The General Education Office works closely with the General Education Boards, General Education Committee, Assessment and Curriculum Support Center, Center for Teaching Excellence, UH Online Innovation Center, and others to offer pedagogical support and professional development opportunities for the UH community. Check back often for lists of upcoming events, as well as links to materials or recordings of past events (accessible with UH login credentials by clicking on the green box below).
Upcoming Events:
Past Events:
Spring 2024
April 10-13, 2024: AAC&U Conference on General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment.
April 10, 2024 (11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.): “Looking for Ethics in All the Right Places: A Workshop on Developing E-Focus Courses.” Sponsored by the OFDAS Center for Teaching Excellence, the Contemporary Ethical Issues Board, and the General Education Office.
Aprll 9, 2024 (3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.): “Articulating Foundations Written Communication and Writing Intensives in UH General Education.” Sponsored by the OFDAS Center for Teaching Excellence, the Foundations Board, the Writing Board, and the General Education Office. (Recording)
January 10, 2024 (2:00 – 3:00 PM ET): AI and Higher Education – Implications for Learning, Curricula, and Institutions (Hosted by AAC&U)
The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity 2024 Prize in Ethics Essay Contest
Fall 2023
September 22, 2023: Hawai’i-Pacific Evaluation Conference 2023
August 15, 2023 (10:45-11:45 am): “Teaching Writing-Intensive Courses: A Workshop for TAs”. Invited session in TA Training Series by Center for Teaching Excellence. (Slides)
August 9, 2023: ChatGPT in Higher Education: Learn and Share (Hosted by the College of Social Sciences, UH Mānoa)
Spring 2023
April 24, 2023 (1:30-2:30 pm): “FQ Faculty Learning Community Session 3 of 3“. Facilitated by Sarah Widiasih Post, Associate Professor, Mathematics, and General Education Office.
April 17, 2023 (1:30-2:30 pm): “FQ Faculty Learning Community Session 2 of 3“. Facilitated by Sarah Widiasih Post, Associate Professor, Mathematics, and General Education Office.
March 31, 2023 (2:00-3:00 pm): “Teaching About Africa in FG Courses“. Presented by the Foundations Board, General Education Office, and the OFDAS Center for Teaching Excellence.
March 20, 2023 (1:30-2:30 pm): “FQ Faculty Learning Community Session 1 of 3“. Facilitated by Sarah Widiasih Post, Associate Professor, Mathematics, and General Education Office.
Fall 2022
October 4, 2022 (12:00-1:15 pm): “Build-A-Div Workshop“. Presented by the Diversification Board, General Education Office, and the OFDAS Center for Teaching Excellence.
Spring 2022
May 6, 2022 (11:30 am-12:45 pm): “Learning through Experience: The Intersection of Health Sciences and HAP.” Presented by the Hawaiian, Asian & Pacific Issues Focus Board, General Education Office, and the OFDAS Center for Teaching Excellence.
April 8, 2022 (11:00-11:50 am): “Writing Intensive Courses: Strategies, Tips and Tools,” session moderator in 2022 UH Online Unconference: Aʻo Aku, Aʻo Mai.
April 1, 2022 (11:30 am-12:45 pm): “One Size Does Not Fit All: Creative and Effective Ways to Improve Student Writing (and Maintain Our Sanity).” Presented by the OFDAS Center for Teaching Excellence and the Writing Intensive Board.
January 28, 2022 (11:30 am – 12:45 pm): “Broadening Our Conceptualization of Oral Communication: Alternative Tasks for Developing Oral Communication Competencies.” Presented by the OFDAS Center for Teaching Excellence, General Education Office, and the Oral Communication Board.
Fall 2021
November 18, 2021 (12:00-1:00 pm): “Quantitative Reasoning Assignments and Assessments.” Presented by the OFDAS Center for Teaching Excellence, General Education Office, and the Foundations Board.
October 1, 2021 (3:00-4:00 pm): “Course-based Focus Info Session.” An online information session to share information and answer questions regarding the transition to all course-based Focus designations, sponsored by the General Education Office (Presentation slides).
September 23, 2021 (12:00-1:00 pm): “Course-based Focus Info Session.” An online information session to share information and answer questions regarding the transition to all course-based Focus designations, sponsored by the General Education Office (Presentation slides).
September 17, 2021: “Providing Feedback on Student Writing.” Presented by the Center for Teaching Excellence, General Education Office, and the Writing Focus Board.
Spring 2021
April 22, 2021: “Making it HAPpen! Examples of Model HAP Designation Proposals.” Presented by the Center for Teaching Excellence, General Education Office, and the Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Issues Board.
April 6, 2021, 12:00-1:15 pm (Zoom): “Navigating Hawaiʻi-Pacific Hallmarks, Resources, and Learning Outcomes in Foundations Courses.” Presented by the Foundations Board, General Education Office, and Center for Teaching Excellence.
