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OAC 2023 – New Plugins, Themes and Features
OAC Updates 2023 As we wrap up the year, here is a summary of all the new changes in the Online Academic Community (OAC) in 2023. Themes Three new WordPress themes are now available for users in the OAC, these are the Twenty Twenty-One, Twenty Twenty-Two, and...
New OAC Login Process
There has been a change to the login process for the Online Academic Community (OAC). To login, click on the Login link in the upper right of this page; you will then be prompted to login using your NetLink ID and passphrase. Once login is complete, you will be...
WP ULike Button
This plugin allows you to add a like button to your OAC site, giving your website visitors the opportunity to engage with your website in a more interactive approach. The like button is extremely customizable allowing visitors to like any page, post or comment. The WP...
OAC Workshops
Technology Integrated Learning is offering a wide variety of Online Academic Community workshops! These include an introduction to the OAC and sessions focusing on the DIvi theme. For more information and the schedule, check out our website!
Minimizing spam in your blog
Getting spam comments in your blog? Here's how to deal with it. For privacy reasons we are not allowed to use services that send your info or comments out to foreign locations, so we can't use Akismet. We do have a number of other measures in place that have largely...
OAC Access
The Online Academic Community (OAC) is open to current employees and students at the University of Victoria. Upon leaving the university, you will lose access to your account. If you will be graduating from UVic this year, your OAC access will be closed before...
Assessing the OAC
This post originally ran on Inside Higher Education. I am reposting it here. Looking back at the academic term, I feel positive about the last four months. Sure, I have had a mountain of marking to do and lots of meetings to attend. But, overall this term was an...