WebLearn and Turnitin information sessions for staff

Are you planning staff induction or preparation sessions for the new academic year? You are? Then why not consider including a WebLearn or Turnitin information session in your schedule. The central WebLearn team is able to offer free information or … Continue reading

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Seminar: using digital media to support research and teaching

Stuart Lee is giving a talk for the Digital Media User Grounp on Friday 13th (2pm Isis, OUCS) on his experience in using digital media to support his research and teaching. Details below and book here: http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/itlp/courses/detail/DMUG Using his personal … Continue reading

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WebLearn OxTALENT Winners

Yesterday saw the annual OxTALENT awards held in OUCS and as usual the standard of entries submitted to the WebLearn categories were very high. There were two separate categories for WebLearn ‘Use of WebLearn to support a course or programme … Continue reading

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WebLearn now has a Short URL facility

We have had many complaints about the length of URLs for items stored within Resources. A common problem is that the URLs get split when included in email messages. The URL of a site (or tool within a site) can … Continue reading

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Using Templates to Create New Sites

Post by Fawei Geng & Adam Marshall The recent upgrade to WebLearn version 2.8 has seen the introduction of a number of site templates. These templates can be used when creating a site from scratch and will impose structure and … Continue reading

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TechDis: Assistive Technology

JISC TechDis have long argued that the key to enhancing access to the curriculum is the effective use of technology. By their very nature, resources in digital format can be accessed more independently and personalised more easily. Terry McAndrew and … Continue reading

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Personalising Weblearn (Sakai) – The BMS Portal page

Article written by Jon Mason This year (2011-12), a new course, Biomedical Sciences, started within the Medical Sciences Division. This course combines  teaching specific to the course with teaching shared with other courses. In response to this, we wanted to … Continue reading

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‘Coursera and MOOCs: From A Teacher’s Perspective’ 5.00pm- 6.15 31st May, OUCS Dr Chuck Severance

We are very please to announce this seminar by Dr Chuck Severance who was the first executive director of the Sakai Foundation and the original chief architect of the Sakai Project.  Today, he is a Clinical Associate Professor and teaches … Continue reading

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Seminar 22 May 5.15pm: Systems to support thesis writing and eRubrics

LTG Seminar: Systems to support thesis writing and eRubrics OUCS, 22 May, 5.15-6.15 followed by refreshments We will be hosting fellow Sakai and Turnitin users from the University of Stockholm who will present their work: Ulf Olsson, Centre for Learning … Continue reading

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Three upcoming WebLearn courses

Would you like to investigate a range of WebLearn tools and free authoring packages to manage and enrich the student learning experience? Have you wondered how to harness the Mobile Oxford platform in conjunction with WebLearn?   Do not miss … Continue reading

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