WISE tips for engaging academics and students with the VLE

Since Spring 2015 the WISE project has been working with 19 departments, faculties and doctoral training centres to develop and improve their WebLearn presence. In these collaborations we’ve been facing a perennial problem for learning technologists: namely, how to achieve … Continue reading

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WISE improvements Phase 1

As well as collaborating with Faculties to launch new WebLearn sites, the WISE team have been working with our technical developers to improve the WebLearn design and interface, based on feedback from staff and students. We have concentrated our efforts … Continue reading

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Call for Entries: Apereo Teaching and Learning Awards (ATLAS) 2016

The Apereo Teaching and Learning community is seeking submissions for the annual Apereo Teaching and Learning Awards (formerly TWSIA) competition. The award recognizes innovation and excellence in technology-supported teaching, academic collaboration, and student engagement and learning. With our new name, … Continue reading

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WebLearn upgraded to Version 2.10-ox8 & 2.10-ox8.1 – November / December 2015

WebLearn was upgraded during November and early December 2015 to version 2.10-ox8.1 (via 2.10-ox8). If you want more details then please contact the Service Desk. If you would like to suggest further improvements then please do so by contributing to … Continue reading

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WebLearn in the limelight at the University Teaching Awards 2015

The annual University Teaching Awards, co-ordinated by the Oxford Learning Institute, recognise the achievements of staff who are exploring different ways to engage students and help them learn. This year’s ceremony in Rhodes House on 23rd November was particularly exciting … Continue reading

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Presenting WISE

The WISE team have given presentations at the recent Sakai 2015 virtual conference. Sakai is the open source software which powers WebLearn. Amongst the presentations by colleagues were: 1) On the Journey: developing templates Steve Burholt and Xavier Laurent show how … Continue reading

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WISE designs

Departments and faculties across the University have been busy launching their revamped WebLearn sites. The screenshots below show the variety of front page designs. For more information including larger screenshots, see the project website.

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WebLearn Unavailable on Tuesday 10 November from 7-9am

WebLearn will be unavailable on Tuesday 10 November from 7-9am. This is necessary to allow the back-end file store (OpenAFS) to be updated, there will be no service during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience that this essential work … Continue reading

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Update on the WISE project

(text taken from ‘WISE Project: Update to Education IT Board’, written by Dr Liz Masterman, 22 October 2015) Project aims The WISE project aims to: Increase the uptake and optimise the use of WebLearn across the University to support and … Continue reading

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How the ‘Hide this tool’ (light bulb) works

The ‘light bulb’ tool on the Site Info > Page Order function Have you used the light bulb icon to hide a WebLearn tool from access users? When a site maintainer uses the light bulb option to hide a tool … Continue reading

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