A new version of WebLearn (version 11-ox9) was released on Tuesday 23 January 2018. There have been a number of improvements especially in the area of anonymous essay submissions.
Here is a breakdown of the enhancements.
Anonymous Submissions / Assignments
- A warning is now issued if a file has been uploaded into the Assignment tool but the user has neglected to click ‘Submit’
- The Turnitin Originality Report no longer loses anonymity once the due date has passed
- Submission sites now have their own section in the Sites Drawer
Bulk Creation of Internal Subgroups
This release sees big improvements in the area of bulk creation of sub-groups (this is in Site Info > Manage Subgroups > Bulk Creation). It is possible to define multiple sets of groups and users in a file and have them created all at once. This facility should be particularly useful for Anonymous Submissions.
Visit Site Info and opt to Manage Subgroups.
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On the next screen you are given the opportunity to upload a CSV file which can be generated by a spreadsheet application such as Excel. The contents of the CSV file can also be pasted into an on-screen text area.
Contact Us Tool
- The link to the WebLearn Guidance site has been corrected
- If a user tries to visit a site to which they don’t have access, the correct contact details are now shown, thus making it easy to ask to be added as a site member
Others
- In the Lessons tool, on a public site, hyperlinks inserted via the ‘Add Content’ option now work correctly for non-logged in users
- There should no longer be any emails with a return address of postmaster@weblearn.ox.ac.uk
- The title of the main panel of the Overview page has been changed from (the meaningless) Site Information Display to the more sensible Welcome!
