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| The Wo Learning Champions proudly announce the launching of the Wo Speakers Bureau. Faculty and staff from across the University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges have offered to share their expertise in the areas outlined below. Travel expenses for the workshop presenters will be covered by Wo Endowment funds. All you need to do is invite the presenters to your campus. To obtain more information on the workshops themselves, please contact the presenters directly. To make arrangements for a workshop on your campus, please contact Louise Pagotto at Kapi‘olani Community College (734.9517, pagotto@hawaii.edu). |
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ASSESSMENT----------------------- Grading CompositionsGail K.L. Levy, Writing Discipline, Leeward Community College (glevy@hawaii.edu, 455-0336) What criteria do you consider when grading student papers? How much weight do you give to the written product, the writing process, and/or the individual student’s progress? What do the grades you assign really mean and how meaningful are they? Peek into the minds of some community college English 100 instructors as they talked about their grading criteria and showed how they graded papers written by a student they did not know and a student they did. The qualitative data Gail Levy collected for her Ph.D. dissertation, “What Really Matters: A Collective Case Study Describing How Six Community College Instructors Grade Freshman English Compositions,” confirmed and challenged her pedagogical theories and practices and may do the same for you. Although this research study focused on the trends and issues specific to Freshman English, composition studies, and the research paper assignment, there are also broader concerns that reach across disciplines: assessment and evaluation, qualitative and quantitative research, and two- and four-year institutional contexts. ----------------------- ePortfolios: E what?Kelli Goya, Title III Project Director, Wo Learning Champion II, Kapi'olani Community College Learn about ePortfolios and the strategies to design and organize an electronic portfolio, which can be a powerful tool to guide formative assessment. [Available Fall 2005] ----------------------- Student Success and Learning OutcomesTanya Renner, Psychology, Faculty Coordinator for Learning Outcomes Assessment, Kapi'olani Community College Want to figure out what "student success" means? For faculty, this may mean going beyond a single course and looking at general education standards, or perhaps the unwritten objectives we hope our students have attained by the time they are ready to move on, or interdisciplinary learning outcomes, or the unconscious criteria that we often use to assess student performance but do not know how to verbalize. For staff, this may mean identifying best practices and standards for the type of services we offer. It may also include measuring results that indirectly support student learning. A workshop can be tailored to your needs. Get on board and participate in the revolutionary movement in higher education that is bringing us more into focus with student learning and emphasizing accountability as a way of working! |
CATsLeigh Dooley English, Wo Learning Champion I, Professional Development Coordinator CATs (Classroom Assessment Techniques) are amazingly effective tools that allow teachers to see their courses through their students' eyes. Participants will learn what CATs are, how they can benefit from using them in their classrooms, and how to create CATs that will meet their own individual teaching and self-development needs. Optimal workshop time is approximately one hour, but this interactive presentation can be adapted to fit any time slot between half an hour and three hours. ----------------------- PortfoliosLeigh Dooley English, Wo Learning Champion I, Professional Development Coordinator Portfolios are at the forefront of the authentic assessment movement; find out why. Using a case study as a learning tool, participants in this approximately 1 - 2 hour workshop will sort through various definitions of portfolios, explore their benefits, and consider ways to construct their own portfolio or portfolio-like assignments for use in their courses. ----------------------- Back to Top |
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BUILDING COMMUNITY----------------------- Community Building OnlineDonna Matsumoto, English, Leeward CC Would you like to use technology to make your class more student centered? Would you like to rethink how you currently use technology in your classroom? Seasoned online/WebCT instructor Donna Matsumoto will share ideas on how to create community within a Web-based or Web-enhanced course. ----------------------- The Role of Communication in Shaping Virtual Learning CommunitiesKelli Goya, Title III Project Director, Wo Learning Champion II, Kapi'olani Community College This workshop aims to explore the creation of an online learning community to foster student learning and interactions. Learn more about the types of online communication tools and media available in supporting virtual community interactions. [Available Fall 2005] ----------------------- Ahupua'a - The Living CommunityPalakiko Yagodich, Coordinator of Interpret Hawai‘i - Hospitality, Travel and Tourism, Kapi'olani Community College This workshop is designed to help you incorporate Hawaiian culture, language and values into your kuleana, or responsibilities that you take care of, at the workplace on a daily basis. The ahupua'a is a perfect example of what a "living community" is, people working together hand in hand with Hawaiian values for their college, their students, and each other. |
