Laulima is the University of Hawaii’s collaborative learning management system, powered by Sakai. For specific questions and support, request assistance from Laulima Support.

Getting Started

• Laulima Resource Guide for Faculty

Before the Semester

• Set up a new Laulima course site
  1. Add tools
  2. Arrange tools in order
  3. Add your course content, materials, and activities using the Laulima tools. Some to start with include:
     • Syllabus
     • Announcements
     • Assignments
     • Tests & Quizzes
     • Forums
     • Gradebook Classic or Gradebook (*new*)
     • Email
     • Resources
• Copy content from a previous Laulima course site into a new one
  • After importing, you may want to arrange tools in the menu in a particular order.
  • After importing, some of your content like announcements, forums, tests/quizzes and assignments will be saved as drafts. Check into each tool to edit, save, and/or publish the items, as necessary.

During the Semester

• Request assistance should you need Laulima technical help. You can find the “Request Assistance” link at the bottom of every Laulima page.
• Add a student or guest to your Laulima course site. Note: If a student added or dropped, do NOT add or remove a student from your Laulima site. Wait for Laulima to sync with UH Banner system. If it’s still not updating, request assistance from Laulima Support.
• How to avoid problems with copying/pasting from Word or websites into Laulima’s text editor.
• Tip: If students do not submit their assignments and you do not input a score, a dash will be marked by default; however, a dash does NOT count against the student’s course grade. Instead, make sure to put zeros for items students didn’t submit or receive a score for.

End of the Semester

• How to determine a student’s last date of attendance
• Publish grades to UH Banner. (Important: Put zeros in the gradebook for assignments marked with a dash indicating that students did not submit or receive a score.)
• Export Gradebook
• Watch the video tutorial on using Laulima Gradebook Classic for the end-of-semester.

Need more assistance?

Contact Laulima Support for specific questions by clicking on the Request Assistance link at the bottom of any Laulima webpage.

• OER @ Leeward
• OER LibGuide for Leeward – What is OER?, find open textbooks and courses, guides, repositories, collections, how to create and share OER, OER licensing, and more.
• OER @ University of Hawai‘i

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

• CAST Professional Learning – leading organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals through Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
  • UDL Guidelines
  • UDL Progression Rubric
  • UDL Tips for Learning Environments
  • UDL Tips for Designing an Engaging Learning Environment
  • UDL Tips for Fostering Expert Learners
  • UDL Tips for Assessments
  • UDL Tips for Developing Learning Goals
  • UDL Tips for Designing Learning Experiences
• The Iris Center – application of UDL in four curricular components (goals, instructional materials, instructional methods, and assessments). Targeted toward K-12
• UDL on Campus – resources on applying UDL to Higher Education Environment, including examples, videos from UDL practitioners, and UDL course design, Accessible media

Designing for Accessibility

• 10 Tips for Accessible Websites – Simple tips you can start with immediately compiled by Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology.
• Accessible Syllabus – Short videos created by Accessible U on practical suggestions to make your syllabus as accessible as possible.
• Accessibility Checklist from University of Washington is a leader in the Accessible Technology area. This checklist is a great reference for providing accessible web-based resources including electronic documents in Word, PDF, and other formats.
  • Creating Accessible Documents
  • Creating Accessible Videos
  • Creating Accessible Websites
• Accessibility Handbook from Portland Community College. It is a great resource with easy-to-follow guidelines on web accessibility, accessible slides, documents, PDFs, video, audio, and images.
• Best Practices for Educators and Instructors Best practices to ensure the accessibility of self-created educational materials and presentations.
• Best Practices for More Accessible Social Media
• How to Write Meaningful Alt-Text – How to convey context and meaning without writing an essay!
• National Center on Disability and Access to Education Cheat Sheets – One-page accessibility resources on MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe, YouTube.
• Perform OCR on a Scanned Document
• UH COE Accessibility Toolkit – modified by UH College of Education, based on an Accessibility Toolkit developed by BCcampus and CAPER-BC. The Accessibility Toolkit is a resources for content creator, instructional designer, educational technologist, librarian, administrator, teaching assistant to create open and accessible digital content.
• WebAIM – training and resources to make web content accessible to people with disabilities
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Quick Reference