Proposal to remove Blogger and Presentations tools

The next release of Sakai (the software upon which new WebLearn is based) will not contain the Blogger and Presentation tools and for this reason we are proposing that they be phased out of WebLearn’s toolset. Ideally we would not … Continue reading

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Closure of Old WebLearn Test Building

As part of the migration to the new WebLearn, it is our intention to close Old WebLearn’s Test Building on 21 June 2010 (Wk9 TT2010). What will happen when the Test Building closes? All material in the Test Building become … Continue reading

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Correction to WebLearn SLD

http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/internal/sld/weblearn.xml In the WebLearn SLD, the limit for My Workspace was incorrectly specified as 250MB, this has been corrected to be 100MB. Apologies for this error.

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Old WebLearn: Test Building will become read only from 8th Feb

It will no longer be possible to create new material in the old WebLearn Test Building from 8 Feb 2010 As part of the migration to the new WebLearn, it is our intention to stop allowing the creation of new … Continue reading

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WebLearn newsletter 26-Jan-10

Contents “WebLearn: Migration” ITLP course – 1 Feb 2pm, OUCS Evaluations (survey) tool pilot – call for volunteers Closure of the Test Building Request space in the new WebLearn “WebLearn: Fundamentals” ITLP course – 28 Jan 10, OUCS “WebLearn Drop-in … Continue reading

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New Version of WebLearn Released

Both WebLearn systems were upgraded on 19th January 2010, new WebLearn to 2.6-ox2 and old WebLearn to 2.32. New WebLearn incorporates the latest version of Sakai, v2.6.2. New Facilities – The Highlights Sites can be restricted to ‘All staff’, ‘All … Continue reading

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WebLearn upgrade on 19th January

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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What does new WebLearn do that Old WebLearn does not?

Here’s a list of things that the new WebLearn does that the old WebLearn does not. •    Calendars for course events   •    Electronic sign-up for tutorials, seminars or other types of meeting   … Continue reading

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Major WebLearn upgrade

WebLearn was upgraded on 3rd November 2009 to version 2.6-ox1. This was a major release and incorporates the new version of Sakai 2.6 (the software upon which WebLearn is based). New Facilities – The Highlights Upgrade to Sakai 2.6 (see … Continue reading

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Search now working

After the upgrade to version 2.6-ox1 (on 3rd Nov) we discovered that the search tool was no longer finding the majority of documents. The “search index” was completely rebuilt on Friday 6th Nov which solved the problem.

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