General Questions
> Where can I go for some one-on-one help with Laulima?
Requesting Questions
> How do I request to have a course in Laulima for a semester?
Access Information
> If I run into problems OR my students have technical issues when working with Laulima who can we contact?
> When I log into Laulima I don't see any tabs for my courses.
Browser Issues
> What browsers/versions are recommended for working with Laulima?
Working with Tools
> I am use to using Question Sets when creating my quizzes in WebCT. Does Laulima have this capability?
Uploading
> How do I set up WebDAV to work with Laulima when I am running Vista on my Windows machine?
How do I request to have a course in Laulima for a semester?
One does not need to request CRN based courses, they are automatically processed via Banner.
Spring, summer and even some fall 2008 courses that have a CRN in Banner are currently available for your use. You can log into your Laulima account and access your courses by going to https://laulima.hawaii.edu.
If for some reason you are unable to log in OR do not see any spring/summer or fall 2008 courses at this time, submit the following Request Assistance form.
If I run into problems OR my students have technical issues when working with Laulima who can we contact?
Submit a Request Assistance. In the form be as specific as possible with any problems you are encountering.
What browsers/versions are recommended for working with Laulima?
To access Laulima (2.4) use one of the following browsers, note that Mozilla Firefox appears to be the most stable and consistant when working with Laulima:
Windows
Internet Explorer 7.0 and newer
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and newer
Macintosh
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and newer
Other platforms
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and newer
When I log into Laulima I don't see any tabs for my courses.
Most likely the cause for this is due to having your browser set to use reduced text size. You can resolve this issue by increasing your browsers text site until the tabs become visible.
To increase text size in Internet Explorer, from the View menu, click Text Size, and then select Medium, Larger, or Largest.
In Firefox, from the View menu, click Text Size, and then select Increase. Depending on how tiny your text size setting is, you may have to repeat this step once or twice.
How do I set up WebDAV to work with Laulima when I am running Vista on my Windows machine?
Please review the following Tutorial Uploading Files with WebDAV (NOTE: connecting using WebDAV on Vista you MUST download and install the following Windows Update from Microsoft and then proceed with the tutorial: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=907306)
I am use to using Question Sets when creating my quizzes in WebCT. Does Laulima have this capability?
Yes, please download and review the following Assessment document which discusses how to create Question Sets using Question Pools (specific details begin on p.16).
I am teaching multiple sections of a course, I would like to combine them into one course, how do I do request that?
Submit Request Account form. In the form use the pull down menu for "I am requesting a" and select "Grouping (cross listing) of laulima courses". In the SECOND text block enter the course reference numbers or CRN's of the courses you would like to have crosslisted. NOTE: If you have already added content to one of the sections, please indicate this sections CRN as the "MASTER" course so that your materials will NOT be wiped out during the crosslist process.
Where can I go for some one-on-one help with Laulima?
Each campus should have some sort of center where faculty/staff can call to schedule a meeting, walk in for support or ask for information as to the appropriate person to contact:
| Manoa: Digital Media Center (956-2719) | Kapiolani: Joy Shirokane (734-9287) |
| Hilo: Cynthia Yamaguchi (933-3226) | Kauai: Ramona Kincaid (245-8336) |
| West Oahu: Linda Maeno (454-4785) | Leeward: Gregory Walker (455-0484) |
| West Hawaii: Michael Hopson (322-4862) | Maui: Diane Meyer (984-8238) |
| Honolulu: Janice Petersen (845-9437) | Windward: Margaret Coberly (235-9221) |
I have a course that is titled NURS-439-001 [MAN.88524.200830], I notice when I click on the -more- link in the blue menu bar there are other courses with numbers like 200840, 200910. What do these numbers mean, how do I know which course to use for which semester?
Courses are auto created by Banner, the UH registration system and will typically show up in your Laulima account several months prior to the beginning of the semester in which you will teach them. Each course name is based on the official course title, campus, CRN or Course Reference Number and the "Banner" Semester Term. For example, you may notice if you are teaching a course in the spring the course title may look like: NURS-439-001 [MAN.88524.200830].
The Banner Semester Term runs on a slightly different time frame than what you may be use to, in that each new Fall semester is represented with the next years date and a number representing a fall, spring or summer semester. For example, if you are teaching courses this coming fall, you may notice that all the fall course titles will end in the year 2009 and has a semester number or code of 10 (for example: NURS-439-001 [MAN.88524.200910]).
In Banner, each semester is represented by a number: Fall = 10, Spring = 30 and Summer = 40. Any courses you teach offerec via Outreach will end in 3: Fall = 13, Spring = 33 and Summer = 43. Some special running courses will end in 5: Fall = 15, Spring = 35 and Summer = 45.
Here is a list of examples for regular and Outreach based course sessions with their corresponding Banner Semester Terms beginning with last fall and going through to next summer:
| 200810 | Fall 2007 |
|---|---|
| 200813 | Fall 2007 extension |
| 200830 | Spring 2008 |
| 200833 | Spring 2008 extension |
| 200840 | Summer 2008 |
| 200843 | Summer 2008 extension |
| 200910 | Fall 2008 |
| 200913 | Fall 2008 extension |
| 200930 | Spring 2009 |
| 200933 | Spring 2009 extension |
| 200940 | Summer 2009 |
| 200943 | Summer 2009 extension |
