Vice Rector and the Dean of the School of Continuing Studies of City U, Prof. Aliana Leong, was attended the "e-Learning Seminar on Moodle-Open-Source Software for Collaborative Learning" organized by the HKU SPACE and met with the Chief Executive Officer of Moodle’s official cooperation agency-Pukunui (Hong Kong), Mr. Ng Teng Gin for collaboration on the network mobile learning platform. After the meeting, the founder of Moodle, Mr. Martin Dougiamas, exchanged ideas with Prof. Aliana Leong.
Moodle, (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) is a free source e-learning software platform, also known as a Course Management System, Learning Management System, or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The School of Continuing Studies of City U aims to develop Moodle to create an infinite digital campus via network learning and mobile learning by providing Network learning services 24/7, seven days a week to learners. That will bring about the integration of network learning and mobile learning, such as computer, mobile phone, iPad and iPod learning, which helps to enhance teaching effectiveness of teachers and learning outcomes of students, realize cross-regional teaching and learning, increase opportunities of continuing education and lifelong learning for serving staff, and build the learning city of Macau. Moodle is a course management system developed by the Australian online education expert, Martin Dougiamas, based on the educational theory of constructivism. It is an open source code software for free and currently applied around the world.