UH students return from spring break to new COVID-19 reality
University of Hawaiʻi
Face-to-face courses are transitioning to virtual classrooms
Massive move to online learning starts on Monday
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WHAT - A new COVID-19 reality for the students at the University of Hawai‘i’s 10 campuses as school resumes after weeklong spring break with all courses now online
WHEN - Monday, March 23, 2020
WHO - About 46,000 students and 9,700 faculty and staff across the 10 campus system
WHERE - UH’s 10 campuses - UH Mānoa, UH Hilo, UH West Oʻahu, UH Maui College, Kapiʻolani Community College, Leeward CC, Honolulu CC, Windward CC, Kaua‘i CC and Hawaiʻi CC
OTHER FACTS:
- The move to online courses is in response to the COVID-19 heath crisis and is an effort to help prevent the spread of the virus.
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Faculty have spent more than a week preparing for the transition to the online delivery of courses.
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Resources for faculty include tools such as video recordings and web formats, training classes geared around the delivery of class material and references to approaches by faculty at other institutions.
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The faculty union, the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UPHA), and UH administration formed a working group that meets daily to address faculty needs and concerns
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UH campuses are still open for students including libraries and other services along with student housing and dining halls (with takeout only) on the UH Mānoa and UH Hilo campuses.
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UH is allowing employees, who are able, to work from home remotely, and employees who are still going into work are practicing social distancing.
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More information and all of UH’s COVID-19 updates and messages can be found at UHNews.org.
VIDEO BROLL (48 seconds)
0:00-0:48: students working at computers from home
SOUNDBITES:
David Lassner - University of Hawaiʻi President (17 seconds)
“Our faculty have been working amazingly hard both those that are experienced have been helping their colleagues those that are new to teaching online or having to learn a whole new set of skills and practices to bring to their virtual classrooms with their students.”
Lassner (13 seconds)
“We think our students are very well equipped to adapt to fully online learning. Most of them have already taken one or more online classes. But it does change things when all of their classes are online.”