Setting submission dates for TurnItIn assignments

On the Summary screen (the first of 4 tabs the tutor sees when they click the link to the assignment) there is a pencil icon.  Clicking this allows editing of the dates and times.  You then need to click the tick icon (which replaces the pencil) to confirm the changes. The graphic above shows theRead more

A new way to access TurnItIn

After almost a year’s development, we now have an alternative way to submit coursework files to the TurnItIn UK plagiarism checking service.  Learn has a new TurnItIn Assignment activity in which: Students  submit their coursework by uploading to a TurnItIn Assignment activity Learn stores a local copy and also automatically sends a copy for checkingRead more

Cloning modules on Learn

When updating your Learn modules, has the following thought occurred to you: I need to find a way of somehow cloning my Learn sites ABC101 and ABC102 since they are basically the same course, bar the assessment.   That’s exactly the query that came through to learn@lboro yesterday. Here’s the response from the Learn team: WhatRead more

Making History at Loughborough

Working with Professor Chris Szejnmann, Head of History, as part of his Teaching Innovation Award, we’ve developed a new e-learning authoring tool called Make History which enables Chris and his colleagues easily to create Flash-based historical timelines without the need for any technical skills. Each timeline is exported by the tool to a single *.zip file whichRead more

Countdown to Rollover!

No, nothing to do with the National Lottery and mega jackpots – just a final reminder that the annual ‘rollover’ of Learn from one academic year to the next takes place on Monday 19th – Tuesday 20th July, during which time Learn will not be accessible. If you haven’t done so already, please notify usRead more

Learn Rollover

On the 19th and 20th of July, Learn will be “rolled over” to the new academic year. On these 2 days, Learn will not be accessible to staff and students. The dates were chosen on the basis of feedback from departments in order to minimise disruption. Most of you will not notice the rollover –Read more

TxT ur DL stdnts!

(Translation: why not consider sending a mobile phone text message to your Distance Learning students?) As part of the current Distance Learning Fund programme, we now have an institutional licence for the TxTtools service and their MoodleTxT ‘plug-in’ which allows text (SMS) messages to be composed and sent to students from within Learn module pages.Read more

Learn Rollover Dates – Take 2

As posted previously: We now have 2 proposed sets of dates for the Learn ‘rollover’ from 09/10 to 10/11. These are:-  Monday 19th/Tuesday 20th July Monday 9th/Tuesday 10th August If either period is likely to cause you / your department a problem, or if you have any other concerns, could you please let us knowRead more

New Learn plug-in for TurnItIn access

The good news is that Learn now has a new Activity type, a TurnItIn Assignment. Unlike previous connections with the plagiarism detection service, this one has the students doing the submitting.  Staff no longer need to be individually registered for the service – Learn is registered instead. Advantages: A scaleable service, because individuals are noRead more

Learn Rollover Dates

We now have 2 proposed sets of dates for the Learn ‘rollover’ from 09/10 to 10/11. These are:-  Monday 19th/Tuesday 20th July Monday 9th/Tuesday 10th August If either period is likely to cause you / your department a problem, could you please let us know via learn [at] lboro.ac.uk .Read more

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