Proposed new user interface for the Reading List tool

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Adam Marshall

The Sir Louie project will integrate the Bodleian Libraries’ SOLO search interface with the Reading List tool; this tool is part of the Resources tool. We have made mock-ups of how we think the integration will look. 1 Create the … Continue reading →

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New Version of WebLearn Released (v2.6-ox4.0)

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Adam Marshall

Apologies for the delay in this announcement! New WebLearn was upgraded on 20th July 2010,  to 2.6-ox4.0 New Facilities – The Highlights Users can now become members of ‘Joinable’ sites by simply visiting the site – previously one had to … Continue reading →

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Reading lists are set to improve

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Adam Marshall

The Sir Louie Project Sir Louie – System for Integrating Reading Lists within the Oxford University Information Environment. This project will enhance two academic and administrative systems, the WebLearn (VLE), (based on the Sakai open source platform,) and the University’s … Continue reading →

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Joining sites

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Adam Marshall

We have made recently improvements to the process of becoming a member of a Joinable site. What is a joinable site? A: If you are not ‘manually’ adding members to your site then you should ensure that your site is … Continue reading →

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Proposed upgrade on 6th July postponed

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Adam Marshall

The planned upgrade on 6th July has been postponed for two weeks due to technical difficulties. It will now happen on July 20th. This upgrade was not a major one. The biggest issue was that the Survey (Beta) tool was … Continue reading →

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Conducting course evaluation using WebLearn’s survey tool

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Adam Marshall

WebLearn has a Beta version of a tool that can be used for course experience feedback (course evaluation). On 6 July 2010, a new ‘Survey’ option will appear in the list of tools available to a WebLearn site. This tool … Continue reading →

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Gathering data using WebLearn’s survey tool

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Adam Marshall

WebLearn has a Beta version of a tool that can be used for general data gathering such as specifying dietary requirements or choosing which session to attend for conference guests. On 6 July 2010, a new ‘Survey’ option will appear … Continue reading →

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Whats new in WebLearn 2.6-ox3

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Adam Marshall

New Version of WebLearn Released Both WebLearn systems were upgraded on 13th April 2010, new WebLearn to 2.6-ox3 and old WebLearn to 2.34. New WebLearn New Facilities – The Highlights Better auto-generated passwords. Tasks, Tests and surveys now works properly … Continue reading →

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WebLearn upgrade 7-9am, 13th April

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Adam Marshall

WebLearn will be unavailable for a short period between 7am and 9am on Tuesday the 13th of April for an upgrade. Both the old and new systems will be down during this time. The outage will only be brief, but … Continue reading →

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WebLearn upgrade on 19th January

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Adam Marshall

WebLearn will be unavailable for a short period between 7am and 9am on Tuesday the 19th of January for an upgrade. Both the old and new systems will be down during this time. The outage will only be brief, but … Continue reading →

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