‘A‘ohe pau ka ‘ike i ka hālau ho‘okahi │ One learns from many sources │ A publication of the Office of the Chancellor, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
Despite the unexpected move to online teaching, UH Hilo alumna and now Spanish language instructor Monica Minnitt is a driving force within the language department, continuing to meet the needs of her students to help them perform to expectations.
Assistant Prof. Fa‘anunu challenges her students to reimagine the conventional mass tourism industry in favor of alternative, more regenerative models centered around agritourism and indigenous tourism.
Featured in this week’s issue of Ha‘ilono o UH Hilo (News of UH Hilo): Bridge Hartman, Abhijit Date, Norbert Furumo, Kekoa Harman, Cheryl Ramos, and more!
Professor of Chemistry Norbert Furumo acknowledges that online classes can be tough, but that it should not discourage students from continuing to pursue an education. “Students must treat online classes like they would a face-to-face class, stay the track.”
Featured in this week’s issue of Ha‘ilono o UH Hilo (News of UH Hilo): Maya McGarry, Misty Pacheco, International Student Association, Thanksgiving Dinners, and more!
Guided by her commitment to “ʻaʻohe pau ka ʻike i ka hālau hoʻokahi,” a Hawaiian phrase meaning “one learns from many sources,” which also happens to be a part of UH Hilo’s mission statement, Prof. Ramos carries on a tradition of community-engaged teaching in her online classes this semester
In transitioning her health courses to online platforms, Misty Pacheco made the decision to incorporate the pandemic into her teaching. “My students got a lot more out of the public health and health promotion course because we were living through what we were learning.”
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo will hold a virtual fall 2020 commencement ceremony due to ongoing health concerns with COVID-19.
Language lecturer Monica Minnitt’s key to successful online teaching: Invest in people
Tourism professor Angela Fa‘anunu sees the economic slowdown as a chance to develop agritourism
Chemistry Prof. Norbert Furumo finds the formula for online teaching
With her roots in a Pa‘auilo upbringing, Psychology Prof. Cheryl Ramos teaches with emphasis on community engagement and cultural diversity
Misty Pacheco is the GOAT at teaching public health during a pandemic
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