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Enhancing Learning with the Improved WebLearn Service at Oxford University

Discover the new and improved WebLearn service designed to enhance the educational experience for teachers, students, researchers, and administrators at Oxford University. This update addresses current challenges and user requests for better usability and features. Key improvements include a better interface, enhanced collaboration tools, effective search capabilities, and streamlined document management. Transitioning from the previous Bodington platform, participants are encouraged to engage in mini-pilot programs with training and support for seamless content migration. Join us in shaping a modern learning environment.

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Enhancing Learning with the Improved WebLearn Service at Oxford University

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  1. New Improved WebLearn Service Adam Marshall, Learning Technologies Group, OUCS, Oxford University.

  2. Topics Covered • Current situation • Factors for change • The new WebLearn service • What’s new for • Teachers (& students) • Researchers • Administration users • Summary of new features • Data migration • Pilot service

  3. Introduced 2003

  4. WebLearn Usage

  5. Bodington - Solid & Functional

  6. So what’s the problem?

  7. Users!

  8. Seriously: • Any service must constantly improve • Lots of requests for enhancements • Time-consuming to address • Small community – just us! We looked into how to satisfy requests.

  9. Enhanced Bodington

  10. Solution Must retain best aspects: • Devolved admin • Access control • Flexibility • Structure • MyWebLearn So change the framework

  11. The answer is Sakai!

  12. Why Sakai? • Satisfies original requirements tinyurl.com/yvf3mj • LOTS of new tools - later • Enterprise scalable • Open source • Good community • Worldwide • Europe • UK

  13. Stakeholders

  14. Top 10 Stakeholder Requests • Better interface • Better usability • More effective search • Mailing lists • Better tracking • Calendar • Announcements • Better management of documents • Simpler access control • Better discussion forum

  15. Teachers

  16. 5 Features for Teachers • Better ‘uploaded files’ • Site members* (class-list) • Discussion forum • Announcement • Tracking * Bodington ‘Room’ = Sakai ‘Site’

  17. Resources (Uploaded files) • Short movie demonstrating fileupload

  18. Site Members

  19. Discussion Forum

  20. Public / Private Announcement

  21. Tracking • movie

  22. Facebook (& iGoogle)

  23. Researchers

  24. 5 Features for Researchers • Collaborative wiki • Calendar • Mail list • Research diary • Public access (google search)

  25. Calendar

  26. Mail Lists / Mail Archive

  27. Research Diary

  28. Research Diary - Entry

  29. Administrators

  30. 5 Features for Administrators • Search really works (Word, PDF, PPT) • Much simpler access control • Upload easier – webDAV • Can organise documents in folders and edit ‘in-place’ • Can easily customise toolset to match purpose

  31. Search • Short movie demonstrating search

  32. Easier Access Control

  33. Groups (Basic)

  34. Resources – Categorised

  35. Customisable Toolset

  36. Other Tools • Web Links • News (RSS) • Syllabus • Chat • Questionnaire / Quiz – more question types • Evaluation • Poll • Tutorial sign-up (coming!)

  37. Tool Comparison • Bodington tools are bettered • No Buildings / Floors! • We are writing • Hierarchy / devolved admin • Translate to UK English • SSO login (‘Webauth’) • Groups Service interface • Bring tools in line with Bodington, new EasyWriter • Content migration code

  38. Moving Rooms? • Users want us to do it • We want users to do it!

  39. We will provide tools

  40. An opportunity to tidy up!

  41. Other Initiatives • Groups Service • Accessibility study • “Better than WebLearn” • Training • Courses • Videos • Documents (with Cambridge & Hull)

  42. Timeline – Key dates • Now: Mini-pilots • Jun 2008: Pilot year (Sakai v2.5) • Read only Groups Service • Data migration • Try out some training • Sep 2008 Production hardware starts • Jun 2009 Production service (Sakai v2.6?) • Dual service, single login • Read write Groups Service • Training starts week 8 • Data migration • Sep 2011 Bodington becomes read only – we think.

  43. Pilots – We need you • Mini pilots NOW • Year-long pilots start June 08 • Will offer personal attention: • Training • Help with content migration • Initial assistance with site set-up • Best practise tips • You give us feedback! • ‘Early adopters’ site

  44. THE URL beta.weblearn.ox.ac.uk

  45. Fin

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