Faculty Support

Instructional Design Consultation

The Office of Distance Learning provides instructors/faculty members with instructional design support. Submit an Instructional Design Request, and you will be contacted to schedule your own Instructional Designer consultation with one of our Instructional Designers.

Office of Distance Learning Website

The Office of Distance Learning website has up-to-date information and resources for faculty. On the Faculty & Staff page, you will find Laulima tutorials, and recommendations for educational technology, particularly tools and sites that have been approved through the UH Data Governance Office. Check it out!

Distance Education Tip of the Week

A distance education tip of the week is inserted in the UHWO weekly communications bulletins sent to your UH email on Monday mornings. These tips include recommendations and strategies for using common ed tech and productivity tools.

edtech together Workshops

The Office of Distance Learning offers edtech together workshops each semester on different topics. We also offer how-to videos from previous workshops, which are available on the UH West Oahu Distance Learning YouTube Channel. Upcoming sessions are announced through the OPDAS Weekly Updates that are sent to your UH email. Be sure to keep a look-out for them.

UH Online

The University of Hawaii System maintains a system-wide website (UH Online) for centralized information about Distance Learning across all campuses. The UH Online Innovation Center provides instructional design support, as well as resources and professional development for online teaching and learning, and instructional design consultations.

University Centers

The Board of Regents created University Centers in 1996 to establish a UH presence in communities that would otherwise lack access to a baccalaureate or higher degrees and certificates within the UH System. University Centers are located on Kauai, Maui, and West Hawaii (Big Island) and are part of the community college on their respective islands. Qualified students may enroll in courses or credential programs offered through the University Center. University Centers do not award degrees or credentials but serve as “brokers” to the UH campuses that offer baccalaureate or higher degrees. Residents of the neighboring islands may remain on their home island and earn bachelor’s and graduate degrees or certificates from UH Manoa, UH Hilo, or UH West Oahu.

The University Centers provide services such as exam proctoring and serve as a liaison for students between their University Center and the campus where the student is earning their degree. Here are links to the websites for the three University Centers: University Center, Maui University Center, Kauaʻi University Center, West Hawaiʻi

Education Centers

Education Centers have a 30-year history of providing outreach to Hawaii’s citizens, and most are affiliated with one of the seven UH Community Colleges. The North Hawaii Education and Research Center is part of UH Hilo. These centers provide access to postsecondary education and training for the communities in which they are located. The names of the Education Centers are reflective of the communities they serve (Waianae, Hana, Lanai, Molokai, West Maui, North Hawaii).

Education Centers bring credit and noncredit courses to their communities. All centers provide academic support services such as library services, exam proctoring, technical support, and tutoring and many are receiving sites for interactive TV and videoconference courses. Some have computer labs available for student use.

The Online Learning Consortium offers scheduled or self-paced workshops on a variety of topics related to online teaching and learning. Scheduled workshops start on a specific date, and usually run for 7 days. Participants in self-paced workshops have 365 days from the date of registration to complete the workshop.

Browse the OLC Institute 2021 schedule OLC website to see which workshops you may be interested in. The Office of Distance Learning has a limited number of passes for UH West Oʻahu instructors interested in participating in the OLC workshops; these passes are only available until November 2021. If you see a workshop that you are interested in, contact the Office of Distance Learning at uhwodl@hawaii.edu or (808) 689-2317 to register.

After completing an OLC Workshop, please be sure to complete the OLC Workshop Reflection and Survey and let us know what you thought.

The Office of Professional Development and Academic Support (OPDAS) maintains a subscription to the Magna Publications Online Seminar Pass. All recorded Magna Online Seminar titles that are currently available can be accessed on the OPDAS Laulima site under the Online Seminar Pass tab. Recordings of seminars are available for one year from the release date.

Support for the Kuali Curriculum Management System is available through the Kuali Tutorials that can be accessed on the OPDAS Laulima site. If additional help is needed, contact the Office of Distance Learning at uhwodl@hawaii.edu or (808) 689-2317 for assistance.