New Improved WebLearn Service

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

14. Stakeholders

15. 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

16. Teachers

17. 5 Features for Teachers • Better ‘uploaded files’ • Site members* (class-list) • Discussion forum • Announcement • Tracking * Bodington ‘Room’ = Sakai ‘Site’

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

19. Site Members

20. Discussion Forum

22. Public / Private Announcement

23. Tracking • movie

24. Facebook (& iGoogle)

25. Researchers

26. 5 Features for Researchers • Collaborative wiki • Calendar • Mail list • Research diary • Public access (google search)

28. Calendar

29. Mail Lists / Mail Archive

30. Research Diary

31. Research Diary - Entry

32. Administrators

33. 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

34. Search • Short movie demonstrating search

35. Easier Access Control

36. Groups (Basic)

37. Resources – Categorised

38. Customisable Toolset

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

40. 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

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

42. We will provide tools

43. An opportunity to tidy up!

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

45. 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.

46. 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

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

48. Fin