Student access to Turnitin reports

An investigation into the use of Turnitin in UK HE institutions, focusing upon student access to the service has just been released. Martin King, Senior Learning & Technology Officer, Royal Holloway College, University of London, conducted a study on Turnitin … Continue reading

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Survey tool now available

The WebLearn Survey tool (released as a Beta) can be used to design and manage electronic questionnaires to be delivered on-line. Surveys can be created to gather data for research purposes, general data gathering, or for course, lecturer or tutor … Continue reading

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University Skills Group online skills courses now hosted in WebLearn

The WebLearn team has been working closely with the University Skills Group (USG – formerly the Graduate Skills Advisory Group) to move the former ‘Online courses’ (now called ‘Career Development Skills’) into new WebLearn. The courses were previously hosted within … Continue reading

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Reading lists are set to improve

The Sir Louie Project Sir Louie – System for Integrating Reading Lists within the Oxford University Information Environment. This project will enhance two academic and administrative systems, the WebLearn (VLE), (based on the Sakai open source platform,) and the University’s … Continue reading

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Times Higher article about a “Plagiarism tariff”

There’s an interesting article in the Times Higher (17 June 2010) which proposes a method of ‘scoring’ plagiarism. The article provides three examples of plagiarism, how these offences are scored, and how a decision on censure is reached. As the … 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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Colleges: Supporting students before they arrive with WebLearn

A few colleges have expressed interest in using new WebLearn to support their students before they arrive in Oxford. At the simplest level this could involve hosting an ‘Electronic Welcome pack” in WebLearn; however, now that students receive their login … Continue reading

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Use WebLearn with students before they arrive

Now that students are supplied with their Oxford SSO credentials before they arrive at University they will be able to access WebLearn in advance of starting their studies. Reading lists and documents can be circulated and formative assessment carried out … Continue reading

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