In addition, Banner, a student information system, is integrated with Moodle in Khalifa University. Although they both operate on the local/in-house Active Directory Server, their authentication mechanisms are different. In other words, even with the same username and password, users must logon to the two systems differently or ONE BY ONE. They cannot access the two systems with a single login. Unfortunately, moving Moodle to the cloud does not fix this issue. As Hirsch and Ng (2011) assert, integration is still one of the challenges for mobile cloud learning.
Technology integration in Khalifa University is based upon sound pedagogical foundations. Following social constructivism, the integration of Moodle and Banner aims to facilitate a student-centered learning environment. Another objective of the integration is to facilitate communications among students, between students and teachers, as well as between students and resources.