EuroSakai 2011: Focusing on European Adoption, 26-28 Sept

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Adam Marshall

From Frank Benneker EuroSakai 2011 Sakai is returning to Amsterdam for 2011 edition of EuroSakai. It will be held on the same beautiful waterfront as the 2007 Sakai conference, the dates are: 26 – 28 September 2011. The main theme … Continue reading →

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‘History of Sakai’ book by Dr Chuck

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Adam Marshall

The indomitable Dr Chuck has done it again! Sakai: Free as in Freedom, written by Charles Severance (the first Executive Director of the Sakai Foundation) is a personal view of the history of Sakai. The book is a thorough description … Continue reading →

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IMS Basic LTI Outline

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Adam Marshall

Thanks to Matthew Buckett for this post. Updated 26th Oct 2012 – the username is now passed via ext_sakai_provider_displayid IMS Basic LTI Basic LTI allows external tools to be integrated into an existing application such as a VLE. These application … Continue reading →

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How do non-Oxford users obtain and change their WebLearn password?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Adam Marshall

Account Activation When you are added to a WebLearn site with a non-Oxford email address, you will receive an email containing an ‘Invitation’ link which looks very much like this. Clicking on the ‘Accept this invitation’ link will open the … Continue reading →

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750 Surveys have been held

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Adam Marshall

As of today (1 June 2011) there have been 750 surveys delivered through WebLearn. The Survey tool went into its pilot phase during Michaelmas term 2009 but usage really took off when it went into production albeit as a ‘Beta’ … Continue reading →

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Oxford’s configuration of the Evaluations System

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Adam Marshall

There are a large number of configuration options available via the Evaluations System (Survey tool) Administrate screen. These are only available to members of the Administration Workspace but I thought it may be interesting to detail which options we have … Continue reading →

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An odd calendar problem

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Adam Marshall

A student from Medical Sciences contacted us with a weird problem – I thought it may be useful to write about this in case others are interested. I paraphrase slightly. The problem “If I view the calendar on the Clinical … Continue reading →

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WebLearn for Teaching course: 19 May, 2-5pm

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Adam Marshall

Course Title WebLearn: for Teaching (booking is required) Teachers Jill Fresen and Robin Hill Aim of the course To explore WebLearn tools that are designed specifically to support teaching and learning in the electronic environment, as a supplement to face-to-face … Continue reading →

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Reading List Improvements

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Adam Marshall

Overview This post outlines the improvements made to Reading Lists within WebLearn. This was made possible by virtue of the successful completion of the JISC funded Sir Louie Project. (Thanks to Angela Carritt for help with this post.) It is … Continue reading →

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