Comments on: ‘Eduserv-funded study into the use of Microsoft SharePoint in UK Higher Education Institutions’ Report

From: http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/static/5007/SPfinal.pdf “Microsoft is promoting SharePoint as a VLE. ……… Despite not being frequently deployed as an institutional VLE, SharePoint is being used in teaching and learning, particularly for functions which are not easily fulfilled by the VLE, for example: … Continue reading

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How do I get rid of the little Forums & Calendar panels on the Home Page?

Many users complain that the Schedule and Messages/Forums panels do not look very good on the Home Page. There is no way to remove them but there is a fairly acceptable work-around. What you can do is: Copy the “home … 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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Comments on Thema Project Executive Summary #1

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. “Although over 90% of students have laptops, they tend not to take them to classes for … Continue reading

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Thema project: executive summary and other project outputs

LTG conducted an investigation (“Thema”) into the use of digital technologies by students on taught Master’s programmes in Oxford from 2007-8. It was funded by the JISC Learner Experiences of E-learning programme. We are pleased to announce that the project … Continue reading

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