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Content

1. Fujitsu Notebook Update

2. IT Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)

3. Moodle E-Learning System

4. IT Training Workshops

1. Fujitsu Notebook Update

We are pleased to inform you that web ordering of Fujitsu Notebook will be extended to 8 October. Interested parties are welcome to enjoy this time-limited offering and enter vendor’s page http://eshop.sunlite.hk/2011polyuhkcc for details.

Apart from notebook computer, ITU is working with vendors for other IT products at special discount. News will be announced soon.

2. IT Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

To give a helping hand to you on IT support, in everywhere, on anytime, ITU is proud to launch first phrase of ITU FAQ. Currently, it contains the following sections,

CPCE Portal

- Express Printing Zone
- Live@Edu – Student Email Account
- Moodle
- Student Computer Center
- Wi-Fi Service

Please click 'FAQs' from ITU's website www.cpce-polyu.edu.hk/itu to access this FAQ page

IT-FAQ

There is a rate function inside it to collect user's feedback. ITU shall further expand the content of ITU FAQ to better cater your need in coming future..

3. Moodle E-Learning System

ITU is pleased to introduce two major enhancements on Moodle, namely inbox/outbox pages on message function and extended logon timeout.

Inbox/outbox pages on message function
You can check your archived incoming/outgoing messages easily with these two pages. For teacher, mass messages (if available) in outbox page will be grouped as one entry but clicking "Show all" link will display a list of recipients.

Moodle In/Out pages

On the other hand, every time the teacher sends mass messages to students, the message will also be sent to his Outlook email account automatically. So he can read it in his message inbox as well as his email account.

Extended logon timeout
The interval is extended from 30 minutes to an hour.
The logon timeout refers to the interval the user is idle (without loading pages) on Moodle and will be logged out automatically.

4. IT Training Workshops

ITU has successfully held various IT Training workshops for staff and students in August and September 2011, more than 70 staff and 80 students participated in our training.

For staff
1.    Microsoft Windows 7
2.    Microsoft Office 2010
3.    Basic Moodle Training
4.    Demonstration Workshop on Moodle Online Exercise
5.    Communicating in Moodle
6.    Assessing Students Work Using Moodle

For students
1.    Demonstration Session on Using Moodle for SPEED students

In coming October and November, ITU will hold two other trainings for staff, "SharePoint Basic Training" and "Using Excel to give grading to students in Moodle". Details will be announced in due course.