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UHOIC December Newsletter

UHOIC Newsletter / Hui-Ya (Laura) / December 23, 2025

As we wind down the fall semester, we want to say mahalo to everyone who took part in our events and professional development programs this term! Your time, engagement, and openness to learning together have made these efforts meaningful and worthwhile.

In our December newsletter, we reflected on recent milestones, including highlights and recaps from our fall events such as webinars, Innovation Playground, and Lamakū support sessions. We also celebrated the progress made in the professional development programs, such as AI2X, EL3vate, and H5P.

You will also find a group photo from the Dec. 8 Hoʻohui (to unite) event, where the Instructional Design Professional Learning Community (ID PLC) convened to celebrate the collaborative efforts and hard work that supported the UH system-wide Lamakū transition. It was a nice opportunity to get together, share successes, lessons learned, and discuss future direction.

As you begin preparing for the upcoming semester, don’t forget to visit our Aʻo Aku, Aʻo Mai (To Teach, To Learn) section for accessibility and Lamakū tips and resources.

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UHOIC December Newsletter

UHOIC Newsletter / Hui-Ya (Laura) / December 28, 2023

Season’s Greetings! Our recently published December newsletter showcases our team members’ holiday-themed AI multimedia creations.

A collection of UHOIC Team members' AI multimedia creation

In case you missed the opportunity to attend our engaging Fall 2023 AI-focused webinars or the Innovation Playground series in real time, you can catch up on all the insightful sessions and resources under the ‘Recap/Highlights‘ section. Additionally, don’t forget to check out the UH H5P program updates and positive student feedback.

As you begin planning for the Spring 2024 semester, don’t forget to register for the 2024 UH Online Unconference (March 13 -14 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.) and the Spring 2024 Innovation Playground series! Additional information about future spring webinars will be posted soon. Don’t forget to check our website for updates.

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UHOIC August Newsletter

UHOIC Newsletter / Hui-Ya (Laura) / September 8, 2023

A latop with tropical/floral background and flowers coming out from the laptop screen.

Image generated using the prompt “A visually captivating composition that represents emotions tied to starting a new semester after a summer break, focusing on refreshment, rejuvenation and new beginnings with laptop, tropical flowers.” by LeonardoAI, 2023 (https://leonardo.ai/). Created by Marisa Dionne.

The UHOIC August Newsletter is now available!

In this newsletter issue, theUHOIC team focus for the academic year was shared, informed by recent hot topics in education and the feedback received thus far. For this fall semester, our professional development events centered around AI exploration in alignment with ongoing conversations about its potential application(s) in higher education. View more information on the three webinars, along with our latest monthly offering, the Innovation Playground series on the UHOIC-hosted webinars page.

With the start of the academic year comes the kickoff of program offerings! The H5P + Laulima program welcomed its third cohort and launched a brand new H5P I Mua program, offering an advanced pathway for H5P + Laulima alumni. The 2023 UHOPD cohort has completed their summer PD course and is now closing out the final phase of the UHOPD program. Looking forward, we will be transitioning to a more personalized and flexible support model (serving individuals and small groups).

All New! Did you know that UH Digital Badges are now live and available? Explore the UH Digital Badges website for more information about digital badges at UH.

Visit the Aʻo Aku, Aʻo Mai (To Teach, To Learn) section for updates and new features that continue to enhance our UH Google Workspace for Education (i.e. GDocs, GSheets, etc.), along with helpful tech tips and reminders.

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UHOIC May Newsletter

UHOIC Newsletter / Hui-Ya (Laura) / May 31, 2023

UHOIC team bitmoji with Summer Travel theme

Image background generated using the prompt “Summer Travel” by Leonardo.AI, 2023.

Check out the latest issue of our newsletter, which provides a recap of our Spring 2023 semester, featuring highlights and updates.

