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  • Welcome to OWL, where Western learns online

    Upcoming OWL maintenance

    OWL will be unavailable on Sunday (October 1st) from 5:00am to 9:00am EDT for system maintenance.

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    Looking for your courses?

    Your newest courses should appear across the top of OWL. You can also check the "My Official Course Enrolments" page of the Membership tool in your Home site for the current status of your courses.

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    OWL Reminders for the Start of Term

    Prepare for the start of the 2023 Fall term with these reminders for instructors.

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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.