Learning CommunitiesLeigh Dooley English, Wo Learning Champion I, Professional Development Coordinator Heard the buzz about Learning Communities? Anecdotal and statistical evidence supports claims that LCs can significantly increase student retention and perseverance. In addition, they can boost students' perception of the relevance of what they learn, help establish a supportive community of learners, and refresh teachers' relationships with their discipline(s). In an approximately 2-hour interactive workshop, utilizing materials introduced by the LC experts at The Evergreen State College, participants will discuss what an LC is and how they and their students can benefit from participating in one; they will also experiment with constructing an LC of their own. ----------------------- Jump Start And Recharge Your Batteries through TeambuildingHeipua Kaopua, Counselor, Windward Community College/ETC Jump start and recharge your batteries with a positive attitude and put more energy, purpose, passion and joy into your life. This workshop incorporates many of the FISH concepts of team building. --------- |
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TECHNOLOGY SKILLS----------------------- Web CT/Technology in the ClassroomCynthia Foreman, Economics, Maui Community College The effective use of technology in the classroom as tools to enhance learning will be covered in this workshop. ----------------------- Community Building OnlineDonna Matsumoto, English, Leeward CC Would you like to use technology to make your class more student centered? Would you like to rethink how you currently use technology in your classroom? Seasoned online/WebCT instructor Donna Matsumoto will share ideas on how to create community within a Web-based or Web-enhanced course. ----------------------- |
The Role of Communication in Shaping Virtual Learning CommunitiesKelli Goya, Title III Project Director, Wo Learning Champion II, Kapi'olani Community College This workshop aims to explore the creation of an online learning community to foster student learning and interactions. Learn more about the types of online communication tools and media available in supporting virtual community interactions. [Available Fall 2005] ----------------------- ePortfolios: E what?Kelli Goya, Title III Project Director, Wo Learning Champion II, Kapi'olani Community College Come and learn about ePortfolios and the strategies to design and organize an electronic portfolio, which can be a powerful tool to guide formative assessment. . [Available Fall 2005] --------- |
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CLASSROOM INNOVATIONS----------------------- Service LearningMolli Fleming, Spanish, Maui Community College The workshop will cover how to integrate community-based projects in your courses. ----------------------- Web CT/Technology in the ClassroomCynthia Foreman, Economics, Maui Community College The workshop will cover the effective use of technology in the classroom as tools to enhance learning. ----------------------- Communication StrategiesCatherine Thompson, Communications, Maui Community College (catherin@hawaii.edu, 984-3309) Effective instructional communication in the multicultural classroom is the subject of this workshop. ----------------------- Empowering Students for SuccessRenee Riley, English, Maui Community College Teaching Techniques: Studies have shown that 25% of first year community college drop out of school. However, well-designed courses and empowered students create classes where participants succeed. I'd like to share techniques for designing classed for empowering students that I've collected over twenty years of teaching. ----------------------- Ahupua'a - The Living CommunityPalakiko Yagodich, Coordinator of Interpret Hawai‘i - Hospitality, Travel and Tourism, Kapi'olani Community College This workshop is designed to help you incorporate Hawaiian culture, language and values into your kuleana, or responsibilities that you take care of, at the workplace on a daily basis. The ahupua'a is a perfect example of what a "living community" is, people working together hand in hand with Hawaiian values for their college, their students, and each other. ----------------------- Learning CommunitiesLeigh Dooley English, Wo Learning Champion I, Professional Development Coordinator Heard the buzz about Learning Communities? Anecdotal and statistical evidence supports claims that LCs can significantly increase student retention and perseverance. In addition, they can boost students' perception of the relevance of what they learn, help establish a supportive community of learners, and refresh teachers' relationships with their discipline(s). In an approximately 2-hour