WebLearn report: Oct 2011- Jan 2012

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Adam Marshall

Period: Oct 2011- Jan 2012 Software New WebLearn was upgraded in Jan 2012 – it now stands at v2.6-0×10. For more detailed information please looked at the relevant blog post: https://blogs.oucs.ox.ac.uk/adamweblearn/2012/01/new-weblearn-was-upgraded-on-10th-january-2012-to-version-2-6-ox10/ We will move to Sakai 2.8 at Easter. Improvements … Continue reading →

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WebLearn report: May 2011- Oct 2011

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Adam Marshall

Period: May 2011- Oct 2011 Software New WebLearn was upgraded for times between May and Oct 2011 – it now stands at v2.6-0×9.1. For more detailed information please looked at the relevant blog posts: http://blogs.oucs.ox.ac.uk/adamweblearn/2011/07/weblearn-upgraded-to-2-6-ox8/ http://blogs.oucs.ox.ac.uk/adamweblearn/2011/08/weblearn-upgraded-to-version-2-6-ox8-1-on-22-august-2011/ http://blogs.oucs.ox.ac.uk/adamweblearn/2011/10/weblearn-upgraded-to-version-2-6-ox9-on-27-september-2011/ http://blogs.oucs.ox.ac.uk/adamweblearn/2011/10/weblearn-upgraded-to-version-2-6-ox9-1-on-18-october-2011/ Old WebLearn … Continue reading →

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Euro Sakai 2011 – Amsterdam

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Adam Marshall

11 people from UK HE attended the European Sakai conference (#EuroSakai). Delegates from the UK represented the following bodies: the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Bath, Newcastle, Hull and Leeds and JISC/CETIS. The highlight of the conference was almost certainly the … Continue reading →

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A Report Investigating the Effectiveness of the Turnitin Plagiarism Detection Service

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Adam Marshall

A report has recently been released about the use of Turnitin in terms of its effectiveness. The White Paper “The Effectiveness of Turnitin and WriteCycle” (White Paper from turnitin.com, 2009) reports on the use of Turnitin worldwide in helping to … Continue reading →

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Student access to Turnitin reports

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Adam Marshall

An investigation into the use of Turnitin in UK HE institutions, focusing upon student access to the service has just been released. Martin King, Senior Learning & Technology Officer, Royal Holloway College, University of London, conducted a study on Turnitin … Continue reading →

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VLE Team report (15 Jan 2010 – 4 May 2010)

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Adam Marshall

Software During this period there have been upgrades to both old and new WebLearn. New WebLearn: New Facilities – The Highlights Better auto-generated passwords. Tasks, Tests and surveys now works properly for non site participants. Podcasts in non public sites … Continue reading →

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