New Module Enrolment Tool

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Adam Marshall

Michaelmas term 2010 saw the introduction of a brand new locally written module registration tool known as SES (Student Enrolment System). The tool works in conjunction with a course or module database known as DAISY which is being developed by … Continue reading →

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Call for Participation – WebLearn Polls via m.ox (Mobile Oxford)

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Adam Marshall

Have you ever wished your students could respond in class using personal voting systems (‘clickers’), but never quite got around to trying it? Well now you don’t need any special technology – the students can answer questions on their internet-enabled … Continue reading →

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Survey tool now available

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Adam Marshall

The WebLearn Survey tool (released as a Beta) can be used to design and manage electronic questionnaires to be delivered on-line. Surveys can be created to gather data for research purposes, general data gathering, or for course, lecturer or tutor … Continue reading →

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University Skills Group online skills courses now hosted in WebLearn

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Adam Marshall

The WebLearn team has been working closely with the University Skills Group (USG – formerly the Graduate Skills Advisory Group) to move the former ‘Online courses’ (now called ‘Career Development Skills’) into new WebLearn. The courses were previously hosted within … Continue reading →

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WebLearn User Group – 29 Sep 2010, 2-4 in OUCS

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Adam Marshall

You are invited to join us at OUCS for our next meeting to hear about the latest updates to the system and share ideas about WebLearn practice: NEXT MEETING of the WebLearn User Group: Michaelmas Term 2010 Wednesday 29 September … Continue reading →

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TurnItIn2 – overview of changes

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Adam Marshall

This is from the TurnItIn newsletter and refers to the submit.ac.uk service. Turnitin now has a new interface and a number of new features. For many it has been a welcome change, and for others there may be a learning … Continue reading →

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A video explaining the Sir Louie project

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Adam Marshall

This video of me at JISC’s Flexible Service Delivery seminar in Nottingham on 9th September will probably become a cult internet hit one day. In the meantime it should help to clarify what we are planning to do within the … Continue reading →

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A much better way of migrating content from Old WebLearn

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Adam Marshall

We have recently introduced a much improved method of moving content out of Old WebLearn and in to New WebLearn. This method employs IMS Content Packages (IMS CP) as a transport medium. This has the advantage of preserving HTML descriptions … Continue reading →

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WebLearn has been upgraded

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Adam Marshall

Two new versions of WebLearn have recently been released: 2.6-ox4.1 on Tuesday August 17th 2010 and 2.6-ox5.0 on Tuesday September 7th 2010 Improvements Introduction of an option to send an email to the student when quiz is complete (Tests tool) … Continue reading →

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