In response to the recommendation in the IT Strategy Committee
Report (1999), ITSC has published a list of University standard software
since February 2000. These University Software Standards are mandatory
for administrative units but advisory for academic departments.
Adopting campus-wide software standards is beneficial to the overall
IT development of the University as standardization helps to
facilitate intra-campus collaboration and electronic document
exchange, shortens software adoption time and reduces software training
and support costs.
The latest University Software Standards as of September 2000 are:
MS Windows98, MS Office2000, Acrobat Reader 4, Netscape 4 or IE 5,
OfficeScan, WinZip 8 and SSH. Administrative Units should comply with
the current University Software Standards (Sep 2000)
not later than 31 December 2000. Please refer to
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/swstandard/ for
more information.
The University Web-based Teaching Platform
An integrated web-based teaching (WBT) platform
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/wbt ,
which consists of three interrelated tools, was launched in late August.
Through these tools, teaching staff should find in easy to apply advanced
information technologies to enhance teaching and learning.
The three components of the platform are:
Web-based Teaching Links - A University-wide
index listing of all web-based courses.
This tool provides a University-wide
index page listing all available courses in CUHK and links to their online
course materials. Teachers can place links here to their courses so that
students can quickly locate course materials through this central page.
To find out how to make use of it, please visit
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/itsc/learning/webteaching/
CU Forum - A tool for hosting on-line
forums which also allows sharing of files and URL links
CU Forum was developed by the Information Technology Services Centre
for teachers who are looking for a simple web-based teaching tool.
Using CU Forum, teachers can specify topics to be discussed
by the class, post course materials for download and share links to useful
web sites. To open a forum for your class, please visit
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/itsc/learning/cuforum
WebCT - A tool for creating a web-based
educational environment
WebCT is a software package for the creation of a web-based educational
environment. It assists teachers to design and publish web-based course
materials. In addition, teachers can monitor the reading progress of
each student and distribute course assignments to the class via the web.
Students can also have chat online with other members and submit
exercises for automatic grading etc. To understand how
WebCT works and to apply for a WebCT course, please visit
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/itsc/learning/webct/
More WebCT Workshops
If you are a teacher and plan to use WebCT in your course next semester
but have never attended our workshops, we suggest that you and your
assistants attend the November workshop. For information and registration,
please visit
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/itsc/training .
Notification on Dial-up Quota Time System
In this semester, we implemented a new facility on the "Dial-up Quota
Time System" to inform you if the balance of your weekly quota falls
below 50 units. The notification will be sent to your mailbox that
listed on the On-line Directory
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/itsc/directory .
You will be reminded to use your remaining quota units with care.
When you have used up all your dial-up quota units, you will not be
allowed to make another connection through quota-controlled lines
during that week. Any overdrawn quota units will be deducted from
your weekly default quota units in the following week.
You will have to either use the quota-free lines or apply for an additional
quota at
http://accounts.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk .
Application will only be granted with proper justification.
To enquire about your time quota usage and balance of the current
and the previous week, please visit
http://accounts.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk .
Access the ClassNet with a New Method
The 3-day pre-registration is no longer
required in the new method to access the ClassNet using Virtual Private
Network (VPN) technology. All you have to do is to install a VPN software
in your laptop and have your Campus-wide E-mail System (Mailserv) account
ready.
The VPN technology employed in the ClassNet also provides data encryption
and additional security for your network connection.
The detailed setup procedures for your laptop to access the ClassNet has
been documented at
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/itsc/network/classnet .
