What’s New in WebLearn 11?

WebLearn was upgraded to version 11 of the underlying software (Sakai) on Tuesday September 6th. This improvement represents years of work by the international Sakai community followed by months of work by the IT Services WebLearn Team. We thought it … Continue reading

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WebLearn unavailable on Tuesday 6 Sept 2016 from 7am-1pm

The WebLearn 11 Upgrade will take place on Tuesday 6 September 2016 – the system will be unavailable from 7am–1pm. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience that this essential work may cause. The enhanced version of WebLearn will enable … Continue reading

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Interesting article about Sakai (WebLearn) development activity

Influential Education Technology consultant and blogger Micheal Feldstein has written a fascinating and positive article looking at the relative heath of the Sakai (aka WebLearn), Moodle and Canvas projects based on “development activity”. To do this he has analysed statistics from … Continue reading

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WebLearn 11 is coming: a new mobile-friendly version of WebLearn will be released for the next academic year

WebLearn will be upgraded to the latest version of the underlying software platform (Sakai 11) in time for Michaelmas Term 2016. This upgrade will ensure that staff and students benefit from the latest set of enhancements, including a new ‘responsive … Continue reading

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Sakai is leading the field!

Here’s a note I just received from Chuck Severance. “The first Learning Management System (VLE) in the world to pass the soon-to-be-announced IMS Learning Tools Interoperability Content Item Message spec is Sakai 11. This means Sakai 11 has formal certification in … Continue reading

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WebLearn upgraded to Version 10-ox12 on 28 July 2016

WebLearn was upgraded  to version 10-ox12 on 28th July 2016. If you would like more details then please contact the Service Desk. If you would like to suggest further improvements then please do so by contributing to the WebLearn User Voice feedback … Continue reading

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WebLearn unavailable on Thursday 28 July from 8-9am

We plan to upgrade WebLearn to version 10-ox12 on WebLearn unavailable on Thursday 28 July from 8-9am. There will be no service during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience that this essential work may cause.

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Sakai Virtual Conference on Wednesday, November 2nd 2016

This year’s Sakai Virtual Conference will be help in the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016. The conference will be held entirely online, and will have an emphasis on pedagogy and best practices. Join us for a faculty-friendly day … Continue reading

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Announcing the ConnextOx Innovation Project

From Vinton Cheng, Clinical Research Fellow, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute of Radiation Oncology: “The ConnectOx project aims to bring researchers together and promote collaboration through researcher profiling and smart algorithms. By providing another route for researchers working within disparate subjects to … Continue reading

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WebLearn unavailable on Tuesday 24 May 2016 from 7-9am

WebLearn will be unavailable on Tuesday 24 May 2016 7-9am. This is necessary because of the need to undertake essential maintenance of the underlying AFS file system. There will be no service during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience … Continue reading

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