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This posting is a brief summary of the keynote address given by Dr Toni Sant (Wikimedia UK) at the 6th International Integrity and Plagiarism Conference held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne from 17 to 18 June 2014. Who has used Wikipedia? Who has … Continue reading →

The international Sakai community includes a very active teaching and learning group which has a mailing list and communal wiki for discussions and sharing ideas.   The community is planning a Sakai Virtual Conference 2014: “Bridging education with technology” on 7 … Continue reading →

JISC legal presented an online webinar on 8 July 2014, focusing on the disability exception in the light of the copyright changes that came into effect on 1 June 2014. (See more information via the links below.) In general, ‘restricted acts’ … Continue reading →

Adam Marshall presented a talk at the WebLearn User Group meeting on 7 July 2014 about writing accessible webpages. He showed a YouTube video which demonstrates how a screen reader reads out the content, links and navigation on a Sakai … Continue reading →

A red carpet event was held at IT Services on 18 June 2014 to celebrate and showcase the use of digital technology in support of learning and teaching. We gave prizes to more than 20 winners from across the collegiate university, in … Continue reading →

Come along to the WebLearn User Group meeting at IT Services on 7 July 2014 at 14:00 to learn more about ‘Writing accessible web pages’ (Booking is required at http://courses.it.ox.ac.uk/detail/TOVD). The following news release is from Jisc: see http://jisc.msgfocus.com/q/112eRgM9oyVzKqK4cdb/wv “Disabled … Continue reading →

Have you experienced the problem that students submit their assignments in WebLearn, but red alert messages appear and the originality reports are never returned in WebLearn? WebLearn is integrated with the external Turnitin service (http://submit.ac.uk). Classes and assignments are created … Continue reading →

The March meeting of the WebLearn User Group is all about creating web pages to enhance navigation and the presentation of materials in your WebLearn site.  Date: Monday 17 March 2014 Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm, followed by cream tea … Continue reading →

Assessment and feedback are critical for students to enhance their learning and for departments to improve their academic offerings based on student needs. Come and join us at two lunchtime practical sessions to learn how to create and manage assignments … Continue reading →