University of Hawaii offers online classes for all levels of Khmer language. The courses are available for students as well as individuals (including businesses). To receive credit, individuals may register for credits through the UH Outreach College. The UH catalog provides course discriptions here. The tuition fee is charged at a special rate for on-line courses equivalent to the resident tuition rate. Universities, colleges, or businesses in need of Khmer language training resources may contact the University of Hawaii to receive Web-based, asynchronous instruction for their language students or business associates. Academic credit may be awarded by the home institution; University of Hawaii will collect a course delivery fee.
Courses are offered for 2 to 4 credits each -- approximately 34 to 67 hours of contact time. In each course, students will be exposed to:
1. A balance of tasks performed independently and tasks involving communicating with classmates in web-based forums
2. Each lesson contains texts, audio, and video clips
3. Daily support from the instructor through student forums and discussions
4. Carefully designed lesson through skill-development and composition in reading and writing
The following are screen shots to give a general idea how the online class will look like (clike on each image to enlarge into a separated window) :
Here is a sample screen-captured our class activity:
For Individuals
Individual students outside the University of Hawaii must register through the University of Hawaii Outreach College by following these steps:
1. You should be proficient in the use of the appropriate language software for the input of khmer, plus the use of a Web browser to view pages encoded in Unicode (UTF-8). The software is available for free download here at http://www.khmeros.info/khmeros_download.html
2. Contact the instructor Dr. Chhany Sak-Humphry (sak@hawaii.edu) for course approval.
3. Apply for admission at http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/myuh/apply.asp.You will be applying for admission to take a credit-bearing course, but not in a degree program. Please see deadlines for application.
4. Once you are admitted, register online as instructed at http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/myuh/quick_guide.asp (the courses are in the so-called Extension semesters).
5. Contact Dr. Chhany Sak-Humphry (sak@hawaii.edu) to get an exclusive login name and password to be used for online materials.
Individual students
Students currently enrolled at the University of Hawaii at Manoa should follow these steps:
1. Register using MyUH Portal. Classes are listed under "Cambodian (CAM)".
2. Contact Dr. Chhany Sak-Humphry (sak@hawaii.edu) to get an exclusive login name and password to be used for online materials.
Universities, Colleges, and Businesses
For an partnership as well as training for businesses and other fields, the interested faculty member or administrator should follow these steps:
1. Determine the need for these courses at your institution (e.g. number of students and their backgrounds)
2. Establish a framework for granting credit from your own institution (for instance, courses may be offered under existing course rubrics such as 399 - Directed Readings.
3. Contact Dr. Chhany Sak-Humphry (sak@hawaii.edu) to make arrangements.
Once you have been admitted to Outreach College, you have to register for your class. Please remember: these are FOR-CREDIT classes (even if you are just auditing) that meet totally online and are not the Evening/Weekend program courses which meet physically on campus. Here are the steps to register:
Once you are admitted to the UH system through the Outreach College, you still need to register for classes. These classes offered here are CREDIT classes that meet virtually online. Unlike the regular classes, there is no need to meet on campus.
1. Go to the UH general registration site, at http://myuhportal.hawaii.edu/cp/home/loginf
2. Enter your UH Username and your regular UH password.
3. Follow the instructions for registration. You may search using the CRN (Course Reference Number) while are you are adding a class. Please refer to the class description here.
4. Tuition and fees online may be paid on-line using a credit card.
Based on our experience, it is at the outset to review and/or familiarize the students with telecommunications literacy involving Khmer fonts. We also encourage students to use the web as a resource for research, e.g. for finding cultural resources.
Minimum Requirements:
Hardware: a PC with at least 128 MB of RAM (256 MB is preferable).
Operating System: Windows 2000 or Windows XP (late release) and above (to assure the compatibility with the Khmer Unicode and BRIX online software applications).
1. Khmer viewing and inputting capabilities: PC software such as the Global IMEs built into Windows XP.
2. Web browsers: Netscape 7.0, Mozilla Firefox 1.5, or Internet Explorer 6.0 and above
3. Internet Connection: either through a network at your place of business or through a modem connection at home. The modem should be at least 28.8 bps. Information about establishing a UH-PPP dial-up modem connection from your home are available from ITS here.
4. Khmer Unicode font by KhmerOs - can be downloaded via our website: khmer.hawaii.edu or at the developer KhmerOs website: http://www.khmeros.info/khmeros_download.html
5. Microphone and headphones/speakers are required to use with the online forums.
6. Networked computers (5 computers with Khmer software applications with headphones and microphones) are available in the College of Language, Linguistics, and Literature's Multimedia Computer Lab during open hours in Moore 153 (PC Lab), UH, Manoa. However, nowadays, most schools have computer labs where students can use the computer to work on assignment if they are on campus.
7. Students must meet the general technical requirements and have an understanding of the World Wide Web, word processing, and email (if not, they need to work together with instructor to meet these requirements). Student's computer must have internet access, audio, video to view these elements. Some of other utilities can be downloaded for free:
* Adobe Acrobat Reader (for PDF files) Download
* QuickTime digital media player Download
* RealPlayer digital media player Download
* Macromedia Shockwave Player Download
* WSFTP Free Version Download
Aknowledgement: This document is adapted from the original document written by Stephen Tschudi at http://www.nflrc.hawaii.edu/project/399info.html