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  • Welcome to OWL, where Western learns online

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    Summer Instructors: OWL Brightspace is Coming!

    All academic courses beginning after May 1, 2024 will be taught in OWL Brightspace. Request migration of your courses today!

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    Are you ready for exams?

    Check out these best practices you can do before and during your assessments to be prepared for your exams.

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    Time to declutter

    Do you have old sites in OWL that you no longer need? OWL maintainers now have the ability to delete project sites.

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    Weekly OWL maintenance

    Reminder: OWL is unavailable briefly on Sunday mornings from 6:00am to 6:20am ET for routine system maintenance. Please schedule assignments, assessments, and other work outside of this time.