Does your Resources tool display the wrong file types?

Sometimes one sees the wrong icon next to a file in the Resources tool, this may also have the side effect of forcing the download of a file rather than opening it in the browser. This can be quite annoying. … Continue reading

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Lunchtime talk about OXCAP / SES: “Make: Graduate Training Hub” – 13 May

IT Services, with the 4 academic divisions, have developed a tool where graduate students and post-doctoral researcher can search for short courses and then request a place. This talk will give a walk-through of the tool, explain how data is … Continue reading

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Making the Most of Search

As you may or may not know, WebLearn’s search tool has been completely rewritten. This rewrite has introduced a number of powerful new features that have been hitherto hidden from the user. As part of the funding given to OUCS … Continue reading

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Secure Access to Additional Verification Sites

If you intend to visit an Additional Verification (AV) site, it is essential that you follow procedure: Close your browser and make sure every single browser window has been closed. This may seem odd but it is very good practise … Continue reading

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WebLearn and Turnitin Courses for Trinity 2013

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)?

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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Do you want to change a site URL?

The release of WebLearn version 2.8-ox5 has introduced a way to move a WebLearn site to a new URL and set up a redirection from the old site URL to the new location. This is very useful in the following … Continue reading

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Recommendations from WebLearn Student Experience Project

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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WebLearn User Group meeting 20 March 2pm

WebLearn User Group: Booking is required Wednesday 20 March, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, followed by cream tea Come and meet with fellow WebLearn users and members of the WebLearn team to give feedback and share ideas and practices. Ensure that … Continue reading

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Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award (TWISA) Now Open for Entries

Call for Entries: 2013 Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award (TWSIA) The Sakai Teaching and Learning community is seeking submissions for the annual Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award (TWSIA) competition. The award recognizes innovation and excellence in technology-supported teaching, academic collaboration, … Continue reading

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