Pasting from MS Word into WebLearn

We often get complaints about ugly and poorly formatted text in WebLearn which appears as a result of cutting and pasting from Microsoft Word. (All advice in this blog also applies to MS Outlook as it uses the same text … Continue reading

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SHOAL project swims into view

A message from Lucy Tallents and Jocelyne Hughes  We’re excited to announce that the SHOAL project has begun! Jocelyne and I are spreading the word about the project through various university channels, but we welcome direct contact from interested people, … Continue reading

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Planned maintenance, Turnitin, TurnitinUK, iThenticate, WriteCheck and Integrations -Saturday November 5

We have just received this announcement from TurnItIn As a reminder, next Saturday November 5, the following services will be unavailable from 1pm – 6pm GMTdue to necessary scheduled maintenance: Turnitin (including mobile) TurnitinUK iThenticate WriteCheck Integrations This maintenance will … Continue reading

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Old-style URLs now redirect to the correct site

Astute observers may have noticed that “hierarchy URLs” changed between WebLearn 10 and WebLearn 11. In WebLearn 10, the URL of the Faculty of History was https://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/portal/hierarchy/humdiv/history in WebLearn 11, this was changed (for technical reasons) to https://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/portal/site/:humdiv:history However, WebLearn … Continue reading

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WebLearn unavailable Tuesday 25 October 7-9am

WebLearn will be unavailable between 7-9am on Tuesday 25 October 2016, there will be no service during this period. This action is necessary to allow IT Services staff to apply essential security fixes to the underlying Linux servers. Please accept our … Continue reading

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How to upload files into WebLearn via WebDAV using WinSCP

You will need to use WebDAV when uploading multiple files, or a large file (> 60MB) into WebLearn. However, we have had reports of users experiencing problems with Microsoft Windows when trying to connect to WebLearn via WebDAV; people are seeing reports … Continue reading

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WebLearn upgraded to Version 11-ox2 on 7 October 2016

WebLearn was upgraded  to version 11-ox2 on 7th October 2016. This release addresses some minor issues with WebLearn 11 and introduces some new functionality. If you would like to suggest improvements to WebLearn then please do so by contributing to the WebLearn User Voice feedback service. Improvements … Continue reading

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Sakai Virtual Conference 2016 The Future of the Learning Online: Beyond the Walled Garden November 2, 2016 – Online

Tweet, tweet: #SakaiVC16 Registration is open for the Sakai Virtual Conference. Registration is $50 per person, with all proceeds going toward Sakai feature development. Attendees will have the opportunity to provide input on the enhancements they would like to see … Continue reading

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How to upload files into WebLearn via WebDAV using Cyberduck

You will need to use WebDAV when uploading multiple files, or a large file (> 60MB) into WebLearn. However, we have had reports of users experiencing problems with Microsoft Windows when trying to connect to WebLearn via WebDAV; people are seeing reports … Continue reading

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WebLearn upgraded to v11-ox1.1 on 16th September 2016

WebLearn was upgraded  to version 11-ox1.1 on 16th September 2016. This release addresses most of the known major issues with WebLearn 11. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience that these problems may have caused. The 11-ox1.1 release has addressed a number of issues … Continue reading

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