Automatically updating a site from a database with a script

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Adam Marshall

A colleague here in OUCS is using new WebLearn in a fairly novel way. They have a database (actually a subversion repository) full of HTML-based teaching material and fancied making it available in WebLearn (in addition to other places where … Continue reading →

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Writing for the Web – tips 2

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Adam Marshall

I attended an ITLP Writing for the Web course in OUCS yesterday and thought I’d share some tips I picked up. Before you start your web page or website you should do the following: clarify the objective – write this … Continue reading →

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Writing for the web – tips

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Adam Marshall

I attended Stephen Sangar’s excellent session at the recent UAS conference and made some notes. I thought it may be useful to post them here: use a meaningful title in the page head Begin with an introduction AND summary. Moreover, … Continue reading →

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‘Writing for the Web’ course

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Adam Marshall

OUCS are offering a course entitled “Writing for the Web” on December 1st. The course covers: devising a strategy for your sites; understanding how people read on-line; structuring information; managing your material; editing and proofreading and creating reusable information. See: … Continue reading →

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