Moodle Site Announcements

Due to a hardware upgrade, users may experience intermittent interruption on network services, both wired and Wi-Fi, on the Tai Po campus, student hostels, staff quarters, Tseung Kwan O Study Centre and North Point Study Centre from 3:00pm to 6:00pm, 1 Oct 2023 (Sun). Please contact OCIO (https://www.eduhk.hk/ocio/contact-us-ocio) for technical enquiries and LTTC (https://www.lttc.eduhk.hk/home/contact) for user support enquiries.

– Sept 22, 2023

Due to a system update to improve security, Moodle Y2023 site (https://moodley2023.eduhk.hk) and related services such as Turnitin will be suspended temporarily from 7:00am to 6:00pm, 20 Aug 2023 (Sun). Please schedule your work accordingly.

 

Please contact Mr. Rocky Yip (x6552) of OCIO for technical enquiries and Mr. Philip Wai (x8190) of LTTC for user support enquiries. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

 

Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)/Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology (LTTC)

– Aug 11, 2023

Turnitin service will be temporarily suspended for the scheduled maintenance from Aug 12, 2023 (Sat) at 10:00 pm to Aug 13, 2023 (Sun) at 6:00 am. Please schedule your work accordingly.

– Jul 14, 2023

The upgrade of Moodle from version 3.9 to 4.0 is underway. Starting from 2023/24, teachers and students can enjoy the many new features of the new Moodle system. The upgrade is aimed at improving the learning and teaching experiences with new contemporary theme and enhanced features.

 

Users can access new Summer semester of 2023/24 courses on the Moodle Y2023 website.

 

New Moodle user guides can be found on the Moodle 4.0 Help website (Staff | Students). 

 

Highlights for instructors:

• Course Content Editing Made Easy
  Instructors can easily edit and navigate course content with a redesigned set of content icons, improved drag-and-drop feature, collapsible content and a new full-screen option.
• Timed Assignments (User Guide)
  Instructors can create timed assignments to give students a specific amount of time to complete their work.
• Improved Quiz Question Bank Management (User Guide)
  Instructors can manage quiz question status as ready to use or keep as a draft individually, see the changes history of each question, and leave comments on questions.
• Online Feedback to Assignments with PDF Annotation (User Guide)
  Instructors can add comments, drawings and stamps directly on the students’ submissions online without downloading the files.
• New Course Navigation Menu
  With a navigation menu on course pages, instructors can easily switch between courses and navigate course content and features conveniently.

Highlights for students:

• Rejuvenated Dashboard and Timeline
  Students can focus more on learning and easily priorities their coursework on the improved course site and rejuvenated dashboard and timeline.
• Course Navigation Menu
  With a navigation menu on course pages, students can easily switch between courses from the My Courses tab.
• Access to Course Content Made Easy
  Students can easily access course content with a redesigned set of content icons, collapsible content and a new full-screen option.
• Activity Completion Status
  Students can identify what they need to do and view the progress for each activity and resource.

– May 16, 2023

Due to a system update to improve security, Moodle (https://moodle.eduhk.hk) and related services such as Turnitin will be suspended temporarily from 7:00am to 6:00pm, 7 May 2023 (Sun). Please schedule your work accordingly.

 

Please contact Mr. Rocky Yip (x6552) of OCIO for technical enquiries and Mr. Philip Wai (x8190) of LTTC for user support enquiries. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

– Apr 24, 2023

The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and the Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology (LTTC) are working on the upgrade of Moodle from version 3.9 to 4.0. Starting from the Summer semester of 2023, users can enjoy the many new features of the new Moodle system.

 

The upgrade is aimed at improving the learning and teaching experiences with new and enhanced features, which include:

• A new contemporary theme with new activity icons for instructors and students to navigate the site and course content more easily.
• Quiz, assignment and grading functions get better, allowing instructors to assign timed assignments and annotate students’ PDF assignments.
• Students can focus more on learning and easily prioritise their coursework on the improved course site and rejuvenated dashboard and timeline.

New Moodle workshops, video tutorials and user guides will be offered in the coming months. Please stay tuned!

– Mar 28, 2023