NOTE: To personalize the welcome page for your course go through this document and enter,
change, or delete the information in bold found between the brackets "[ ]" then turn off
any "Bold" formatting that isn’t necessary.
Welcome to [Your Course Title]
[Semester and Year]
[Your Title and Name]--UH Hilo
[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).]
Course Preparation
1) To prepare for this course go through the Online Learning Readiness Check. This check
will help you assess your computer system, skills, and also provide you with an online
orientation in Laulima to help you be successful in an online course. (IMPORTANT: Log out
of Laulima first before proceeding with readiness check!)
2) To the immediate left of this message you will see a list of links (in blue font) called the
Course Menu. Please click on each one to become familiar with the function of each link.
[List the tools that you use, with the tool names that you have chosen, and update the
descriptions to match your course content]

"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 modification as the semester progresses.

"Announcements" are posted on this homepage, to the right of this welcome message.

"Modules [or Resources if you use this tool for content delivery]" is where you will
access the basic materials, presentations, videos, readings, details of assignments, etc.

"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.
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"Gradebook" shows you (and only you!) your grades, which are posted by your
instructor when [he/she] returns your assignments on the Assignments page.

"Discussion and Private Messages [or the communication tool you have chosen]" is
where you will participate in class discussions about issues and topics raised by the
instructor and students.
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"Mailtool [or the email tool you have chosen]" is where you can email the instructor
or individual classmates privately.
Technology Assistance
If you have trouble logging into Laulima, downloading or opening Laulima materials, or
need to know more about a Laulima tool you can:
1) Click on the Help link in the Course menu. Try this step first as many times,
depending upon your problem, you may be able to find a quick answer there.
2) Scroll down to the bottom of any Laulima portal page and click on the "Request
Assistance" link. 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.
3) Email your instructor by using the Mailtool [or the tool or name of tool you use]
provided in this course -- click on "Mailtool" in the Course Menu, then click
"Compose mail," and then select "Instructor Role" in the "To" options.
4) You can also email from your regular email account to me at [Add Your Email
Address Here]
If you need assistance with a computer or software problem you can:
5) Contact the ITS Help Desk toll free at (800) 558-2669 or send an email to
help@hawaii.edu.
Helpful Resources

Laulima Tutorials for Students - Provides help on specific Laulima issues. To view
these tutorials you will need Adobe Flash Player, which can be downloaded free at
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/

Laulima FAQs page for Students - Questions posed by many students with the
Laulima Admin. responses.
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Help for DL Students webpage - This page provides other helpful Laulima links,
general DL FAQs, UHH library services, test proctoring information, and more.