ISSUE

14


September 2012

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TOUCH BASE

e-Newsletter


Content

1. New Express Printing Area

2. Wi-Fi Auto Configuration Software

3. Microsoft Seminar for live@edu, Wingows 8 and Office 2010

4. Reminder: Coming Rounds of IT Mega Sales

5. Mobile Version of Moodle E-learning System

6. IT Training Workshops



1. New Express Printing Area

In view of the increasing demand for express printing service, ITU is glad to announce two new express printing areas on 6/F, HHB campus and 7/F North Tower, WK campus are open. Besides, four new high-speed photocopiers have replaced their old models in express printing areas and CLIB in this new academic year.

The following is the distribution of Oce Printer and Photocopier in HHB and WK campuses, users are welcome to use the facilities in the corresponding opening hours.

Printer/
Photocopiers
Hung Hom Bay (HHB)
West Kolwoon (WK)
Opening
Hours
Oce Printers in Student Computer Centre (SCC)
4
4
8:30 am to 10:30 pm (Mon-Fri)

(CLosed on Sunday and Public Holidays)
Colour Photocopiers in Student Computer Centre (SCC)
2
2
Campus Opening Hours

(Closed on Public Holidays)
Oce Printers in Express Printing Area
3 (1/F, 3/F, 6/F)
4 (S1/F, N7/F, S9/F, Room S1116)
Term Time
9:00 am - 9:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
10:00 am - 7:00 pm (Sat)

Revision & Examination
9:00 am - 11:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
10:00 am - 7:00 pm (Sat)

Summer Term
9:00 am - 7:30pm (Mon - Fri)
Closed (Sat)

Term Beak
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Mon - Fri)
Closed (Sat)

(Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays)
B/W Photocopiers in Express Printing Area
2 (10/F)
2 (N5/F)
Oce Printer in CPCE Libraries
1 (10/F)
1 (N5/F)
B/W Photocopiers in CPCE Libraries
2 (1/F)
2 (N5/F)


Should you have any enquiries, please contact our helpdesk at 3746-0818 (HHB) or 3746-0819 (WK) or email to pfitoper@cpce-polyu.edu.hk.

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2. Wi-Fi Auto Configuration Software

To encourage students and staff to use "CPCE_Staff" or "CPCE_Student" instead of "CPCE_Staff_M" and "CPCE_Student_M" as former provides better security feature, an Auto Configuration Software is provided to help user more easy to setup 802.1x profile on their devices just run to software. The Auto Configuration Software supports Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Android.


User may obtain the Auto Configuration Software on the web site through an open SSID "CPCE_WiFi_Config" that on CPCE’s Wi-Fi system and users are welcome to ITU helpdesk if any assistance needed.

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3. Microsoft Seminar for live@edu, Windows 8 and Office 2010

Where can you find the most up-to-date information about Live@edu, Windows 8 and Microsoft Office 2010? At the seminar, scheduled for 27 Sept in HHB and WK Campus.

Professional from Microsoft would like to share latest features and functions on the above products and they would be useful to complete your assignments and projects. For further details, see the enclosed poster.

Please don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the latest techniques. All student and staff are welcome to join! For student, please register at CARES!


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4. Reminder: Coming Rounds of IT Mega Sales

Students and Staff are reminded about coming rounds of IT Mega Sales as follows. More information will be released when available.

There is no change of service hour from Monday to Friday and this service will start on week 3, 24th September, like last year.

Brand
Roadshow
Enquiry Hotline
Web Page /
Web Ordering
Apple
Opening Hour: 12:00 - 19:00
26-28 Sept
WK: Foyer, 2/F, South Tower
2511-5760 (9:00-18:00, Mon-Fri)
http://www.
sencohk.com/Shared/
Promotions/HKCC_/
Notebook2012.pdf
Fujitsu
Opening Hour: 12:00 - 19:00
26-28 Sept
WK: Foyer, 2/F, South Tower
2616-2466 (9:00-18:00, Mon-Fri)
http://www.uaoffer.
hk/
HP
Opening Hour: 12:00 - 19:00
26-28 Sept
WK: Foyer, 2/F, South Tower
2168-3866 (9:00-18:00, Mon-Fri)
htts://nbpccpce.escl.
com.hk/

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5. Mobile Version of Moodle E-learning System

Following the success of upgrade of Moodle 2.3 E-learning System, ITU is pleased to announce that the mobile version for Moodle is ready. When accessing the system
(http://moodle.cpce-polyu.edu.hk) using an internet browser on your mobile devices such as iPhone, iPod Touch, Android phone and Windows phone, a mobile-device-friendly version of Moodle will be automatically displayed to fit screen resolution of the devices. Students can now be easily to access your course materials in your mobile devices.

While most features are the same as the desktop version, students can only login Moodle using your college account in the mobile version (Live@edu dual-login method is not compatible with mobile devices). Users using Tablet devices such as iPad and Android tabs will still access the desktop version of Moodle.
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6. IT Training Workshops

ITU has successfully held various IT Training workshops for staff and students in August and September 2012, more than 150 staff and 20 students participated in our training.


For staff

1. Moving to Moodle 2.3 – for existing teaching staff
2. Basic for Moodle 2.3 – for new teaching staff
3. Using Excel to Give Grading to Student in Moodle
4. Collaborative Work in your Team using SharePoint
5. Mplus Training and Trial-run

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

In coming October, ITU will continue to organize other IT training for student such as "Collaborative Work in your Project Groups using Various Online Tools". Details will be announced in due course.

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