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HKUx Epidemics Preview 3
What is Digital Syndromic Surveillance? How do vaccines work? Join us in the HKUx MOOC on Epidemics to find out more.
Join us in the HKUx MOOC on Epidemics to find out more
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Moodle and Panopto training courses for teachers
Message from Information Technology Services
Dear Teachers,
We are pleased to organize Learning Management System (LMS) – Moodle and Lecture Capture Services (LCS) – Panopto training courses for you to familiar with our e-learning services available at HKU.
The following upcoming hands-on training courses in September are now open for your registration. The course details can be found at http://moodle-support.hku.hk/training/ITS-all
Please register by clicking the “Register” hyperlinks below. The number of seats is limited. After successful registration, if you cannot attend, please cancel the registration to release the reserved seat for other colleague.
Moodle Training Courses
| Course Code | Moodle Course Title | Date | Time | Venue | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOD-001 | Setting up Moodle Course Website | 11 Sep, 2014 (Thu) | 10:00am – 11:00am | KB-110 | Register |
| MOD-002 | Assignments, Choices and Quizzes | 11 Sep, 2014 (Thu) | 11:30am – 12:30pm | KB-110 | Register |
Panopto Training Courses
| Course Code | Panopto Course Title | Date | Time | Venue | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAN-001 | Introduction of Panopto Lecture Video Capturing Solution | 24 Sep, 2014 (Wed) | 10:00am – 11:00am | CPD-2.77 | Register |
| PAN-002 | Edit, Share and Output Panopto Video Recording | 24 Sep, 2014 (Wed) | 11:30am – 12:30pm | CPD-2.77 | Register |
Note:
(1) KB-110 = Room 110, Knowles Building
CPD-2.77, Central Podium (CPD), Centennial Campus
(2) If you have taken a Moodle hands-on course offered by the ITS, we recommend you follow up with an e-learning Pedagogical Support Unit (EPSU) workshop and/or a Faculty of Education/ Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE) seminar.
The EPSU of the Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) offers pedagogically focused e-learning workshops, which leverage the central Moodle platform to enable good teaching practices. These workshops focus on teaching approaches and good teaching practices, complement the Moodle courses offered by the ITS and the Moodle seminars offered by the Faculty of Education/CITE, which tend to focus on innovative teaching practice using the new features available in Moodle.
e-learning workshops by EPSU/CETL
http://www.cetl.hku.hk/professional-learning/
e-learning seminars by the Faculty of Education/CITE
http://www.cite.hku.hk/news.php?category=upcoming
For more information and inquiry on Moodle and Panopto training and support, feel free to email: e-learningTeam@hku.hk
Best Regards,
Kenneth Siu
e-learning Team
Information Technology Services
New e-learning Tab of HKU Portal and Revamped e-learning Support Website
Message from Information Technology Services
Dear Colleagues,
As part of our continuous effort to improve user experience of using e-learning at HKU, the e-learning Support Team of ITS is pleased to bring you an enhanced e-learning tab of HKU Portal in the new academic year. As you may have already noticed, released on 27 Aug, the new interface features three zones of information – Your e-Learning courses, Course specific information and e-learning resources. The Moodle course zone provides you easier access to the current and past Moodle courses. It is now more easy to recover and access to course outline, reading list, Gradebook and past exam papers in the Libraries (if any) of a certain current year Moodle course in the Course specific information area. We have consolidated the accesses to the mostly used e-learning resources including news updates, PC availability status, Lecture Capture Services (LCS), and seeking help and support information to the e-learning resources area.
Screenshot of the new layout:
Besides, the existing Moodle Support Website (http://moodle-support.hku.hk) has been the center for getting support resources and training information of the centralized e-learning services for our users. A completely revamped e-learning support website will be released on 29 August 2014. The new website sports enhanced features over web accessibility for the disabled, with better navigation, and richer contents for users.
Screenshot of the new website:
We hope that you will be happy with all these new updates. If you would like to have more information and have any inquiry, feel free to email us: e-learningTeam@hku.hk
Best Regards,
Kenneth Siu
e-learning Team
Information Technology Services
HKUx Epidemics Preview 2: Spread of Infectious Diseases
Are there many infectious diseases unobserved by our health care systems? How can the immunity of one individual protect not only the individual himself, but also reduce the risk of infection of everyone in the population? Join us in the HKUx MOOC on Epidemics to find out more.
Join us in the HKUx MOOC on Epidemics to find out more
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ITS Orientations for New Staff
Message from Information Technology Services
Dear colleagues,
To provide new University staff and students with useful information about the wide range of services offered by Information Technology Services (ITS), we will have a series of orientation activities running between late August and mid-September. All new University members are welcome to join.
1. Use of AV/IT Equipment in Central Classrooms
To familiarize themselves with the classroom facility, teachers and class instructors are recommended to join one of the training sessions on use of AV/IT Equipment in Central Classrooms. Through this session, they will be able to learn how to use the control panel, visualizer and other AV/IT equipment in the centrally timetabled classrooms.
For the class schedule and registration, please visit http://www.its.hku.hk/documentation/handbook/its-guide/2014-2015/orientation-seminars#classrooms.
