For my project, I created one module in the Canvas Learning Management System that presented the core contents of chapter three of the Ka Lei Haʻaheo Hawaiian language teaching text. Within the module, students progress through eight subpages that includes a lecture recorded in Zoom, one imagery assignment in Google Slides, one written assignment in Google Docs and three short multiple choice quizzes. Navigational instructions were embedded into course pages in order to easily access the required material. A constructionist framework was selected for the design by requiring students to create their own sentences in visual form with gifs and images thus mastering the grammatical pattern through use and experience. Although online can reduce the effectiveness of face to face interaction commonly found in classroom settings, language pedagogy has shifted and the use of imagery and manipulatives have been pillars of comprehensible input. Technological tools supports the delivery of images and manipulatives that can enhance a student’s learning experience and provide more meaningful input opposed to a white board in a large classroom.
This study includes the results of 9 participants who completed surveys to provide valuable insight required for module improvements. The results revealed participant scores increased from the pretest to the posttest. Some participants provided constructive feedback that allowed for important improvements. The data was thoroughly analyzed and the module was revised based on the participants’ comments. To view this course, please utilize this Canvas URL: https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/MPKGJG link to self-enroll in the course.
Kahealani Lono, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, Ka Lāhui ʻo HawaiʻiKahealani Lono serves as an instructor of Hawaiian language at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, under the Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language. Her primary focus is developing a series of online Hawaiian language courses while blending online curriculum with comprehensible input.
Kahealani graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa with a B.A. in Hawaiian language as well as a M.A. in Hawaiian. Currently, Kahealani is completing a second masters in Learning Design and Technology from Mānoa and she plans to design four courses in Hawaiian language so that students can complete the required four semesters of language entirely online.
A recording of this presentation is available.
Click the button to the right to access the session archive.