As the semester begins, the OpenLab team is here to support your work on the OpenLab!
Join a Workshop
Click here to view the full schedule and register to receive the Zoom link for the workshops.… Continue reading this post
Start of Semester Support
Category: OpenLab News
This Month on the OpenLab: August 2023 Release
On August 17 we released version 1.7.69 of the OpenLab. It included many new features, as well as updates to all existing themes and plugins, including BuddyPress and WordPress, the two primary plugins that power the OpenLab. … Continue reading this post
Co-working FTW!
One more co-working session for the win!
On Tuesday, May 23rd from 1:30 P.M. to 3:30 PM, join the OpenLab team for the final co-working session of the Spring. As with the previous co-working hours, this space can help support you focus on finishing everything for the end of the semester.… Continue reading this post
Co-working for Students!
Here’s another co-working session–please help spread the word!
Have you heard of “body doubling”? Do you get more work done when working in the company of others? This practice of working on a task while others are also working on their own projects is becoming very popular on social media.… Continue reading this post
Co-working Tuesdays
The OpenLab team added a new option for support: co-working sessions each Tuesday through the end of the semester.
Today’s session, like those in the past, is open to anyone: students, staff, and faculty.… Continue reading this post
Annotation in Teaching and Learning
I hope everyone is hanging in there as the semester wraps up!
We’re trying to understand more about how OpenLab members are using annotation, and what people’s needs might be.
If you’ve used an annotation tool in your teaching or other work, we would appreciate if you could take a moment to fill out a short survey about annotation. … Continue reading this post
This Month on the OpenLab: April 2023 Release
On April 12 we released version 1.7.68 of the OpenLab. It included a new plugin, support for embedding Yuja videos, and number of bug fixes.
New features
Yuja videos can now be embedded on OpenLab sites.… Continue reading this post
This Month on the OpenLab: February 2023 Release
On February 15 we released version 1.7.67 of the OpenLab. It included a few new themes and some bug fixes.
New features
We added two new themes: Neve and Miniva. Miniva is a simple minimalist theme, good for beginners or someone who doesn’t want to do a lot of theme customization.… Continue reading this post
This Month on the OpenLab: January 2023 Release
On January 18, 2023, we released version 1.7.66 of the OpenLab. It included multiple new features, as well as updates to all existing themes and plugins, including BuddyPress and WordPress, the two primary plugins that power the OpenLab. … Continue reading this post
This Month on the OpenLab: November 2022 Release
On November 15 we released version 1.7.65 of the OpenLab. It included a few new themes, a plugin modification, and some bug fixes.
New features
We added two themes: GeneratePress and Twenty Twenty One.
We also modified an older plugin–Expire Sticky Posts–that had previously been retired because it didn’t work with the Block Editor.… Continue reading this post
