These comments relate to the JISC-funded Thema Project Executive Summary for the University of Oxford: http://tinyurl.com/themasummary. Section 4: Recommendations relating to taught postgraduates The first part of section 4.2 of the report focuses on learner expectations. The rport highlights that … Continue reading

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Comments on Thema Project Executive Summary #2

These comments relate to the JISC-funded Thema Project Executive Summary for the University of Oxford: http://tinyurl.com/themasummary . Section 3: student’s use of digital technologies. Recommendations. Content Provision in WebLearn In relation to the institutional VLE, WebLearn, lecturers within the same … Continue reading

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