ICT for Teaching & Learning

1. Using E-mail to Communicate with Students
1. (a) Using Blackboard WebCT's Email Function with Students
2. (b) Using Moodle's Messaging Function
3. (c) Using the Mailman Mailing List System
4. (d) Getting Email Addresses of Students under Registered Courses with Students


2. Using Discussion Board for Class Discussions
   
1. (a) Using Blackboard WebCT's Discussion Board
2. (b) Using Moodle for discussion

1. Using E-mail to Communicate with Students

(a) Using Blackboard WebCT's Email Function

Teachers can use the "Email to Class" feature under the Blackboard WebCT system.

Application for using the Blackboard WebCT system can be submitted via the application form no. CF-130a " Application for Creating Electronic Course on Learning Management System".

You can refer to Blackboard website at

http://www.itservices.hku.hk/blackboard/

• Create electronic course on Blackboard
• Communicate via email
  

(b) Using Moodle's Messaging Function

Teachers can send messages to students through Moodle platform.

To apply for a Moodle course, teachers can submit an online application form CF-130a " Application for Creating Electronic Course on Learning Management System".

You may refer to User Guide on Moodle at

http://www.itservices.hku.hk/lms/moodle/userguide/instructor/

• A quick start
• Communicate via messaging
  

(c) Using the Mailman Mailing List System

Teachers can make use of the Mailman Mailing List system to create mailing list for communication among a group of students for courses not registered under the HKU courses database.

Application for using the system can be submitted via the application form no. CF-48 "Departmental Mailing List Application Form". The mailing list system is managed by the Mailman software and commands for using the system can be found at http://www.itservices.hku.hk/faq/email/mailmanfaq.htm

(d) Getting Email Addresses of Students under Registered Courses

Teachers can get the email addresses of students under a registered course by going through the following steps:

1. Login HKU Portal at http://hkuportal.hku.hk.
2. After login, click the link "Student Information System".
3. Then click the link "Other Student Services".
4. Under the group "Other Student Services", click the link "Enrollment Information".
5. To list students under a curriculum, click the "List Student" icon.
6. To list courses offered by certain department, click the "List Courses" icon.
7. To list current MPhil/PhD students in the above department, click the "List RPGs" icon.
8. Other student information is also available for download under the page of "Enrollment Information".  Click the "Download" icon next to the information that you want to get.

2. Using Discussion Board for Class Discussions

(a) Using Blackboard WebCT's Discussion Board

The Blackboard WebCT system has a discussion board feature where all students of a particular class can post messages or browse a bulletin board. To use this feature, teachers have to create a course on WebCT. Students of that course can then access the discussion board via the Blackboard WebCT System.

Procedures and sample screens on how to create a discussion group can be found in the 'How to' guide on WebCT at

http://www.itservices.hku.hk/blackboard/

(b) Using Moodle for discussion

The Moodle system provides Forum function for discussion. Teachers and students can exchange ideas by posting messages on Forum. After created courses on Moodle, teachers and students can access Forum via Moodle system.

User guide on Moodle for instructors and students is now available at
http://www.itservices.hku.hk/lms/moodle/userguide/ , it shows how to access Moodle and create a Forum on Moodle.