Interesting article about Sakai (WebLearn) development activity

Influential Education Technology consultant and blogger Micheal Feldstein has written a fascinating and positive article looking at the relative heath of the Sakai (aka WebLearn), Moodle and Canvas projects based on “development activity”. To do this he has analysed statistics from … Continue reading

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WebLearn upgraded to Version 10-ox12 on 28 July 2016

WebLearn was upgraded  to version 10-ox12 on 28th July 2016. If you would like more details then please contact the Service Desk. If you would like to suggest further improvements then please do so by contributing to the WebLearn User Voice feedback … Continue reading

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WebLearn unavailable on Thursday 28 July from 8-9am

We plan to upgrade WebLearn to version 10-ox12 on WebLearn unavailable on Thursday 28 July from 8-9am. There will be no service during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience that this essential work may cause.

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Sakai Virtual Conference on Wednesday, November 2nd 2016

This year’s Sakai Virtual Conference will be help in the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016. The conference will be held entirely online, and will have an emphasis on pedagogy and best practices. Join us for a faculty-friendly day … Continue reading

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Announcing the ConnextOx Innovation Project

From Vinton Cheng, Clinical Research Fellow, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute of Radiation Oncology: “The ConnectOx project aims to bring researchers together and promote collaboration through researcher profiling and smart algorithms. By providing another route for researchers working within disparate subjects to … Continue reading

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The Contact Us Tool

I thought it may be useful to show the information that is sent when one dispatches a message using the Conatct Us form within WebLearn. As you will see, the context from within WebLearn is included: username, email and so on, … Continue reading

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Open Apereo 2016 Conference 22-25 May 2016: Higher Education … 100% Open for Education

Venue: May 22-25, 2016 Kimmel Center at New York University – NYC, NY Website: http://conference.apereo.org Twitter: #apereo16 The conference program is now available for Open Apereo 2016. The program includes many sessions ranging across all Apereo projects. Learn the latest project news … Continue reading

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WebLearn upgraded to Version 2.10-ox11 on 22 March 2016

WebLearn was upgraded  to version 2.10-ox11 on 22nd March 2016. If you would like more details then please contact the Service Desk. If you would like to suggest further improvements then please do so by contributing to the WebLearn User Voice feedback … Continue reading

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WebLearn unavailable on Tuesday 22 March 2016 from 7-9am

We plan to upgrade WebLearn to version 10-ox11 on Tuesday 22 March 2016 7-9am. There will be no service during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience that this essential work may cause.

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Online submission of assessments via WebLearn

Courtesy of AAD News Alert 21 March 21016 Education Committee’s Examinations Panel has agreed that departments which wish to begin using online submission for examined work should use the centrally-supported WebLearn solution. A number of departments have been taking part … Continue reading

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