New Guidance Site

2012 sees the introduction of a brand new look for the WebLearn Guidance Site. We have tried to make the site easier to navigate and also make it look more visually appealing. It should be easier to find what you … Continue reading

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WebLearn courses MT 2011

The following IT Learning Programme (OUCS) courses focusing on WebLearn are scheduled for the remainder of the term. Please book by following the respective link to the course booking system. WebLearn: Surveys Tuesday 22 November, 2-5 pm WebLearn Surveys (beta) … Continue reading

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Book Release: “Sakai CLE Courseware Management”

The Sakai Foundation and PACKT publishers are proud to announce the Sakai CLE Courseware Management book. This is the official guide to the Sakai CLE. http://www.packtpub.com/sakai-cle-courseware-management-for-elearning-research/book This book is the officially endorsed Sakai guide and is an update to the … Continue reading

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How do non-Oxford users obtain and change their WebLearn password?

Account Activation When you are added to a WebLearn site with a non-Oxford email address, you will receive an email containing an ‘Invitation’ link which looks very much like this. Clicking on the ‘Accept this invitation’ link will open the … Continue reading

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WebLearn courses in Trinity Term 2011

WebLearn ITLP Courses: Trinity Term 2011 A variety of taught courses are offered by OUCS free of charge, to support the use of WebLearn. The courses are aimed at staff members who are involved in designing and building WebLearn sites … Continue reading

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Preventing student papers from being added to the Turnitin database

This post courtesy of Jill Fresen: When using the Assignments tool in WebLearn, the default behaviour is that student papers do get added to the Turnitin database; however, they are used only for comparison purposes and are not released or … Continue reading

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Using images within a survey

We’ve recently had a question about using images as part of a question in a Survey template. Question: How do I upload and use a photo as part of  a question on a survey template? Answer: Click on the ‘image’ … Continue reading

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WebLearn Survey tool improvements

During the February 2011 WebLearn upgrade, several improvements to the Survey tool were implemented: one no longer has to close a survey to view the results maintainers and contributors can now respond to a survey if so desired it is … Continue reading

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New surveys step-by-step guide is now available

A substantially improved Surveys tool step-by-step guide has just been made available. It now reflects all the recent improvements which went live at the start of February 2011.

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