Laulima is the University of Hawaii’s web-based online course management system, utilized by all UH campuses including the community colleges. Whether a class is face-to-face, hybrid, or totally online, Laulima may be utilized by both instructor and students for content delivery, communication, and testing.
How to Connect
To use Laulima, you need an Internet connection (broadband required) and a recent web browser (Firefox strongly recommended and is a free download at: (http://mozilla.com/firefox) and a UH username/guest account. Depending on the content of the course, you may need additional resources (eg. pdf reader, PowerPoint reader, word-processing software, etc). You may want to either poll your participants to see if they meet the technical requirements or alert them ahead of time regarding the software requirements necessary for the course.
To log in to Laulima, point your web browser to: laulima.hawaii.edu
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UHMC Laulima Faculty Training Site
JOIN The UHMC faculty training site in Laulima is a joinable site called Bender Laulima Training. The Module and Resources tools in this site will provide guidance on course design, tool usage with step-by-step instruction, as well as a wealth of resource materials.
For instructions on How to Self-Enroll in a Joinable Laulima Site, CLICK HERE
What is Laulima?
According to the Hawaiian dictionary, Laulima means “Cooperation, joint action; group of people working together; community food patch; to work together, cooperate. Literally, Laulima means “many hands." It is an ideal name, as many hands have created it, and many hands continue to utilize it. Our implementation of Laulima is a set of web based tools for learning, instruction, and collaboration. These tools are based on the open source Sakai collaborative learning environment (http://www.sakaiproject.org).
According to the Hawaiian dictionary, Laulima means “Cooperation, joint action; group of people working together; community food patch; to work together, cooperate. Literally, Laulima means “many hands." It is an ideal name, as many hands have created it, and many hands continue to utilize it. Our implementation of Laulima is a set of web based tools for learning, instruction, and collaboration. These tools are based on the open source Sakai collaborative learning environment (http://www.sakaiproject.org).
Did You Know ...
The Laulima sites for your credit courses are created automatically. About a week before classes start, the sites are automatically published and the ones from last semester are unpublished. You can also publish or unpublish your sites manually whenever you want.
Faculty and staff can also request additional collaboration or work spaces by clicking on the “Request Account” link on the bottom of any Laulima page.
The Laulima sites for your credit courses are created automatically. About a week before classes start, the sites are automatically published and the ones from last semester are unpublished. You can also publish or unpublish your sites manually whenever you want.
Faculty and staff can also request additional collaboration or work spaces by clicking on the “Request Account” link on the bottom of any Laulima page.