Laulima @ Leeward Topics

Handouts last updated on: 6/23/11

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1.  START

Get introduced to Laulima and see how it can be used to enhance student learning both online and in the classroom.  You will also have the opportunity to explore a Laulima course site as a “student” to experience using various Laulima tools.  This workshop will cover:

  • An overview of Laulima
  • My Workspace
  • Request site
  • A student orientation and practice

[Download "1: START" handout (PDF)]

[Download "Student Guide" handout (PDF)]

 

2.  DISTRIBUTE

Learn how to use Laulima as a means to distribute course materials.  This is handy for classroom instructors as well if you are looking to use Laulima simply to store course materials online for students to access.  This workshop will cover:

  • Basic course site management (Site Info)
  • Posting a syllabus and course schedule (Syllabus)
  • Uploading and organizing files (Resources and WebDAV)
  • Adding a Web link (Web Content)
  • Creating weekly modules (Modules)

[Download "2: DISTRIBUTE" handout (PDF)]

Best practice: Create a student role guest account to log into Laulima when creating your site to see how it will appear to your students. [Download "Guest Student Account" handout (PDF)]

 

3.  BROADCAST

In addition to distributing course materials, learn how to use several core tools in Laulima to post/distribute information – create a schedule of due dates, send announcements, create assignments, and keep track of grades.  Bonus – learn a handy trick to help you test out your course site as you create it.  This workshop will cover:

  • Creating events (Schedule)
  • Creating announcements (Announcements)
  • Creating and grading assignments (Assignments)
  • Managing the gradebook (Gradebook)

[Download "3: BROADCAST" handout (PDF)]

 

4.  COMMUNICATE

Now that you know how to distribute course materials, and post course information, assignments, and grades, learn how to use Laulima to communicate.  Learn how to send e-mail through Laulima and how to create discussion forums.  This workshop will cover:

  • Creating and sending e-mail externally (Mail Tool)
  • Creating and sending messages internally (Messages)
  • Creating discussion forums (Forums)

[Download "4: COMMUNICATE" handout (PDF)]

 

5.  ASSESS

Learn how to create assessments in Laulima with the Tasks, Tests and Surveys tool.  This tool is packed with features – import question pools, create a time limit, customize the display, grant special access, etc.  This workshop will cover:

  • Creating question pools and questions (Tasks, Tests and Surveys)
  • Creating an assessment (Tasks, Tests and Surveys)
  • Importing question pools from Tests & Quizzes (Tasks, Tests and Surveys)

[Download "5: ASSESS" handout (PDF)]

 

6.  EXPLORE

There are a lot of other tools in Laulima.  Come and explore several “extra” tools that you can integrate into your course site.  This workshop will cover:

  • Bringing the lastest news from news sources into your course site (News)
  • Instant messaging (Chat Room)
  • Creating class blogs / journals (Blogs)
  • Tracking course site activity (Site Stats)
  • Introducing an alternative to using Modules (Google Sites)

[Download "6: EXPLORE" handout (PDF)]