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The purpose of the newsletter is to share innovations and resources in online learning throughout the UH system, highlighting upcoming professional development opportunities, events, and latest news.
 As spring semester comes to an end, we want to mahalo you for your continued participation in UHOIC-hosted webinars and other professional learning & development (L&D) opportunities. We are grateful to all of our guest presenters comprised of faculty, staff, and even students from across the UH campuses with varied subject-areas.
Regardless of where we’re at in the term, student engagement and interaction continues to play an important role. Explore this newsletter for a recap of some valuable tips and resources shared during our past events, as well as a look at what’s new. |
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Welcome to the 2021 UH Online 5-Week Summer Professional Development (PD) Cohort!
The UHOIC is excited to welcome the 2021 cohort of the 2021 UH Online 5-Week Summer Professional Development (PD) cohort, who have already begun working on their prerequisites in preparation for this coming summer.
This cohort is well on their way to joining the 2018, 2019, and 2020 PD alumni, who have collectively contributed to 58 online courses that have successfully completed the UH Online Quality Course Design Review process.
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In an effort to help faculty better protect themselves and students when using third party online tools, a list of approved tools is now available. Visit the UHOIC Resources webpage to review some tips prior to using any approved tool. Don’t see a tool you are interested in using on the ITS Approved Third Party Online Tools or Microservices list? Fill out this form to submit your tool for review. |
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UH Enterprise DropBox Solution
Information Technology Services (ITS) has established a licensing program with the cloud storage provider Dropbox. UH Enterprise Dropbox is intended for the storing, managing, and sharing of Sensitive or Regulated Data (log in with your Google@UH account to view) as defined in UH Executive Policy 2.214.
There is currently no charge to use this service. Note that your department/unit may potentially be charged for the Dropbox license beginning in FY22 (July, 2021). Ample notice will be provided should there be a need to move to a cost recovery model.
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Professional Learning & Development (L&D) Event Submission Form
Do you have an online teaching and learning-related professional L&D opportunity you’d like to advertise on the UHOIC website’s All Upcoming Events page? Submit the details using the Professional L&D Event Submission form.
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Upcoming Events
With only a few weeks left in the semester, the upcoming webinars are also winding down! Check out our remaining UHOIC-hosted events in April.
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Emerging Technologies for Learning Webinar (Friday, April 9, 10:30-11:30 a.m.)
 Are you curious about what’s new and on the horizon for educational technology? You don’t have to be tech-savvy to integrate innovative technology into your online teaching and learning!
Join us as we explore some digital learning trends of 2021 and beyond and see how these emerging technologies, such as immersive learning, game-based learning, and gamification are leveraged in online learning environments.
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Online Teaching & Learning Hui #4: Emerging Technologies for Learning (Friday, April 30, 10:30-11:30am)
 During this hui session, participants will dive deeper into topics covered from the Emerging Technologies for Learning webinar (see above). All UH faculty and staff interested in actively participating and talking story are welcome to join.
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View the compiled list of UHOIC-hosted and campus-submitted professional L&D offerings (related to online teaching and learning) across the UH system.
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Webinar Tips & Takeaways
The greatest takeaways shared by webinar participants continue to be the teaching examples and strategies shared, along with actionable recommendations to implement in the classroom. Here are a couple select tips/resources that might be useful as you wrap up the semester:
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Tip 1: Parting Gifts Pāʻina
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During the " Five Must-Haves to Motivate, Engage, and Support Online Students" webinar, Pua Rossi-Fukuno shared the idea of having a “Parting Gifts Pā’ina” as one way to build pilina (relationships) with each other and to Hawaiʻian culture and place. At the end of the semester, instead of holding a traditional in-person pāʻina, Pua creates a virtual space for students to share a makana (or gift) with the class, in whatever form they would like. It could be a recipe, a composed song, a farewell message, etc. |
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Tip 2: Mental Break Activities for Use in Zoom
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Do you need some ideas to engage your colleagues and/or students during your Zoom synchronous sessions? During the Excellence in Education Day workshop, the UHOIC team presented a webinar titled, “Gimme a Break! Pause Your Zoom Agenda to Play Some Fun Activities (for our Mental Sanity).” Review the archived webinar recording and presentation for some tips and resources.
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View Past Event Archives
Did you miss a webinar that you wanted to attend? While it’s recommended to attend synchronously because of the valuable discussions and the ability to ask guest presenters your questions, you can still access all archived events on the UHOIC website, where you can review webinar recordings, compiled Q&A, and any other resources shared.
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Aʻo Aku, Aʻo Mai (To Teach, To Learn)
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in the Classroom
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) refers to a flexible learning environment framework for ALL learners and individual learning differences. Instructors can implement different UDL strategies to remove teaching barriers.
- Using Choice Boards allows students to choose their own pathway to learn a subject/topic (multiple means of engagement).
- Concept Mapping provides a visual organization and connection of the knowledge (multiple means of representation).
- Picture Storytelling allows students to demonstrate their knowledge via graphics instead of written paragraphs (multiple means of expression).
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Teaching Tips
The following are tips shared at the Supporting Inclusive and Equitable learning for Students webinar (Feb. 23)
- Be accessible: Ensure your course and its documents are ADA-compliant and accessible on any device and internet connection (ie. you can use accessibility plug-ins such as Grackle for Google Docs or Siteimprove for websites).
- Be flexible: Offer students choices and provide alternatives for activities and assignments; be supportive and sensitive to your students’ needs.
- Be identity-conscious: integrate socially/culturally relevant materials, invite students to share their experiences and materials.
- Be proactive: Prepare your students early by providing a video on how to navigate and succeed in the course, reach out to students having challenges, and communicate frequently.
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Tech Tips: Google Sites & E-Portfolios
 The New Google Sites is available for Google@UH users while “Classic” Google Sites remains available to Google@UH users until the end of 2021. The New Google Sites comes with a mobile-friendly interface and templates for developing your projects, classes, and student portfolios.
Student e-portfolios are an authentic way to collect artifacts on student learning progress and reflection. “Analysis of students’ eportfolios and written reflections highlight how eportfolios can be used for the four following purposes: reflection, communication, developing professional identity, and demonstrated learning”(Oehlman, Haegar, Clarkston, & Banks, 2016).
To learn more, review Google Sites Training and Help and Compare New Sites & Classic Sites at Google's Workspace Learning Center.
Bonus Resource: Looking for tips on using Google Sites in your class? Check out the Authentic Assessments with the New Google Sites webinar archives on the UHOIC website.
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About Us
Information Technology Services (ITS) UHOIC is located in the Information Technology Center building on the UH Mānoa campus. Faculty and staff throughout the UH System can receive personalized support with their online course(s) by scheduling instructional design consultations.
Our Mission
The UHOIC instructional design (ID) team provides impactful ID support to strengthen the quality of online initiatives across the UH system in service to UH, faculty, staff, administrators, and students.
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