Discover Lamakū: Timeline

December 2022 - November 2023

February 2024

D2L Brightspace selected as new LMS

March 2024

March 18

Requests open for Faculty interested in teaching with Brightspace for Summer Session 2 classes beginning July 1, 2024 (pilot phase)

March 31

Brightspace Name Suggestion Deadline

April 2024

April 15

Deadline for casting a vote for your preferred name for the University of Hawaiʻi Brightspace LMS.

May 2024

D2L Administrator Training (for UH System LMS Admin and Help Desk)
D2L Train-the-Trainer Training (for Instructional Designers and Pilot Study Instructors)

May 13

Lamakū Planning Day for Instructional Designers

May 16

Lamakū Pilot Faculty Q&A Session

June 2024

Lamakū Pilot Support Sessions

June 15

Lamakū Student Resources Available (for Pilot Study students)

June 21

Lamakū Summer II Pilot Faculty Pre-Course Survey Deadline (for Pilot Study instructors)

July 2024

Lamakū Pilot Support Sessions

Early Access sandbox environments available to faculty

July 1

Pilot study classes begin

July 3

Lamakū Fall 2024 Extended Pilot Request Deadline (for Pilot Study Instructors)

July 8

Lamakū User Account & Early Access sandbox environment request form available to faculty

July 18

Lamakū Summer 2024 Pilot Student Survey

August 2024

August 1

Lamakū Summer 2024 Pilot Faculty Post-Course Survey

August 4

Lamakū Summer 2024 Pilot Student Survey Deadline

August 9

Lamakū Summer 2024 Pilot Faculty Post-Course Survey Deadline

August 9, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Lamakū Support Session (last 30 minutes will be open hands-on lab time)

August 15

Lamakū Fall 2024 Extended Pilot Request to Cancel Deadline (for Pilot Study Instructors)

August 15, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Lamakū Support Session (last 30 minutes will be open hands-on lab time)

August 19

Lamakū User Accounts provisioned for Cohort 1 (UHCCs and UHH) faculty and staff. One sandbox provisioned for Cohort 1 teaching faculty.

August 23, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Lamakū Support Session (last 30 minutes will be open hands-on lab time)

August 30, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Lamakū Support Session (last 30 minutes will be open hands-on lab time)

September 2024

September 3, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Discovery Series: Lamakū Overview & Course Setup
Presentation Slides, Recording

September 6, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Support Session
Presentation Slides, Q&A

September 10

Content migration for Spring 2025 course sites and training/PD sites available for Kauai CC, Maui College, and Windward CC

September 10, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Discovery Series: Learner Engagement & Communication
Presentation Slides, Recording

September 13, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Support Session
Presentation Slides, Q&A

September 17, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Discovery Series: Content Creation
Presentation Slides, Recording

September 18, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

UH Lamakū Faculty Panel: Insights from the Summer Pilot
Presentation Slides, Recording

September 20, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Support Session
Presentation Slides, Q&A

September 24, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Discovery Series: Gradebook Setup
Presentation Slides, Recording

September 27, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Innovation Playground: Lamakū (Brightspace) Blastoff!

September 27, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Support Session
Presentation Slides, Q&A

September 30

Migration Request for Cohort 1 (UHCCs and UH Hilo) available.

October 2024

October 1, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Discovery Series: Discussions & Assignments
Presentation Slides, Recording

October 4, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

D2L Webinar for Cohort 1 Session: Semester Start for Cohort 1
(Recording available for 90 days in Brightspace Training Resources course in your Lamakū account)

October 4, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Support Session
Presentation Slides, Q&A

October 7

Content migration for Spring 2025 course sites and training/PD sites available for LCC, KapCC, HawCC, HonCC, and UH Hilo

October 8, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Discovery Series: Quizzes
Presentation Slides, Recording

October 11, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Support Session
Presentation Slides, Q&A

October 15, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Discovery Series: Grading & Feedback, Part 1 (TBD)
Presentation Slides, Recording

October 18, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

D2L Webinar for Cohort 1 Session: Ask Me Anything Q&A

October 22, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Discovery Series: Grading & Feedback, Part 2 (TBD)
Presentation Slides, Recording

October 23

Laulima File Transfers for Cohort 1 Spring 2025 Live Sites begins

October 25, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Support Session

October 30, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Beyond the Basics: Maximizing Lamakū for Course Design, Development, and Teaching

November 2024

November 1, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Support Session
Presentation Slides, Q&A

November 4

Spring 2025 Extension Deadline (for Cohort 2 Summer Pilot Instructors)

November 8, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Support Session
Presentation Slides, Q&A

November 15, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

D2L Webinar for Cohort 1 Session: Ask Me Anything Q&A

November 22, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Innovation Playground: Lamakū (Brightspace) Blastoff!

