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** Summer 2009 Online Courses **

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• College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS)
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• Laulima

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Email:
mcandace@
hawaii.edu

Phone:
(808) 775-8890

Mail:
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Distance Learning
200 W. Kawili Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4091

Step-by-step Directions: Laulima

Student Welcome Page

UHH Home > Academics > Distance Learning

This skeleton welcome page combines information from welcome pages used on two completely online courses developed by UH Hilo faculty. The welcome page appears in the middle of each Laulima course homepage, under the heading “Worksite Information.” It can be used to introduce students to the Laulima course website and to provide essential information about the software, including the right browser, they need to access course materials.

This document is in Word. (1) You can open it, edit it to fit your course, and save it as a Web page, then upload it to Resources and link it to the "Worksite Information" section of your homepage via the Options/Site info URL slot. The advantage of doing it this way is that the hot links will stay hot.

Or (2) you can copy and paste it directly into the Options html screen, edit it there. This method requires you to make the links yourself.  The last page of this document provides the actual URLs, in case you choose this option.

This sample page begins with an introduction to the Laulima course tools [just edit out the ones you are not using] and instructions on how to get help from the Laulima techies and from the instructor, how download free Firefox, how to check for Java/java_script [if you are using narrated Powerpoint], and how to download free QuickTime [if you are using narrated Keynote].

You can insert photos, images (including movies), and other links to make this welcome entirely your own.

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Welcome to [your course]

[semester and year]

[Your title and name]--UH Hilo

Overview of Course Tools. This course website provides many of the resources offered to students in the course. In addition, you are expected to purchase the textbooks listed in the syllabus (see below on how to access the syllabus). Note that you can Google almost all of the poems we will be reading from the poetry anthology.

First see the sections below on browsers and QuickTime/Jawa/popups. Then, to the immediate left of this message you will see a list of links (in aqua blue font). Please click on each one, beginning with "Syllabus," and working your way down through "Mail."

    * "Syllabus and Course Schedule" is where you will find the course syllabus, with the schedule of assignments and exams attached. Be sure to read each section carefully. The schedule is subject to modifcation as the semester progresses.

    * "Announcements" are posted on this homepage, to the right of this welcome message.

    * "Modules" is where you will access the basic materials, lecture notes, some readings, details of assignments, and the four study units--picture books, folk tales, poetry, and novels.

    * "Assignments" is where you will find instructions for the written assignments and due dates; this is also where you will submit these assignments, and where you will receive them back from the instructor.

    * "Gradebook" shows you (and only you!) your grades, which are posted by your instructor when she returns your assignments on the Assignments page.

    *  "Discussion Board" is where you will participate in class discussions about issues and topics raised by the instructor and students. These will occur on those three periods when the instructor is away (on the mainland, on Guam, and in Singapore).

    * "Mail" is where you can email the instructor or individual classmates privately.

Panic Button

If you have trouble logging into Laulima or downloading or opening Laulima materials posted by your instructor, you can email the UH system Laulima techies and get a quick response. On the Laulima portal  page in the left frame is a Request Assistance link; click on it and an email message form will open. Complete it and click “submit.” A confirmation email will immediately appear at the email address you provide, and a response from the techies will follow within an hour to 24 hours.

Email your instructor by going to the Mail page on our course Laulima site--click on "Mail" in the left menu bar, then “Compose mail,” then select “Instructor Role” in the “To” options.

You can also email  your instructor from your regular email account at komenaka@hawaii.edu.

Links to Laulima Resources

Go to this webpage to get  started with Laulima and to get assistance in other ways:

• Laulima Orientation for Students. A slideshow plus text introduction to Laulima. Read the first screen completely to understand how the orientation works.Then go to the upper right hand corner of the screen and click on the red check mark that is next to the words "Click here to begin the orientation."
• Tutorials for Students. Help on specific Laulima issues.
• FAQs page for Students. Questions posed by many students with the Laulima techies’ responses.

Your Internet Browser

Laulima works best on Mozilla Firefox: to download Firefox, go to http://www.mozilla.com The site will identify the best version of Firefox for your computer.

Safari and Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher also work, but may not function as seamlessly with Laulima as does Firefox.

Enabling Popups

Go into your browser and change the setting to allow popups for Laulima. Please refer to your browser's online "Help" if you are unsure on how to do this.

Enabling Java/Javascript [If instructor is using narrated PowerPoint]

Ensure that Java and Javascript are enabled by clicking on this Java link. Java will check to see if these are properly functioning on your computer; if they are not, you will see instructions as to how to fix this.

QuickTime [If instructor is using narrated Keynote]

You will need QuickTime to view and listen to the narrated lecture/slideshows. You can download QuickTime from this webpage: http://www.apple.com/downloads/

In case you want to show the actual URLs to your students:

1) At this website you will find three helpful webpages for students: Laulima Orientation, Tutorials, and FAQs for

https://laulima.hawaii.edu/portal/site/!gateway/page/83b830e4-c4e8-4956-802c-d15534187267

 2)  Laulima Student  Orientation Module: http://www.hawaii.edu/talent/webctfacultysupport/laulimastudentorientation/

3) So students can ensure that Java and Javascript is enabled on their computers:

http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml

4)  Mozilla Firefox - This is the recommended browser.  Students can download and install it by going to http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/(a new browser window will open) and following their directions.

5) Adobe Reader.  Needed to read/download PDF files; students can download it free from http://www.adobe.com; click on Get Adobe Reader.

6) Panic Button. Students can directly email Laulima techies: https://laulima.hawaii.edu

in the left frame is a Request Assistance link you can click to send a desperate email to the Laulima techies. They tend to respond very quickly.