Course Information
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The overall goal of this Ka Pae `Āina o Hawai'i course is to assist fourth grade students in learning the geography of the Hawaiian archipelago. Most students “know” Hawai`i to be the seven major islands; however, the archipelago extends far beyond that. It is important that Hawai`i’s school children be educated about the Hawaiian archipelago as a whole and understands its history and significance.
The course will cover the characteristics, historical background, and cultural significance of the Hawaiian archipelagos’ chain of islands. To make available this valuable information, the module is being presented using web-based technology to reach a global audience.
As fourth grade students navigate through this online module, they will discover that the Hawaiian archipelago is the world’s most remote chain of islands1. The archipelago is made up of islands, atolls, shoals, reefs, and seamounts that were formed over a twenty-nine million year time span.
Over a course of three weeks, information will be presented through a digital textbook and website URL containing multi-media, maps, information and mo`olelo of the Hawaiian archipelago. The digital textbook will provide text as well as visual aids to meet the needs of diverse learners. A secured wikispace has been designed to include video tutorials, slideshows, images, instructional materials, and resource links to supplement the digital textbook in each ha`awina (lesson).
The information is chunked into six lessons, scheduled to log-on twice a week for approximately two hours in length per lesson. The module map will follow the same order as the content outline.
Every lesson will be introduced using images along with detailed descriptions of the characteristics, historical background, and cultural significance of the Hawaiian archipelago. To ensure student retention, various assessment formats will be implemented throughout each lesson using platforms such as online tests, written summarizations, and multimedia tools. These assessment tools will be administered and monitored to gauge the leaner’s knowledge and to ensure that the students have mastered the necessary skills to move forward to the next lesson.
The information presented to students will consist of text, graphics, video, audio, and learning objects gathered from Marine Life Sanctuaries, NOAA, and Papahānaumokuākea. The designing team will create tutorials as needed to focus on the multiple intelligences of the target population.
The course will cover the characteristics, historical background, and cultural significance of the Hawaiian archipelagos’ chain of islands. To make available this valuable information, the module is being presented using web-based technology to reach a global audience.
As fourth grade students navigate through this online module, they will discover that the Hawaiian archipelago is the world’s most remote chain of islands1. The archipelago is made up of islands, atolls, shoals, reefs, and seamounts that were formed over a twenty-nine million year time span.
Over a course of three weeks, information will be presented through a digital textbook and website URL containing multi-media, maps, information and mo`olelo of the Hawaiian archipelago. The digital textbook will provide text as well as visual aids to meet the needs of diverse learners. A secured wikispace has been designed to include video tutorials, slideshows, images, instructional materials, and resource links to supplement the digital textbook in each ha`awina (lesson).
The information is chunked into six lessons, scheduled to log-on twice a week for approximately two hours in length per lesson. The module map will follow the same order as the content outline.
Every lesson will be introduced using images along with detailed descriptions of the characteristics, historical background, and cultural significance of the Hawaiian archipelago. To ensure student retention, various assessment formats will be implemented throughout each lesson using platforms such as online tests, written summarizations, and multimedia tools. These assessment tools will be administered and monitored to gauge the leaner’s knowledge and to ensure that the students have mastered the necessary skills to move forward to the next lesson.
The information presented to students will consist of text, graphics, video, audio, and learning objects gathered from Marine Life Sanctuaries, NOAA, and Papahānaumokuākea. The designing team will create tutorials as needed to focus on the multiple intelligences of the target population.