WebLearn video

If you’ve seen the set of 6 WebLearn postcards and don’t know how to fit them together then fear not, we have made a video to show how it is done. (If the video doesn’t display then visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig1_1vhcheg ) … Continue reading

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Five great free screen capture tools

Thanks to Fawei Geng for this post. Screen capture software can be used to: deliver online lectures that include annotations create demo videos for any computer programs record a video explaining a technical solution  to a problem frequently asked by … Continue reading

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OXTALENT Awards: Use of WebLearn to support a Course or Programme of Study

Thanks to Liz Masterman for this article. Thomas Jellis, School of Geography and the Environment: The Copenhagen Fieldclass Dr Thomas Jellis is a lecturer in the School of Geography and the Environment and a tutor at Hertford and St John’s … Continue reading

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OxTALENT Awards 2013 – Call for entries – deadline 17 May

The annual OxTALENT Awards are presented each June. The deadline for entries is mid-day 17th May 2013. We encourage your WebLearn users to consider entering the WebLearn category. This year we are pleased to announce five open award categories, and … Continue reading

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Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award (TWISA) Now Open for Entries

Call for Entries: 2013 Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award (TWSIA) The Sakai Teaching and Learning community is seeking submissions for the annual Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award (TWSIA) competition. The award recognizes innovation and excellence in technology-supported teaching, academic collaboration, … Continue reading

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WebLearn Student Experience Project

Adapted from the project report by Joanna Wild and Fawei Geng Introduction From 1 October 2011 to 30 April 2012 the DIGE (Student Digital Experience) project was carried at Oxford.  In the project report,  staff and student feedback about WebLearn … Continue reading

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Using Templates to Create New Sites

Post by Fawei Geng & Adam Marshall The recent upgrade to WebLearn version 2.8 has seen the introduction of a number of site templates. These templates can be used when creating a site from scratch and will impose structure and … Continue reading

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‘Coursera and MOOCs: From A Teacher’s Perspective’ 5.00pm- 6.15 31st May, OUCS Dr Chuck Severance

We are very please to announce this seminar by Dr Chuck Severance who was the first executive director of the Sakai Foundation and the original chief architect of the Sakai Project.  Today, he is a Clinical Associate Professor and teaches … Continue reading

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Three upcoming WebLearn courses

Would you like to investigate a range of WebLearn tools and free authoring packages to manage and enrich the student learning experience? Have you wondered how to harness the Mobile Oxford platform in conjunction with WebLearn?   Do not miss … Continue reading

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Providing supportive student feedback – lunch time talk on 9 May and pilot project

Tutors and Supervisors: How do you mark student essays and other written work? Do you write comments on the hard copy essay, return it to the student and then have no copy of your feedback to them? Do you find … Continue reading

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