Embed Oxford Podcasts in your site

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Adam Marshall

We have developed a new tool (Oxford Podcasts) which now makes it very easy to embed items from the rapidly growing Oxford Podcasts collection into a WebLearn site. (The Oxford Podcasts website contains exactly the same material as Oxford’s iTunesU … Continue reading →

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New Version of WebLearn Released

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Adam Marshall

New WebLearn was upgraded on 1st February 2011 to version 2.6-ox6.1, this includes the delayed  upgrade to the surveys tool. There are more detailed release notes for those who want to know more! Improvements Survey tool improvements: one no longer … Continue reading →

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Mobile Oxford wins the UCISA Award for Excellence

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Adam Marshall

Mobile Oxford which amongst other things provides access to WebLearn on a mobile phone has just won a prestigious award. Mobile Oxford is being used as part of our Mobile Phone Polls pilot – students can vote in a WebLearn … Continue reading →

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WebLearn team report Oct 2010 – Jan 2011

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Adam Marshall

Software New WebLearn was upgraded on 11th January 2011 to version 2.6-ox6. For more detailed information please looked at the detailed release notes. Unfortunately due to technical difficulties, it was not possible to upgrade the surveys tool. We apologise for … Continue reading →

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Can I remove the ‘users present’ display on a site?

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Adam Marshall

The display of the ‘users present’ information can be suppressed by the central WebLearn team. If you would like take advantage of this facility then please get in touch with us stating the site URL and the name of the … Continue reading →

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Sakai Conference 2011 moved to North America

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Adam Marshall

The Sakai Foundation have announced plans to relocate next year’s Sakai conference from Berlin to an as yet unspecified venue in North America. the dates remain the same though (June 14 – 16, with pre-conference sessions on June 13). This … Continue reading →

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Time to Apply – Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Adam Marshall

The entry process is now open for the 2011 Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award (TWSIA). The application and supporting materials are available at http://openedpractices.org/twsia. The 2011 award seeks to expand the sharing of innovative teaching and collaboration practices to include: … Continue reading →

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Sneeky Peek of Sakai Open Academic Environment (aka Sakai 3)

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Adam Marshall

From the Sakai newsletter: NYU Launches Pre-Release Pilot of Sakai OAE/SAKAI 3 New York University is pleased to announce the launch on November 5,2010 of the first pre-release pilot of the Sakai Open Academic Environment (OAE) — a revolutionary platform … Continue reading →

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The benefits of an Open Source VLE

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Adam Marshall

Start Lee and Melissa Highton recently gave a virtual presentation to a conference in Malaysia via Skype. One of the things they spoke about is the benefits to Oxford of choosing an Open Source VLE. FutureGov Asia picked up on … Continue reading →

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