Faculty Sharing

Mānoa Interdepartmental Language Symposium (MILS)

This symposium aims to bring together students, faculty, and alumni involved in language-related work at the University of Hawaiʻi to learn more about the types of research and creative projects happening across campus, and to spark potential interdisciplinary as well as interdepartmental collaborations. This is also an opportunity for researchers with research at any stage to present their work in a formal setting and receive feedback. NOTE: This event is open to all UH Mānoa and UH Hilo students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Check out the MILS website for more information

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Humanizing Online Courses

Description:

One of the biggest challenges when teaching online is finding ways to connect with your students. How can we help students understand that there is an actual person behind the computer screen and vice versa? Join this webinar for some simple tips that you can implement this semester to “humanize” your online courses.

Presenters:

  • Hui-Ya (Laura) Chuang, UHOIC (Moderator)
  • Daniel Harris-McCoy, Classic Literature, UH Mānoa
  • Puali‘ili‘imaikalani Rossi-Fukino, Hawaiian Studies and Language, Kauaʻi CC

This event is co-sponsored by the UHM Center for Teaching Excellence.

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2022 UH Excellence in Teaching Faculty Panel: Online Strategies, Tips, and Lessons Learned

Description:

Each year, the UH Board of Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching is awarded to faculty members who “exhibit an extraordinary level of subject mastery and scholarship, teaching effectiveness and creativity, and personal values that benefit students.” Join this webinar to gain some online teaching strategies and tips from four of the 2022 awardees across different disciplines.

Presenters:

  • Hui-Ya (Laura) Chuang, UHOIC (Moderator)
  • Laurie James, Math Education, UH West Oʻahu
  • Kyra A. Len, Pediatrics/Medical Education, UH Mānoa
  • Alyssa MacDonald, Biology, Leeward CC
  • Kevin Takayama, Mathematics, Windward CC

This event is co-sponsored by the UHM Center for Teaching Excellence.

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UHOIC Virtual Open House: Meet the IDs, Resource Sharing, and More!

Would you like to know more about the UH Online Innovation Center?  Come join us for our UHOIC Virtual Open House!  During the Virtual Open House, get to know each team member better and learn about the many services, resources, and tools that are available from our website.  Register to visit the UHOIC virtually, and enjoy some virtual pupus.

Webinar Resources

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

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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Beat the Burnout! Strategies and Tips to Overcome the Mid-Semester Lull

Do you find that your students begin to drop off or lose engagement as you head into the mid-semester? In this webinar, interact with faculty and instructional designers across the system as they share tips and strategies to “beat the burnout” and overcome the mid-semester lull! (This event is co-hosted with UHM Center for Teaching Excellence)

Presenters:

  • Marisa Yamada (Moderator), UH Online Innovation Center, UH System
  • Jordan Lewton, Online Counseling, Leeward Community College
  • Donald Carreira Ching, Writing Instructor, Language Arts, Leeward Community College
  • Kirsten Vacca, Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Social Sciences Division), University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu

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

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

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Teaching with Video Resources

The Center for Teaching Excellence presents: Teaching with Video Resources

This workshop will introduce some of the primary streaming video resources available through Hamilton Library: Films on Demand, Kanopy, Swank, and Ethnographic Video Online.

Topics will include:

  • Overview of the databases – including creating clips and collections
  • Search strategies
  • Sharing and embedding videos, including possible scenarios in Laulima

Presented by:

Brian Richardson, Business, Humanities, and Social Sciences Reference, Hamilton Library

These workshops are co-sponsored by the Hamilton Library.

To register online please visit: http://www.cte.hawaii.edu/events.html

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