November 22, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Fall 2024 Lamakū Support Session
Presentation Slides, Q&A

December 2024

December 4

Cohort 2 (UHM and UH West Oʻahu) faculty and staff provisioned Lamakū user accounts. Cohort 2 teaching faculty provisioned one Lamakū sandbox.

December 6, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

D2L Webinar for Cohort 1 Session: Ask Me Anything Q&A

December 31

Cohort 1 (UHCCs and UH Hilo) Deadline to request content migration for Spring 2025 courses

January 2025

January 6

Accepting Cohort 1 non-academic content migration requests for Spring 2025

January 17

Cohort 1 Late academic course content migration with VCAA approval deadline

January 24, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Semester Start for Cohort 2 Faculty (UHM and UHWO) with Brightspace by D2L

January 28, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Discovery Series: Lamakū Overview & Course Setup
Presentation Slides, Recording

January 31, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Support Sessions
Presentation Slides, Q&A

February 2025

February 3

Accepting UH Hilo academic and non-credit course site migration requests for Summer 2025

February 4

Accepting UH Mānoa and Windward CC academic and non-credit course site migration requests for Summer 2025.

February 4, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Discovery Series: Learner Engagement & Communication
Presentation Slides, Recording

February 7, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Support Sessions
Presentation Slides, Q&A

February 11, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Discovery Series: Content Creation
Presentation Slides, Recording

February 13

Accepting Summer 2025 Laulima Extension Requests (for UH Hilo, UH Mānoa, and UH West Oʻahu faculty)

February 14

Accepting academic site migration requests for Summer 2025 for all campuses. [Note: A CRN with the requesting faculty member's name must be assigned in Banner.]

February 14, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Support Sessions
Presentation Slides, Q&A

February 18, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Discovery Series: Gradebook Setup
Presentation Slides, Recording

February 21, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

D2L Brightspace Ask Me Anything Q&A Session for Cohort 2 Faculty (UHM and UHWO)

February 25, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Discovery Series: Discussions & Assignments
Presentation Slides, Recording

February 28, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Support Sessions
Presentation Slides, Q&A

March 2025

March 4, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Discovery Series: Quizzes
Presentation Slides, Recording

March 7, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Support Sessions
Presentation Slides, Q&A

March 11, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Discovery Series: Grading & Feedback: Part 1 (Discussions, Assignments & Quick Eval)
Presentation Slides, Recording

March 14, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Support Sessions
Presentation Slides, Q&A

March 21, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Support Sessions
Presentation Slides, Q&A

March 24

Accepting Academic and Non-credit course site migration requests for Fall 2025

March 25, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Discovery Series: Grading & Feedback: Part 2 (Gradebook and other grading tips)
Presentation Slides, Recording

March 28, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

D2L Brightspace Ask Me Anything Q&A Session for Cohort 2 Faculty (UHM and UHWO)

April 2025

April 4, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Support Sessions
Presentation Slides, Q&A

April 11, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Support Sessions
Presentation Slides, Q&A

April 15

Summer 2025 Laulima Extension Deadline (for UH Hilo, UH Mānoa, and UH West Oʻahu faculty)

April 16, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Leveraging Lamakū Creator+ (with H5P) and Lumi for Creating, Content, Interactives, and Assessments!
Presentation Slides, Recording

April 17, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Support Sessions
Presentation Slides, Q&A

April 25, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Support Sessions

April 28, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

UH H5P Showcase: Success Stories and User Experiences from Faculty and Staff

ZOOM Registration: https://go.hawaii.edu/5a8

May 2025

May 2, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Spring 2025 Lamakū Support Sessions

ZOOM Registration: https://go.hawaii.edu/b8P

May 29, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM