Authentic Learning/Assessment (Real-World Application)

Online Teaching Excellence (OTE) Phase 1: Course Design

Johnny Zhou / February 27, 2024 / Accessibility, Authentic Learning/Assessment (Real-World Application), Ed Tech Trends/Exploration, Student Engagement/Collaboration

Description:
OTE Phase 1: Course Design (previously known as OCDR in the summer of 2023) has been revamped and will be available as an online asynchronous, self-paced course beginning on 3/11/2024. This phase focuses on essential online teaching principles, and guides participants through planning and designing a learner-centered and outcomes-aligned online course. NOTE: This phase is facilitated in Laulima and is open to all UHCC faculty and lecturers.

Successful completion of all required deliverables by 5/13/2024 will qualify eligible participants for a $300 overload pay. (Eligibility subject to HR verification.) Sign up by 3/10/2024.

View the OTE program phases table to learn more and sign up!

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Teacher to Teacher – New Features of Padlet and Go2Knowledge

Johnny Zhou / February 13, 2024 / Authentic Learning/Assessment (Real-World Application), Ed Tech Trends/Exploration, Student Engagement/Collaboration

Description:

Discover exciting new features from Padlet and take your learner engagement to the next level with custom interaction, board template, and file export updates. Learn about professional development opportunities from Go2Knowledge, including live and on-demand webinars on teaching strategies, AI, and much more. Open to all UHCC faculty and staff.

View the flyer for more information on how to attend!

Presenters:

Avree Ito-Fujita (Instructional Designer, UHCC System)
Helen Torigoe (Instructional Designer, UHCC System)

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R.I.S.E. to the Next Semester: Inspirations, Reflections, and Taking Action

Marisa / August 4, 2021 / Authentic Learning/Assessment (Real-World Application), Faculty Sharing, Online, presentation, UHOIC Webinar, Zoom

Research has shown that reflection is valuable as a tool to take prior experiences and enhance your skills for improved success in the future. Let’s pause during this Fall semester to reflect on our online teaching and learning experiences. Using Emily Wray’s simple-to-use R.I.S.E. model (Reflect, Inquire, Suggest, Elevate), join this webinar as a panel of faculty and staff guest speakers collaborate and share their recent strategies and successes. Get involved in the brainstorming and ideation of strategies to iterate and improve online teaching and take action for Spring semester and beyond! (This event is co-hosted with UHM Center for Teaching Excellence)

Presenters:

Alice Swift (Moderator), UH Online Innovation Center
Ann Abeshima, Early Childhood Education Faculty, Honolulu Community College
Kristen Connors, Fellowships, Scholarships, & Professional Development Coordinator (Graduate Division), University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Coty Gonzales, Psychology Faculty, Honolulu Community College
Eric San George, English Faculty, Kauaʻi Community College

Webinar Resources:

- Webinar Recording (main room recording only, breakout rooms were not recorded)
- Presentation Slides (Google Slides) – Additional Resources have been added to Slide #33 with more info on Miro, and how to apply for your free Educator account. Last but not least, a blank template of our RISE Reflection activity template is now available, along with a screen recording tutorial (Loom, 11:17)
- RISE reflection Miro board

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Rubrics and Beyond: Tools and Strategies That Impact Student Learning!

Marisa / August 4, 2021 / Authentic Learning/Assessment (Real-World Application), Faculty Sharing, Online, presentation, tools, UHOIC Webinar, Zoom

Authentic assessment strategies like incorporating real-world applications and offering students options to demonstrate their learning achievement in different ways help support student engagement and learning objectives. While these types of assessments may seem challenging to measure, rubrics can help to clarify expectations and provide consistent criteria for faculty to evaluate.

Join this webinar to learn more about designing quality authentic assessments, along with the tools and strategies to align and support the achievement of course learning objectives for students. Tools and strategies for assessment at the program level will also be covered; learn how the promotion of student expectations via transparent evaluation can be used for program assessment, accreditation, and evaluation. (This event is co-hosted with UHM Center for Teaching Excellence)

Presenters:

Hui-Ya (Laura) Chuang (Moderator), UH Online Innovation Center, UH System
Jon-Paul Bingham, Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, UH Mānoa
Rachel Mamiya Hernandez, Languages and Literatures of Europe & the Americas, UH Mānoa
Sheri Gon, Medical Technology, UH Mānoa
Matt Parcon, UH Online Innovation Center, UH System

Webinar Resources:

- Webinar Recording (Youtube Playlist)
- Presentation Slides (Google Slides)

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Laulima Rubrics: Transparency, Consistency, Efficiency

Marisa / February 24, 2021 / Authentic Learning/Assessment (Real-World Application), laulima, LCC, non-UHOIC webinar, Online, presentation, Zoom

What is a rubric? Why use a rubric? Rubrics lay out specific criteria and performance expectations for an assignment that provides expectations and transparency for students, and aids in grading consistency and efficiency for instructors. Learn how rubrics can help to enhance the teaching and learning experience for you and your students and how to implement your rubrics using the new Laulima Rubrics tool.

Register now!

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Laulima (New) Gradebook: Transparency, Consistency, Efficiency

Marisa / February 24, 2021 / Authentic Learning/Assessment (Real-World Application), laulima, LCC, non-UHOIC webinar, Online, presentation, updates, Zoom

Utilizing a gradebook with your students is one of the most important tools an instructor can use. Not only does it help you to keep track of students’ grades, it allows for transparency of student progress and feedback, and consistency and efficiency of grade maintenance. Learn how this new Gradebook tool compares with Gradebook Classic so you can decide which tool to use, and how to set up and use the new Gradebook.

Register now!

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Zoom Basics for Teaching Online

Marisa / October 17, 2020 / Authentic Learning/Assessment (Real-World Application), Student Engagement/Collaboration, Zoom

Description: By now you may have heard the hype about Zoom, a web conferencing tool that has taken off in popularity since courses have moved online due to COVID-19. This webinar will cover the basics of Zoom such as the user interface and some of the many ways you can utilize Zoom to engage your students including:

Non-verbal communication
Polling
Breakout rooms
Whiteboards

This webinar is a UHOIC collaboration with the UHM Law School, UHM Center for Teaching Excellence and will feature instructional designers across the UH System.

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