The Online Learning Environment (OLE) is a Web-based learning environment that helps support your learning.

You can enjoy the following benefits from using the OLE:

• quick and easy online access to course news and course information
• online communication with your fellow students, tutors and Course Coordinator
• access to online version of your study units for some courses
• planning and monitoring your study using the Course Calendar
• online submission and return of assignments for some courses.

Hardware and operating system

The minimum requirement of operating system: PC – Windows 10; Mac – Mac OS X Yosemite.

Your computer must be connected to a printer in order to print hard copies of any content. If you want to view multimedia components, you will need to have a headset of earphone or speaker and microphone.

Some courses may require computer and internet access at a more sophisticated level, including the ability to install some specific software. Students should check the computer requirements which are given in the course material package.

Software requirements

All OLE users will need to have the following software:

• a Web browser: The latest version of Chrome, Firefox or Edge. Lower versions of browsers may have trouble reading dynamic contents, which is required in the OLE.
• The latest version of Acrobat Reader DC are recommended for accessing the course units and the assignment file.

Getting connected to the Internet

You then need to get connected to the Internet. You can do this either through your own ISP or by using HKMU wireless LAN. The university strongly recommends that you subscribe to your own ISP. You may now like to check the Getting Connected section.

Logging in

After you are connected to the Internet, you can enter the OLE through either one of the following URLs:

1. http://ole.hkmu.edu.hk
   (You must be connected to the Internet to access the live links shown in blue.)
2. the HKMU homepage http://www.hkmu.edu.hk. Go to 'Current Students'. Under 'Learning Resources' select Online Learning Environment. You can click OLE Courses.

   

3. Using a smartphone device to access the Mobile OLE (light version)

   

   The Mobile OLE is a light version of the OLE with more limited functionalities, optimized for smartphone devices. Currently, the functionalities include the OLE course list, study schedules, news and announcements. On the course homepages of the Mobile OLE, students can also view course news and course Discussion Boards. In addition to viewing news and messages, students can also create new posts and reply to messages. All webpages within the Mobile OLE are customized for smartphone devices. To reduce the loading time and bandwidth usage, large images and banners are not shown. A function is provided for students to toggle between the desktop (full version) and the mobile (light version) when they are using mobile devices (i.e. laptops or tablets).

   Enter the Mobile OLE URL, http://ole.hkmu.edu.hk/m, in your smartphone device and log in.

   

This is the login page of your OLE. We suggest you bookmark the login page for easier access later through Favorites/Bookmarks in your browser.

1. Click on the 'Username' box and type in your username.
   Username: 's" + the first seven digits of your student number. For example, if your student number is 12345678, then your student username is s1234567. If you are a tutor, your username is 't' + the six digits of your tutor number.
2. Click on the 'Password' box and type in your password.
   Password: the new Single Password (see How do I log in? in HKMU Website section) that you have created.
3. Click Enter.
   Once you have logged on to the OLE, you will see your Home page. For details on the features and functions, go on to the 'How do I use it?' section.

How do I use it?

On OLE dashboard, you can find different components such as My Courses, News, Upcoming Classes, Calendar and Learning and Teaching Tools.

OLE components

You now find yourself on your Course page. The page shows the components that are available for your course.

F2F courses

DL courses

Use the OLE!

Try out the components in the OLE of your course. If you have problems, you can refer to your OLE User Guide. The more you use the OLE, the easier it will be to use.