2. Orientation Seminars
The seminar on “Introduction to Information Technology Services (ITS)” gives an introduction on the comprehensive range of central IT and network services offered by ITS. The seminar will be repeated four times.
In addition to the introductory session, different orientation sessions about teaching and learning will be arranged. Staff and students are welcome to attend seminars on “Introduction of Moodle Learning Management System and Panopto Lecture Capture System” and “About the University’s Research Support Computing Environment and the HPC/HTC Facilities” that follow the introduction session. You can also join the “Chi Wah Learning Commons Guided tour” to learn more about our learning spaces.
For the schedule of the orientation seminars, please refer to http://www.its.hku.hk/documentation/handbook/its-guide/2014-2015/orientation-seminars#seminars.
3. Exhibition
An Exhibition will be held at Chi Wah Learning Commons G/F in the first two weeks (Sep 1 – Sep 10) of the first semester with display boards showing the core IT Services, in particular the support for teaching and learning and research with University. Staff will be there from 1-2 pm on Monday to Friday (except September 9, 2014) to introduce ITS facilities and answer questions.
For details, please refer to http://www.its.hku.hk/documentation/handbook/its-guide/2014-2015/orientation-seminars#exhibition.
Veronica Yick
User Services
Information Technology Services
IT Services News issue no. 170 now online & Training News
Message from Information Technology Services
General News
- Message from the Director – On the Commencement of the 2014/15 Academic Year
- Introducing the University’s IT Services
- ITS Orientations for New Staff and Students
- Free Download of Microsoft Office ProPlus for Students – Microsoft Student Advantage Program
- New Live Chat Service Offered by ITS Service Desk
- Enquiry System for Checking Registered Services at ITS
Teaching and Learning News
- New Opening Hours of Chi Wah Learning Commons and The Oval
- New Online Booking System for Chi Wah Learning Commons Study Rooms
- Upgrade of Software on Communal PCs
E-learning News
System News
Training News
We also organize training courses to assist colleagues and students in using our facilities. The following training courses are organized in the coming months and details can be found in the Training News (http://www.its.hku.hk/news/news170/training):
on using the Moodle Learning Management System and Panopto Lecture Capture Software (for staff only)
- Please click here to check out the course schedule on Scientific Computation & Visualization
- Parallel Programming with Workshop on Unix System and Applications
- Introduction to MATLAB and on Software Asset Management training
You are welcome to attend the training courses.
CITE Seminar – Why Do Some Students Become More Engaged in Collaborative Wiki Writing?
Message from Centre for Information Technology in Education within the Faculty of Education
CITE Seminar Series 2013/2014
CITE Seminar – Why Do Some Students Become More Engaged in Collaborative Wiki Writing? The Role of Sense of Relatedness
Date: 21 August 2014
Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Venue: Room 104, 1/F., Runme Shaw Building, The University of Hong Kong
Speaker: Dr. Michele Notari, Professor for educational Technology at the University of Teacher Education Bern Switzerland
Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Venue: Room 104, 1/F., Runme Shaw Building, The University of Hong Kong
Speaker: Dr. Michele Notari, Professor for educational Technology at the University of Teacher Education Bern Switzerland
About the Seminar
This seminar aims to investigate the role of sense of relatedness in students’ engagement in using wikis in collaborative writing.
Focus questions will address the following topics: ‘To what extent does the sense of relatedness predict students’ behavioral engagement in collaborative wiki writing?’; ‘To what extent does the sense of relatedness predict students’ emotional engagement in collaborative wiki writing?’ and ‘To what extent does the sense of relatedness predict students’ cognitive engagement in collaborative wiki writing?’
The presented research was conducted in a Hong Kong secondary school where 422 students participated in the study and answered questionnaires about their sense of relatedness and their level of engagement when using wikis for open collaborative project work. Results from the regression analyses showed that students’ sense of relatedness with their teacher and peers facilitated their engagement in the collaborative wiki writing environment. The results were also consistent with the educational psychology research findings in a traditional classroom setting. Most importantly, the result from this study showed the possible linkage between IT in education research and the educational psychology literature. Implications of psychological factors on students’ learning in technologically-enriched learning environments are discussed.
About the Speaker
Professor Dr. Michele Notari is a lecturer at the University of Teacher Education in Bern, Switzerland and was an honorary assistant professor in the Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong. He has published articles in key journals in the area of technology-enhanced learning, a book and several book chapters related to collaborative learning using participative technologies. He is guest editor of a special edition of the Journal of Educational Research and Evaluation, board member of Wikisym, the international symposium on open Collaboration, the international Conference on Mobile Learning, and International Mobile Learning Festival. He holds a PhD in education, master degree in biology and computer sciences from the University of Berne, and a master degree in educational technologies from the University of Geneva. His research focus is on using participative technologies for formative assessment and effective collaboration.
Please register at
http://www.cite.hku.hk/news.php?id=523&category=seminar
HKUx Epidemics MOOC Sneak Preview: Origin of Infectious Diseases
What do food production, international travel, exotic animals, used tires, industrial air conditioning have in common when it comes to epidemics?
Join us in the HKUx MOOC on Epidemics to find out more
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e-learning News – August 2014
EPSU hosted a seminar to update the HKU community on progress with the development of the University’s four Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Over 70 colleagues from the various Schools, Departments, and University Offices attended the session.
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