Course Overview

This course will provide students with an opportunity to apply skills in technology, research, and career development. Students will become more familiar with identifying evidence-based information and demonstrating their academic skill sets for future professional success through the use of technology.

Course Introduction

Instructor (Kumu) Introduction

Marie Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla, PhD RDN LDN
Assistant Professor, Human Nutrition
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, AGSCI 314J
mariekf@hawaii.edu || (808) 956-8337

Syllabus

Familiarize yourself with the important information in the Course Syllabus.

Review the course syllabus and this course overview page thoroughly before completing the Course Overview Knowledge Check in Laulima Assignments, Tests and Surveys tool.

Course Structure

This course is made up of 3 modules. Each module is made up of a number of lessons.  Go through each of the modules and lessons in order. Each lesson has required resources, readings and media. It is expected that you’ll study each of these prior to completing the graded activities. Lessons also include practice activities. Practice activities are not graded, however, they provide experience with the knowledge and skills that will be addressed in the Graded Activities and it is expected that you will complete the practice sections.

Navigation

When you access the course website via Laulima, it will open in another tab. Laulima will remain open in the first tab. Toggle back and forth between tabs to navigate between Laulima and the course website, as you’ll need to access both. Laulima will be used for graded activities and discussions. Instructions and course content are located on the course website.

When on any page in the course website, you’ll see the “Useful Links” and “Modules and Lessons” dropdown menus at the top of the page. Use these links to move to a specific section of the course site, or to go to a useful link. When viewing larger screen on a computer, they will be in the top right corner. If viewing on a phone or tablet they can be found by clicking on this icon in the top right corner.

Saving Files

Many of the resources in the course are presented using Google Docs. You can download a Google doc in a number of formats to refer to offline. When viewing the document online go to File > Download as then choose your preferred format.

(Downloading a Google Docs)

Important Dates

The important dates section on every lesson page lists due dates for the lesson’s graded activities. Each type of graded activity has a symbol associated with it. Use the legend in the Symbols and Icons section below to identify each graded activity’s symbol.

Symbols and Icons

(Table of symbols and icons used on the course website)

Technology Requirements

See course syllabus for technology requirements.

Laulima

Laulima is the University of Hawai‘i’s course management system. Use your UH username and password to log in to Laulima.  

Video

You will be required to record and post videos on YouTube as a part of this course. You can use devices of your choice for this including your smartphone, tablet or webcam on your computer. You’ll need to have a gmail.com account to access YouTube.

Tips for Success in this Course

Being an online student can be a very different experience from being a face-to-face student. Please do the following to prepare for being a successful online student:

• Review this description of successful online students.
• Take this online readiness survey and consider what skills you might need to work on

We recommend that you do the following to ensure success in this course:

• Check the course website and Laulima site daily
• View all of the module materials and read the assigned readings
• Complete all of the graded materials on time
• Pay attention to the course Announcements from Laulima and your hawaii.edu mail
• Ask when you have questions, don’t wait if you have a problem