UH West Oʻahu Distance Learning Faculty Guide
January 2021
The Distance Learning Faculty Guide is designed to support instructional faculty and lecturers who are teaching distance education courses. The Office of Distance Learning supports students, instructors, and administrators as they pursue excellence in distance learning programs, as well as online course development. This guide also provides information about UH West Oʻahu Distance Education policies and procedures for Distance Education aligned to the University of Hawaiʻi Executive Policy 5.204. The Distance Learning Faculty Guide is an update document from the Distance Learning Faculty Guidebook (October 2019).
The Distance Learning Faculty Guide is organized as an online document that can easily allow for supplementation and revision as policies and procedures develop and change at any time. The goal of this guide is to articulate the mission and goals of the Office of Distance Learning, especially as they pertain to UH West O’ahu’s Strategic Action Plan 2018-2028, and the Office of Distance Learning Tactical Plan, 2019–2025. The guide also provides technical and pedagogical support and resources for faculty and lecturers teaching Distance Education courses through Online, Interactive Video, and Hybrid modes of delivery.
Faculty may also refer to this guide for information about training and mentoring for courses offered through distance modes of delivery. The policies and procedures that relate to distance education courses, best practices in distance education, and how these best practices may be incorporated into course design and delivery, are found in this guide. For additional information and resources please visit the Distance Learning website for Faculty and Staff.