interactive workshop, utilizing materials introduced by the LC experts at The Evergreen State College, participants will discuss what an LC is and how they and their students can benefit from participating in one; they will also experiment with constructing an LC of their own. ----------------------- Effective Classroom Questioning Techniques Based on Bloom's TaxonomyJerry Cerny, Wo Learning Champion I, Program and Training Manager Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training, Honolulu Community College Research shows that 80% of the questions asked in the typical classroom are knowledge level questions. Learn techniques to support and enhance student learning by using higher order questions. Come prepared to share your questioning techniques during this interactive presentation. |
Motivation in the Classroom and on the JobJerry Cerny, Wo Learning Champion I, Program and Training Manager Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training, Honolulu Community College "You can no more motivate me than make me taller." Dr. William Glasser Having said that, internal and external motivational factors will be presented and discussed in this interactive workshop. ----------------------- Experiential LearningFloyd McCoy, Geology/Oceanography, Windward Community College Hear about several examples that make interdisciplinary concepts come alive and engage students in learning, especially in the field. ----------------------- Kick Start Your DayLeimomi Dierks, Academic Support, Natural Science, Windward Community College (kekina@hawaii.edu, 236-9108) How does one keep the energy going in the classroom? Learn some innovative ways to keep the class exciting and the students motivated. ----------------------- Fostering Student In-Class DiscussionJanice Nuckols, History/Humanities, Windward Community College How do you encourage students to participate in class discussion? Find out ways to organize the class into working discussion groups and to engage them in effective exchange. ----------------------- Homework PostersClayton Akatsuka, Mathematics, Windward Community College Students having difficulty with the homework you assign? Learn how homework posters and collaborative learning can help students learn and think. ----------------------- Teaching the Resented "Required" History CourseCynthia Smith, Wo Learning Champion I, History, Honolulu Community College Teaching a required, often dreaded, course requires approaching the classroom with strategies and methods that help students to see relevancy; this is the key to cultivating student interest and involvement. There are lessons learned from years of teaching World Civilizations classes and through borrowing from talented fellow history instructors. In addition, important models can be gleaned from the Hawai‘i State History Day project, which encourages students to actively "do" history. Cynthia will share insights and types of assignments from these sources—examples of how to make a required course such as history relevant, and thus engaging for students. --------- |
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BEYOND THE CLASSROOM----------------------- Service LearningMolli Fleming, Spanish, Maui Community College The workshop will cover how to integrate community-based projects in your courses. ----------------------- Community Building OnlineDonna Matsumoto, English, Leeward CC Would you like to use technology to make your class more student centered? Would you like to rethink how you currently use technology in your classroom? Seasoned online/WebCT instructor Donna Matsumoto will share ideas on how to create community within a Web-based or Web-enhanced course. ----------------------- The Role of Communication in Shaping Virtual Learning CommunitiesKelli Goya, Title III Project Director, Wo Learning Champion II, Kapi'olani Community College This workshop aims to explore the creation of an online learning community to foster student learning and interactions. Learn more about the types of online communication tools and media available in supporting virtual community interactions. [Available Fall 2005] ----------------------- Ahupua'a - The Living CommunityPalakiko Yagodich, Coordinator of Interpret Hawai‘i - Hospitality, Travel and Tourism, Kapi'olani Community College This workshop is designed to help you incorporate Hawaiian culture, language and values into your kuleana, or responsibilities, at your workplace on a daily basis. The ahupua'a is a perfect example of what a "living community" is, people working together hand in hand with Hawaiian values for their college, their students, and each other. ----------------------- Motivation in the Classroom and on the JobJerry Cerny, Wo Learning Champion I, Program and Training Manager Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training, Honolulu Community College "You can no more motivate me than make me taller." Dr. William Glasser Having said that, internal and external motivational factors will be presented and discussed in this interactive workshop. |
