Lamakū Wiki (Quick Tips)

Aloha!
Welcome to your Lamakū support space — designed with you in mind.

Based on feedback from the AY25–26 end-of-year survey, you asked for quick, practical help you can access anytime. This page brings those resources together in one place so you can find what you need, when you need it.

You’ll find dropdown topics based on need as determined by the survey:

Short, focused videos
Step-by-step guides with screenshots
Clear “how-to” support for common tasks

Whether you're setting up your course, managing grading, or trying something new, these resources are here to support your workflow and save you time.

If you need additional support, you’re always welcome to sign up for 1:1 Lamakū support — we’re here to help.

⭐ Top Priority: Start Here

These are the most common areas faculty ask for help—quick wins to save you time.

Grading & Feedback Made Easier

Releasing Final Grades: Shows you how to navigate so students will be able to view their grades.

Grading in Lamakū: The video explains how grading works in Brightspace.

Enter Grades Pt 1: The video describing the basics of how instructors can enter grades.

Enter Grades Pt 2: The video is Part 2 of 2, describing how instructors can enter grades using different options in Lamakū.

Grade Exemptions: The video demonstrates how to set grade exemptions for learners.

Use grade exemptions to prevent a grade item from being included in the calculation of a learner’s final grade.

Extra Credit/Bonus Set Up: The website from Stony Brook University has screenshots and helpful ways to use either extra credit or bonus grading.

Grade Schemes: The video helps with basic steps to set up your grade scheme.

Bulk Grading with Assignments/Quizzes/Discussion: A cheat sheet on how to grade students who get the same grade in one entry.

Grade and Provide Feedback in Discussions: This video demonstrates how to evaluate learners on their discussion participation by grading and providing them with feedback using the Discussions tool.

Assignments, Quizzes & Discussions

Click on the links below for short videos or readable support Basic setup for DiscussionsDiscussion Due Date Set UpSetting up Grading in DiscussionsCreating Quizzes and Connecting to the GradebookAI-generated questions in quizzesQuiz evaluations with rubric connectionsCustomize quiz resultsAssignments and Connecting to the GradebookDeleting Grade Items That Won't Go AwayClearing your content in different tools

Course Set Up & Design

Click on the links below for short videos or readable support

Starting in Lamakū as an Instructor

Copying Content From Another Course Site

Lamakū Course Starter Templates

Impersonate a Demo Student

🌱 Built Into Everything

Small adjustments that improve accessibility, clarity, and workflow across your course.

Accessibility & Inclusive Design

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Accessibility Checker + : TBALamakū Accessibility Checker Headings and StructureLamakū Accessibility Checker- ListsCreating Tables for Screen Readers NC State IT Accessibility. (2018, February 14). Creating accessible tables [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/N3j1WBG2Iuo PDF Accessibility CheckerD2L. (2019). Creating and using a rubric in Brightspace by D2L [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2025, from https://youtu.be/36vSfAsw5rQ?si=Ceh8RNGkIMvd2qTR Grackle Overview on AccessibilitySaddleback ValerieSenior. (n.d.). Google accessibility: Grackle add-on [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Hs7g-W4qdtc Grackle Accessibility Table CheckerMicrosoft Word Accessibility CheckerYouTube Closed Caption Editing: Simple and Bulk EditsGoogle Closed Caption Video Editing: Loop Guides. (2026). How to add closed captions to Google Drive video (full 2026 guide) [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved May 15, 2026.

Save Time: Workflow & Time-Saving Strategies

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Intelligent Agents: TBA

Lumi tutor +: TBA

Createspace : TBA

Creator + : TBA

Gemini: TBA

Google Studio: TBA

🔧 Student Engagement Media Tools

Explore tools and solutions for specific teaching needs.

Click on the links below for short videos or readable support
H5P: Screenshots and tabs to help you navigate Lamakū for H5P support. Also, there is a section of reusable materials shared by other instructors and faculty members for you to use and edit to fit your content.Storage Support (YouTube, Google, Zoom Cloud): Tutorials on how to upload your videos to the mentioned platforms. VoiceThread: This gives you the videos and support you need for "how to" VT use, plus webinars that share ideas others use VT for. Google Vids: Tutorials and support on "how to" create videos and using subtitle accessibilitiesZoom Tutorial (External Tools)Honorlock: Roll out TBD...Online AI procotoring platform.

1:1 Support & Tech Help

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UHH 1:1 Support Sign Up

UHOIC

Lamaku Faculty Support

IT Technical Support

Group Session Sign Up: TBA

💡Teaching Ideas You Can Make Your Own

Explore teaching ideas, course design approaches, and tools being used by faculty across higher education.

These examples come from conferences, workshops, and shared resources—offering practical ideas you can adapt to your own teaching style and course needs.

From Conferences, Workshops & Faculty Spaces

Padlet (KHOUK): Shared resources from Kumu

Knowledge Base: H5P Interactives Library: The H5P Interactives Library is a knowledge base compiling all the activities created and shared by UH faculty and staff across the system

VoiceThread Workshop Recordings: VT skills and Ideas for your content for student engagement

VoiceThread for Nursing Educators: Ideas to implement that help foster the use of AI while producing recorded assignment demonstrations and other ideas.

VoiceThread Higher Education: Discipline-specific Ideas for your courses

Conference sessions (TBA)

Other Ideas

If you have anything you would like to share please reach out to Lamahilo@hawaii.edu so that we can add you to this area to help with ideas and student engagement and retention.