Distance Learning Faculty Resources and Services

Best Practices for Teaching Online Courses

• The Best Practices information and guidance are covered via the following topics:
  • Course Guiding Principles and Organization
  • Delivering Lectures (Synchronous and Asynchronous)
  • Communicating with Students
  • Running Lab Activities
  • Fostering Communication and Collaboration between Students
  • Collecting Assignments
  • Assessing Student Learning

Course Design and Development

• Learn how to Design Your Online Course at UH Hilo.
• Make your online course more accessible using these ADA Accessibility Guidelines.
• Check these Copyright Guidelines and Interactive Tools before using copyrighted materials.

Course Management

If you don’t already do so, we highly recommend that you use the Course Facilitation Checklist. It’s a tool that provides tips, reminders, and links to resources that will assist in the implementation of a successful online course throughout the semester, for both you and your students.

UH Online Quality Course Design Program

The University of Hawaiʻi's goal is to assure the high quality and integrity of all online courses and to meet accreditation standards for our online programs. This is being accomplished through the UH Online Quality Course Design Review facilitated by the UH Online Innovation Center.

To get started, visit the UH Online Quality Course Design Program website .

Are your students ready for online learning? Help them succeed online by:

• Assigning them to complete the UH Orientation to Online Learning .

According to OER Commons : "Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse at no cost." Examples of OERs available on the OER Commons site include full university courses, interactive mini-lessons and simulations, adaptations of existing open work, and electronic textbooks.

• Visit the Mookini Library’s Open Educational Resources (OER) webpage to learn more about OER and help your students save on costs.
• Get Open Educational Resource assistance from our UH Hilo Librarians, Amy Saxton at saxton@hawaii.edu or Brian Bays at bbays@hawaii.edu.

• Looking for some great Professional Development opportunities to continue with, or get you started on, your online course development? Visit the Faculty DL Professional Development Opportunties webpage.
• The UH Online Innovation Center offers a wide-range of live and on-demand recorded webinars to meet your needs in the areas of course development, course management, and student engagement.
• Access additional information about UH Hilo-based Professional Development opportunities, such as the UH Hilo Professional Development Committee, the Academic Professional Development Program, and more.

• Provide your students with a link to the University Policy and Service Statements . This is document is maintained by stakeholders and covers up-to-date information on:

  • Academic Advising
  • Academic Integrity
  • Academic Success
  • Basic Needs
  • Campus and Community Resources
  • Computer Support
  • Disability and Access Services
  • Mental Health/Suicide Prevention
  • Student Conduct
  • Students of Concern
  • Title IX

• Access information on various Multimedia Resources such as Zoom, ScreenPal, VoiceThread, Mookini Library video streaming resources, Turnitin, and more.

• Find support information about ADA Accessibility, Captioning, and Copyright Guidelines.

• Library Support - online reserve and curriculum support information.
• Zoom Room, HITS (Hawaiʻi Interactive Television System), and CyberCANOE:
  • General Information about Hawaiʻi’s interactive video (ITV) services .
  • Video conference room information and scheduling process at UH Hilo.
• Help Desks:
  • UH Hilo Technical Help Desk.
  • UH System Help Desk.
• Hilo Bookstore - sells/rents books and offers a wide range of supplies.
• The UH Online Innovation Center (UHOIC) is part of the Academic Technologies group in the UH Systemʻs Information Technology Services (ITS) and provides instructional design and consultation and instructional design opportunities across the UH System.

• Computer Assistance
• Distance Learning Office Set-up and Other Technology
• Loanable Technology through Distance Learning Support and Wahi Pāpaho at Mookini Library

Proctoring

• UH Hilo Testing Center
  • Review the UH Hilo Testing Center's infographic outlining the services they offer.
  • Review the Proctoring Services guidelines and procedures information.
  • Access information on Assessment proctoring.
    • Find an Exam Proctor .
    • Print out the Proctoring Request Form .
    • Email it to the proctoring testing site identified.
• Quick Tips: Using Zoom for Exam Proctoring