Distance Learning Policy Committee

This committee was charged as follows by the VCAA during A/Y 2016-17

The Distance Learning Policy Committee existed to examine and recommend institutional policies and practices for supporting the design, development, implementation and evaluation of distance learning program and course offerings with a focus upon quality and connection to the mission of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.

Initially and specifically, the committee was charged with the responsibility to:

• Identify and help resolve distance learning policy issues through formulation and recommendation to the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs on UH Hilo Distance Learning Policies, and
• Identify and promulgate best practices in distance learning through the formulation and recommendation of UH Hilo Distance Learning Course Development and Implementation Guidelines.

Committee Members

• Chair: Kirsten Møllegaard, Chair and Associate Professor, English, CAS
• Linda Connelly, Chair and Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Alice Davis, Associate Professor, Nursing
• Kim Furumo, Professor, Management Information Systems, COBE
• Māhealani Jones, Graduate Division and Articulation Specialist
• Scott Saft, Chair and Associate Professor, Linguistics
• Amy Saxton, Librarian, Public Services and Distance Learning
• Cindy Yamaguchi, Online Teaching and Learning Specialist

Web Resources for the Committee

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

• 2016 Substantive Change Manual

UH BOR Policy on Distance Learning

• BOR Policy 5.10 Distance Learning (PDF )

UH Hilo and UH System Plans

• UH Hilo Academic Technology Plan 2006-2011 (PDF) (PDF ) (2006)
• UH System Strategic Outcomes and Performance Measures 2008-2015

UH Hilo and UH System Web Resources in Distance Learning

• UH Hilo Distance Learning Webpages
• UH Hilo Quality Online Course Design Certification Program
• UH Hilo Office of Campus Technology (OCT) (formerly OTDL)
• UH Hilo Instructional Technology and User Services
• UH Hilo Mookini Library Distance Learning Support
• UH Hilo Distance Learning Fast Facts
• UH System Distance Learning Home Page
• UH System Faculty Resources in Instructional Technology and Distance Learning
• UH System Distance Learning Courses across the System by Semester
• UH System Teaching During an Emergency

UH System Policies on DL

• UH Executive Policy E5.204. UH Distance Learning Plans, Policies, and Procedures
• UH BOR Policy 5.210 Distance Learning
• UH BOR Policy 9.214 Teaching Assignments

Faculty Contract 2015-2017

• Faculty Contract
  • 2015-2017Agreement between the University of Hawaiʻi Professional Assembly and the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents. See Article IV. Faculty Professional Responsibilities and Workload; Article IX. Academic Freedom; Article XI. Intellectual Property Rights.

National Reports and Best Practices Statements

• Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) and Sloan Foundation. Online Learning as a Strategic Asset. Vol. 1: For Campus Leaders (PDF ); Vol 2: Paradox of Faculty Voices (PDF ) (2009)
• Sloan Consortium, Learning on Demand: Online Education in the United States, 2009 (PDF ) (2010)
• US Department of Education, Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practice in Online Learning (PDF ) (2009)
• WASC and Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions. Interregional Guidelines for Evaluation of Distance Education (C-RAC Guide) (2018)
• WCET and others. Best Practice Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity in Online Education (PDF ) (2009)
• Wilson, Jack [President, UMass]. Distance Learning: A Strategic Tool (PowerPoint) [Presentation, US Distance Learning Association] (2010)