Missed the last WebLearn User Group meeting? Recordings (audio and slides) available online

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Fawei Geng

The presentations from the last meeting ( 2nd October) are available in the User Group site- https://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/info/eas/ (Log into the site and click “WLUG Presentations” from the course menu on the left).    A big thank you to all the presenters. … Continue reading →

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Apereo OAE Phoenix (nee Sakai 3) is now available!

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Adam Marshall

The Apereo Open Academic Environment (OAE) project team is pleased and excited to announce the first release of the Apereo Open Academic Environment; OAE Phoenix. This release consists of the first production ready release of Apereo OAE and focusses on … Continue reading →

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Five great free screen capture tools

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Adam Marshall

Thanks to Fawei Geng for this post. Screen capture software can be used to: deliver online lectures that include annotations create demo videos for any computer programs record a video explaining a technical solution  to a problem frequently asked by … Continue reading →

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OXTALENT Awards: Use of WebLearn to support a Course or Programme of Study

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Adam Marshall

Thanks to Liz Masterman for this article. Thomas Jellis, School of Geography and the Environment: The Copenhagen Fieldclass Dr Thomas Jellis is a lecturer in the School of Geography and the Environment and a tutor at Hertford and St John’s … Continue reading →

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The solution to problems reading PDFs on an iPad

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Adam Marshall

We have recently discovered that there is a problem reading  PDFs on an iPad if the PDF is made accessible via a Web Content link. The PDFs will open but there will not be any scroll bars meaning that most … Continue reading →

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Google Scholar removes ‘Import into WebLearn’ functionality

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Adam Marshall

We knew it was going to happen, but we didn’t know when! As hinted at in a previous blog post about Google Scholar, Google have finally removed the ‘Import into WebLearn’ link from their scholarly search results page. This facility … Continue reading →

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WebLearn and Turnitin Courses for Trinity 2013

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Adam Marshall

WebLearn Course books for the formal courses (3-hour sessions) can be downloaded for self study. WebLearn: Fundamentals Thurs 2 May 9.15-12.15 or Mon 3 June 9.15-12.15 WebLearn: Surveys Thurs 9 May 2:00-5:00 Multimedia: Tools for creating interactive online resources Mon … Continue reading →

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Linking to External Tools from a VLE/LMS: IMS LTI, oAuth or Webauth (or any other web-based Single Sign-On)?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Adam Marshall

WebLearn (Sakai) offers a number of technologies for people wanting to interoperate with external tools and services. This post attempts to explain each option and then make a suggestion as to which one should use. Thanks to Matthew Buckett for … Continue reading →

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OxTALENT Awards 2013 – Call for entries – deadline 17 May

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Adam Marshall

The annual OxTALENT Awards are presented each June. The deadline for entries is mid-day 17th May 2013. We encourage your WebLearn users to consider entering the WebLearn category. This year we are pleased to announce five open award categories, and … Continue reading →

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Recommendations from WebLearn Student Experience Project

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Jill Fresen

Adapted from the project report by Fawei Geng, Joanna Wild and Jill Fresen  Following recommendations from the Student Digital Experience (DIGE) project, a small project was run in late 2012 to investigate how students currently use WebLearn in support of … Continue reading →

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