Moodle is the College's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is an online source which you can access in College, from home, or at work, on any Internet-enabled computer. Moodle contains information about your course, placed there by your tutors. The kind of information that you might expect to find on Moodle for your course includes:

• Staff information

• Scheme of work

• Assignment schedule

• Course materials

• Useful websites

• Discussion boards

In addition to information specifically about your course, there is also general information about College facilities and services to support your studies, such as the Additional Learning Support and the Learning Centre.

To access Moodle from inside College, just click on the VLE button on the Student Intranet. If you are at home or at work, click on the Account Log in button on the top right of the College website and use your normal College username and password.

Computer Services provide computing, data communications, telephone and audio visual services in support of all College activities for all students and staff.

These services are supported by an extensive data network infrastructure. The College currently supports Microsoft Windows XP and Office 2007 amongst other software packages. Students who don't have Office 2007 at home can download Open Office free from the Internet, at OpenOffice.org. This will enable them to open Office 2007 documents.

Each student is given a unique computer login account and password. This enables you to use the College PC workstations and provides you with your own College email address. We also provide you with disk storage space which can be used to store files such as your documents.

Access to the Internet is available on all student computers in support of studies; you can also access the College Intranets and Moodle (Virtual Learning Environment).

Use of College IT systems is subject to Guidelines on Acceptable use of the College network, email and the internet. (doc)

Additional facilities include:

• Wireless mobile classrooms
• Ceiling mounted and portable data projectors
• Scanning and printing
• Access to computing services externally to facilitate home study
• Assistive technology

More information

Computer Services Help Desk can be contacted by telephone 023 8091 1101, e-mail helpdesk@eastleigh.ac.uk, or visit us on the 2nd floor in A Block (room A205).

Opening Times:

• Monday - Thursday 08:30 - 9:15pm

• Friday 08:30 - 4:30pm

The College has a full size sports hall and fully equipped fitness suite for student use. Find out more about this and other enrichment activities on the eXtra@Eastleigh pages.

Reception staff can help with general enquires and lost or found property. The College regrets that it cannot accept responsibility for personal belongings left at the College. Any lost property should be handed in at Reception and any enquiries about lost property should also be directed to Reception. Students are encouraged not to bring in items of value, iPods, etc.

The Cash Office deals with payments to and from students. Payments to students include travel assistance, awards and grants. When collecting payments, students will be required to show proof of identity. Payments collected by the Cash Office include College House rent and payment for visits. In addition, the Cash Office sells photocopy cards and computer disks.

During the main term times, Reception and the Cash Office are normally open from 8.30am till 8.00pm Monday to Thursday and until 4.30pm on Friday.

Refectory

The Time Out Food Court provides a range of hot and cold food, snacks and beverages including: cooked breakfast, salads, daily specials and classic regular meals from around the world.

Open term-time Monday to Friday 8.15am - 2pm.

Costa Coffee Shop

The shop provides students with everything, from a wide selection of refreshments, snacks and confectionery, to that last minute essential item. A range of hot and cold snacks is offered including sandwiches, soups, paninis, pies, jacket potatoes, freshly baked cookies and cakes/scones. Hot and cold drinks are on offer, including Costa Coffee. It also has a cash machine (charge per transaction).

Opening Times:

Monday to Thursday 8.30am - 8.30pm

Friday 8.30am - 3pm

Desborough Coffee Shop

The Coffee Shop offers a range of hot and cold snacks, refreshments and confectionery, including paninis, with a pleasant seating area at the front of Desborough.

Open term-time Monday to Friday 10am - 3pm.

Vending machines

In addition to the above staffed outlets, there are vending machines in the Refectory, at Desborough and at Cranbury, available when the buildings are open.