Among the items covered in this issue is information on the 2023-2024 H5P + Laulima cohort, and the Google Enterprise Workspace with its refreshed interface. The team also hosted several events during Spring 2023, such as the second UH Online Unconference and four informative webinars. To access the event archives and webinar resources, please refer to the Recap/Highlights section. If you’d like to catch up on the newest tools and trends, head over to the Aʻo Aku, Aʻo Mai (To Teach, To Learn) section. There, you’ll find a summary of the latest updates and trends in AI tools, accessibility tools and resources, as well as research highlighting students’ voices and concerns.

Don’t miss out on the May 2023 Newsletter—get all the updates and insights today!

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UHOIC January 2023 Newsletter

UHOIC Newsletter / Hui-Ya (Laura) / February 3, 2023

UHOIC 2022 Highlight Reel Video (Youtube)

In this issue of the newsletter, we share highlights and updates of the H5P + Laulima Pilot Program Cohort and a summary of the Fall 2022 student evaluation results. If you are interested in H5P+Laulima, don’t miss the announcement of the H5P + Laulima Site Licenses!

We started 2023 off with the Laulima v21 webinar on Jan. 6, and we have more PDs coming up this semester, including the “Designing Powerful Learning Experiences: Strategies from Innovation and Impact Showcase Awardees” webinar (Feb. 8), the “UH Online Unconference” (April 14), and more. Please visit our upcoming events page for more information.

We also provided resources for Artificial Intelligence (AI), ChatGPT, and instructional video tips in the research corner.

Check out the January 2023 Newsletter!

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UHOIC November 2022 Newsletter

UHOIC Newsletter / Hui-Ya (Laura) / November 15, 2022

The November 2022 Newsletter has been released!

In this issue of the newsletter, we highlight the H5P + Laulima Pilot Program and two of our most recent Fall webinars (2022 UH Excellence in Teaching Faculty Panel: Online Strategies, Tips, and Lessons Learned and Humanizing Online Courses). We have also included a summary of the Voice of the Online Learner: Shifting Preference in Post-Pandemic Online Learning report, sharing trends & innovations like Extended Reality (XR), Metaverse, and Flip new features.

Applications for the 2023 cohort of the UH Online Professional Development (UHOPD) program are now open for all instructors across the UH system interested in developing an accelerated (5-week or 8-week) or Early College online course! Find out more about the program and how to apply on the UHOPD webpage. The application due date is Nov. 28, don’t miss out on this opportunity!

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UHOIC August 2022 Newsletter

UHOIC Newsletter / Johnny Zhou / August 9, 2022 / newsletter

The August 2022 Newsletter is available! We, at the UH Online Innovation Center (UHOIC), are thrilled to welcome everyone to the Fall 2022 semester. We hope you have enjoyed a relaxing and rejuvenating Summer and are ready to charge ahead into what promises to be an exciting new Fall semester at the University of Hawaiʻi (UH). Our Summer in the UHOIC was a whirlwind of a journey with our 2022 UH Online Professional Development (UHOPD) cohort. However, this just means that there are more exciting things coming in this new semester with our growing team. Without spoiling too much, a couple of things on the horizon are our 2022 UH Excellence in Teaching Faculty Panel webinar and our ever-expanding H5P + Laulima Pilot program. Read about these exciting things and more in our August newsletter.

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UHOIC May 2022 Newsletter

UHOIC Newsletter / Hui-Ya (Laura) / May 10, 2022 / newsletter

UHOIC Team Bitmoji: Favorite summer activities

The May 2022 Newsletter is available! In this issue, we included the highlights and survey summary from the 2022 UH Online Unconference and the H5P + Laulima Pilot program. We also shared accessibility and tech tips that were gathered during the UH Online Unconference. If you have suggestions on the upcoming Fall 2022 PD topics, please share them via this interactive poll.

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UHOIC Newsletter – Spring 2022 Issue

UHOIC Newsletter / Hui-Ya (Laura) / January 18, 2022

The January 2022 UHOIC Newsletter is available. In this issues, we have included the (UHOIC) 2021 Year in Review (available in both video & Google Slides), the New UH Online Professional Development Cohort, the first-ever UH Online Unconference: Aʻo Aku, Aʻo Mai, UHOIC Website Updates, H5P + Laulima Pilot Updates and our upcoming events.

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