April 5-9, 2021: “Strength in Numbers: Faculty Learning Communities for General Education Student Learning Outcomes Assessment” poster. Assessment and Curriculum Support Center’s 2021 Assessment for Curricular Improvement Poster Exhibit (Virtual).
March 5, 2021, 3:00-4:00 pm (Zoom): “Team Writing and Group Projects from the Students’ Perspective.” Presented by the Writing Intensive Focus Board, the General Education Office, and the Center for Teaching Excellence.
February 26, 2021, 11:30 am-12:45 pm (Zoom): “Facilitating Group Writing Projects.” Presented by the Writing Intensive Focus Board, the General Education Office, and the Center for Teaching Excellence.
February 12, 2021: “A Model for General Education Assessment: Utilizing a Faculty Learning Community for the Assessment of Global Learning,” 2021 AAC&U General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment Conference (Virtual). Presentation and Handout
February 9, 2021, 12:00-1:15 pm (Zoom): “Hulihia: Turning Towards Each Other, Conceptualizing and Designing Hawaiian, Asian & Pacific (HAP) Courses.” Presented by the Center for Teaching Excellence, General Education Office, and the Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Issues Board.
January 29, 2021, 11:30 am to 12:45 pm (Zoom): “Rubric Development for Promoting Oral Communication in the Classroom Workshop.” Presented by the Center for Teaching Excellence, the Oral Communication Board, and the Assessment and Curriculum Support Center.
Fall 2020
December 10, 2020, 3:00 pm (Zoom): Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Issues Faculty Learning Community Meeting.
December 3, 2020, 3:30 pm (Zoom): Foundations Global and Multicultural Perspectives Faculty Learning Community Meeting. Discussion of The False Promise of Global Learning. Facilitated by Jonathan Pettit, Assistant Professor, Chinese Religions.
November 20, 2020, 11:30 am: “He Mookuauhau Ko Ka Aina: Our Genealogy of Place, a Starting Point for Developing Hawaii, Asia & Pacific Courses,” The first of the three-part teaching workshop series titled “HAP State of Mind.”
November 16, 2020, 4:00 pm (Zoom): Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Issues Faculty Learning Community Meeting. Assessment Considerations for HAP Workshop. Facilitated by Chiara Logli, Institutional Assessment Specialist at Honolulu Community College, and Monica Stitt-Bergh, Specialist, Assessment and Curriculum Support Center.
October 22, 2020, 3:30 pm (Zoom): Foundations Global and Multicultural Perspectives Faculty Learning Community Meeting. Discussion of Making Global Learning Universal. Facilitated by E. Kalikoaloha Martin Jr., Instructor, Kawaihuelani Center of Hawaiian Language.
October 14, 2020, 9:00 am: Support Learning Assessment During a Pandemic (2020 H-PEA Virtual Conference).
October 8, 2020, 4:00 pm (Zoom): Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Issues Faculty Learning Community Meeting. Welcome meeting.
September 9, 2020, 2:00 pm (Zoom): Oral Communication Assignment Charette.
Summer 2020
August 19, 2020, 9:00 am (Zoom): General Education Orientation.
July 20, 2020, 11:30 am (Zoom): Teaching Oral Communication Skills in Online Courses.
Spring 2020
May 15, 2020, 1:30 pm (Zoom): Foundations Global and Multicultural Perspectives Faculty Learning Community Meeting. End of semester meeting.
April 21-24, 2020: “Learning Improvement and Ethical Reasoning: Living Up to the Challenge,” accepted for the 2020 WASC Senior College and University Commission Academic Resource Conference (conference canceled due to pandemic)
April 3, 2020, 1:30 pm (Zoom): Foundations Global and Multicultural Perspectives Faculty Learning Community Meeting. Student Learning Objectives discussion.
March 13, 2020, 1:30 pm: Foundations Global and Multicultural Perspectives Faculty Learning Community Meeting. Student Learning Objectives discussion.
March 6, 2020: “Challenges in Teaching Oral and Written Communication Online” Faculty panel discussion (Hawai’i Student Success Institute 2020).
February 28, 2020, 1:30 pm: Foundations Global and Multicultural Perspectives Faculty Learning Community Meeting. Student Learning Objectives discussion.
February 20, 2020: “A Collaborative Process for Constructing a General Education Assessment Plan” poster presentation (2020 AAC&U Conference on General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment)
Friday, February 14, 2020, 1:30 pm: Foundations Global and Multicultural Perspectives Faculty Learning Community Meeting. Student Learning Objectives discussion.
Friday, January 31, 2020, 1:30 pm: Foundations Global and Multicultural Perspectives Faculty Learning Community Meeting. Student Learning Objectives discussion.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020, 11:30 am: Keep Calm and Propose On: A Workshop on Effective Foundations Proposals.
Friday, January 24, 2020, 11:30 am: Incorporating Oral Communication Focus Assignments Across Disciplines.