Experiential LearningFloyd McCoy, Geology/Oceanography, Windward Community College Hear about several examples that make interdisciplinary concepts come alive and engage students in learning, especially in the field. ----------------------- Popular Across Cultures: Pop culture and identity in Japan and the United StatesPatrick Patterson, History, Honolulu Community College To what degree do corporations create popular culture by making choices for us, and to what degree do we as consumers create the tail for corporations to chase by making individual decisions as to how to use popular culture products? How does music affect, and how does it reflect, our culture and the choices we make about who we are? This talk will compare the popular culture industries in the United States and Japan, and the contrasting ways they reach people and make products for cultural consumption. ----------------------- Debunking Death Penalty MythsDavid Cleveland, Sociology, Honolulu Community College David will set the record straight on the use and efficacy of the death penalty with a focus on USA and global capital punishment data, a brief historical view of capital punishment in the USA, deterrence value of capital punishment, cost effectiveness of capital punishment, recidivism rates and capital punishment, prison overcrowding and capital punishment, and racial and socioeconomic capital punishment implications. ----------------------- Running Start - High School/College Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit ProgramDavid Cleveland, Sociology, Honolulu Community College David will present effectiveness data for longstanding mainland dual enrollment programs; Washington State's Running Start Program; Hawai‘i's Running Start Program history, description, and data; Gear Up funding for Running Start students; the performance of Hawai‘i's RS students (data); the evaluation of RS by RS students (survey data), and the future promise of RS in Hawai‘i. --------- |
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HEALTH and WELLNESS----------------------- Neuroscience and Students' Academic PerformanceDr. John Rand, Physics, Kapi'olani Community College Why are students sleeping in my class? This presentation will address student sleep debt at the community college level and in the US in general. It will examine how sleep debt affects classroom performance, creativity, circadian rhythms and human development. A discussion of what faculty and staff can do to maximize student performance and creativity in the learning environment. ----------------------- Medical Emergency Response on CampusJo Ellen Cerny, Wo Learning Champion III , Nursing, Windward Community College/ETC Would you know what to do if you saw a faculty, staff, or student having a medical emergency? This presentation will provide you the knowledge to recognize the signs and symptoms of choking, stroke, heart attack and other such emergency situations. You will also learn what to do for these individuals in need. ----------------------- Teaching is Hazardous to Your Health: How to Make Your College SaferChulee C. Grove, Occupational And Environmental Safety Management, Honolulu Community College This workshop will present legal requirements on workplace safety and tips on how to improve the learning environment, including a hands-on session on identifying hazardous conditions and suggestions on corrective measures. Training can be designed to meet specific safety needs if requested. Topics include lab and shop safety, office ergonomics, bloodborne pathogens, and emergency planning. --------- |
Unleash Your Creative SelfMimi Yen, International Student Counselor, Kapi'olani Community College (liaingmei@hawaii.edu, 734-9312) Rejuvenate your creative energies and reinvent your passion for work! In this session we will use relaxation techniques and art medium as tools to experience the authentic self, connect to our creative energy, and reclaim our inner balance. Tempera paints will be used: no art experience required/preferred.' Jump Start And Recharge Your Batteries through TeambuildingHeipua Kaopua, Counselor, Windward Community College/ETC Jump start and recharge your batteries with a positive attitude and put more energy, purpose, passion and joy into your life. This workshop incorporates many of the FISH concepts of team building. ----------------------- "She Who Laughs"Stephen Wehrman, Respiratory Care, Kapi'olani Community College This is a presentation that provides the learner with information about the physiologic effects of humor, effective strategies for utilizing humor in the academic or work setting, and how and why you should incorporate humor into your own personal life. The format is flexible. A complementary presentation on stress management is also available from the speaker. ----------------------- True ColorsPat McGrath, Humanities, Kaua‘i Community College (245-8316) Jill Kouchi, Job Placement counselor, Kapi‘olani Community College True Colors, developed by Don Lowry and David Keirsey, is a personality styles inventory closely related to Jungian theory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). True Colors uses an interactive, entertaining, educational approach, which can be customized to accommodate a variety of emphases. A True Colors workshop requires a TV/VCR, an overhead projector, and a tables-and-chairs set-up. |
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