With kindness and calm, biologist Li Tao adapts classes and labs to online format
“I treat the students like family and each time they make progress, I feel like a proud parent,” says biologist Li Tao about the transition to online teaching.
Category: Students
Environmental geographer Michelle Shuey empowers students during pandemic
Michelle Shuey wants to be sure her students don’t feel depressed from all the things that are happening in the world these days: stay focused, feel empowered.
Weekly Newsletter for Faculty & Staff, Oct. 27, 2020
Featured in this week’s issue of Ha‘ilono o UH Hilo (News of UH Hilo): Michael Taylor, John Burns, Kekoa Harman, Efrin Ruiz, more!
Kekoa Harman finds richness in teaching ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i online
Associate Professor Kekoa Harman says students being at home with family while doing online learning of the Hawaiian language gives them more familial context, fostering their abilities to bond with the language in new ways.
Professor Efren Ruiz believes online teaching strategies strengthen mathematics education
Prof. Ruiz is using the online transition to strengthen mathematics education at UH Hilo, not only for the remainder of the pandemic but for the future return to face-to-face instruction as well.
UH Hilo students take online finance class with classmates located in Asia and North America
The classes are taught through an online method where students located in different countries learn together through a virtual yet interactive structure.
Weekly Newsletter for Faculty & Staff, Oct. 20, 2020
Featured in this week’s issue of Ha‘ilono o UH Hilo (News of UH Hilo): Makoa Caceros, Jeff Smith, Randy Hirokawa, Steve Lundblad, Jennifer Stotter, Kālepa Baybayan, and more!
Communication Professor Randy Hirokawa sees online teaching not as a pandemic glitch, but as the future
Even when the university goes back to face-to-face classes, Professor Hirokawa is going to give his students the option of attending class via online platforms because he believes it’s much more convenient for them.
