The ‘Restore’ facility in Resources is currently not working.

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Adam Marshall

We have just discovered that it is not possible to recover any files deleted from the Resources Tool after 7am on 19th January 2010. Under normal circumstances, one is able to use the Resource Tool’s ‘Restore’ facility, however, a bug … Continue reading →

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Reading lists / Google Scolar now working again

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Adam Marshall

“Import into WebLearn” functionality in Google Scholar appears to working again. Apologies for the break in service.

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A great practical example of using WebLearn to enhance teaching

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Adam Marshall

Dr Scot Peterson, a lecturer in Politics, just gave an excellent and informative talk as part of the OUCS “make:” lunchtime sessions. Scot also teaches at Reading University where he has to use the Blackboard VLE. My ears pricked up … Continue reading →

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OUCS Help Centre now administer WebLearn email queries

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Adam Marshall

All messages sent to the WebLearn email address are now routed to the OUCS Help Centre. Help Centre staff will attempt to answer any queries but if they are unable to do so then the query will be forwarded to … Continue reading →

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Reading lists / Google Scholar problems

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Adam Marshall

The “Import into WebLearn” link disappeared from the Google Scholar interface with WebLearn’s Reading List  tool some time during last week (17-21 May 2010). According to Google, this problem was caused by a failure when Google’s crawler last tried to … Continue reading →

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Doing URL redirects using WebLearn

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Adam Marshall

Sometimes it is very useful to add a level of indirection to your URLs – this would allow you to publicise a single fixed URL but periodically change what it is pointing to (behind the scenes). This technique is called … Continue reading →

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Weblearn courses this term (TT2010)

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Adam Marshall

We are please to announce the following FREE courses ranging from getting started, to making your site more effective, and migrating your materials from old to new WebLearn. The WebLearn Assignments tool is integrated with the Turnitin plagiarism detection service, … Continue reading →

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Conducting public surveys using WebLearn

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Adam Marshall

WebLearn has a Beta version of a tool that can be used for conducting public surveys. At the start of the Long Vacation, a new ‘Survey’ option will appear in the list of tools available to a WebLearn site. As … Continue reading →

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A new survey tool is to be added to WebLearn

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Adam Marshall

WebLearn is the University’s Virtual Learning Environment, it provides a large array of tools to support teaching and learning and course administration. A new survey tool will be made available at the start of the Long Vacation. The tool allows … Continue reading →

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Survey & Migrations courses

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Adam Marshall

Need to know how to deliver free online surveys? Book yourself a place on the WebLearn: Pilot Evaluations Tool workshop, to be held at OUCS on Tuesday 18 May 2010 (09:15-11:15). Need to learn how to migrate your content from … Continue reading →

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