Technology Requirements

UIC supports its mission using a Learning Management System called Moodle, which is used over the Internet. Moodle enables students and faculty to participate in the online classes, make use of the activities and materials available online 24 hours a day. To run Moodle effectively users should, as a minimum, use the system components listed on this page. If they do not, Moodle may still work but some functionality may be lost.

• Operating system: Recommended Windows 10, Mac OSX High Sierra, iPad IOS10 or higher. It is not recommended to use older versions of operating systems that are out of support such as Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7.

• Mobile devices. At present, some features for the Moodle Mobile app are not supported due to poor performance. We recommend that on a mobile device, you log in to UIC Moodle using the web browser unless you are completing an assessment or activity that has a grading component. If you are completing an assessment or activity that has a grading component, we recommend that you use Moodle through a desktop browser.

• Internet speed. Use a broadband connection through USB wireless modem, ADSL2+, T1/T2, fiber optic or cable with the speed: *Viewing lecture recordings or conferencing – at least 5MB/sec *Viewing images and webpages – at least 2MB/sec Dial-up access will be significantly slower, and we do not recommend it for using Moodle. Click to check your internet speed.

• Internet browsers. Compatible browsers include: Google Chrome 32-bit version 8x or later (recommended for optimal compatibility, this has been thoroughly tested on Windows) Safari 14 or later (recommended for optimal compatibility, this has been thoroughly tested on Mac). Note that add-ons and toolbars can affect any browser’s performance. MS Internet Explorer is not recommended If you have any difficulty accessing UIC Moodle, check that you are using one of the supported browsers above before you contact external support. If you are using MS Internet Explorer 9 and experience problems accessing Moodle, visit this page, Fix site display, for assistance.

• Settings. We recommend that the following be enabled: *Cookies *Pop-ups (in both Internet browser and security software) *JavaScript

• Resource viewing. We recommend that you use the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. To view all the resources uploaded to Moodle, you will probably need to have Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or an equivalent (e.g., Open Office, Viewer) installed.

• Security. With all firewalls, ensure that you enable uploading of files.