1. Faculty Level Support with e-learning Developments
If you would like to talk about workshops, seminars presentations or one on one support in your Faculty please get in touch with Iain Doherty (idoherty@hku.hk) or visit the EPSU website at http://epsu.cetl.hku.hk.
2. EPSU Working with Professor Shekhar Kumta, UGC Teaching Excellence Award Winner
The EPSU is very pleased to announce that we will be running a weekend workshop as part of UGC Teaching Excellence Award Winner Professor Shekhar Kumta’s 2013 teaching and technology workshop series.
3. e-learning Seminar Led By HKU SPACE
This seminar is intended to provide an overview of e-Learning and m-Learning initiatives at HKU SPACE. The design and use of Learning Management System (SOUL 2.0) will be introduced. For details and online registration, please go to http://www.cetl.hku.hk/seminar130314/
4. Have Your Say With Moodle
The University e-learning Enhancement Task Force (EETF) has continued to manage the process around requests to enhance Moodle so that the system meets the specific needs of Faculties. If you want to see changes to Moodle read the full newsletter for details.
5. The Moodle Users Group
The Moodle Users Group meets most Thursdays at lunchtime for workshops on teaching practice using the Moodle LMS. Click here for the latest workshop schedule. (http://www.cite.hku.hk/news.php?category=seminar)
6. e-learning seminars by the Faculty of Education and CITE
The Faculty of Education in conjunction with CITE hosts seminars by speakers on a range of e-learning topics. Click here for the latest seminar schedule. (http://www.cite.hku.hk/news.php?category=seminar)
7. New and Updated Moodle Plugins
ITS has launched three new great plugins for Moodle after the Chinese New Year holiday – Jmol Filter (http://docs.moodle.org/24/en/Jmol_filter) , Participation Forum (http://pf.bushgrapher.org/) and Anonymous Posting in Forum(http://docs.moodle.org/23/en/Anonymous_posting_plugin) . It has also released useful updates to iClass and Assignment Module of Moodle.
8. Moodle Hands-on Training Courses for Staff
The Moodle hands-on training courses conducted by IT Services for March are now open for registration. Registration and the courses details can be found at: http://moodle-support.hku.hk/cms/?q=training/cc-schedule/Mar2013
Dr Iain Doherty
Director, e-learning Pedagogical Support Unit
Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning
The University of Hong Kong
Email: idoherty@hku.hk
Tel: +852 39174917
Kenneth Siu
e-learning Team, Information Technology Services
The University of Hong Kong
Email: sky168@hku.hk
Tel: +852 39178708
Brant Knutzen, MSc. IT in Ed (HKU)
Learning Designer,
Faculty of Education
The University of Hong Kong
Email: brant@hku.hk
Tel: +852 2241 5455
