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September, 1998
IN THE PAPER VERSION OF THIS NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTED TO FACULTY AND STAFF, THE CONTENT IS ARRANGED IN COLUMNS AND LOOKS A LITTLE MORE LIKE A "REAL" NEWSLETTER.

CANDIDATES SHARE THEIR VIEWS WITH HCC

Sponsored by Faculty Development, Republican hopeful Maui Mayor Linda Lingle recently addressed the faculty, staff, administration, and students. Governor Ben Cayetano will follow on the 15th of this month. Frank F. Fasi will be on campus the day after that.

Mayor Lingle's presentation, attended by about 150, emphasized team building, fairness in government, and vision. She spent substantial time answering questions on such issues as the economy, vocational education, welfare reform, support of the UH system, Bishop Estate, and, if elected, how she would work with a heavily Democratic legislature.

Governor Cayetano will be in Building 27, Room 111 at 2:30 on the 15th (Tuesday). Come meet the governor -- an opportunity for EVERYONE to hear what he says, ask him questions, and shake his hand. In very few states do faculty have such an opportunity. But Hawaii is small, and our population is concentrated. Let's take advantage of the opportunity we have to meet with the governor on as close to an individual basis as possible.

Former long-time Honolulu mayor Frank Fasi will be in the cafeteria at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, the 16th (a change since originally announced). Known for his no-nonsense style, he promises an interesting presentation.

NOW'S THE TIME FOR STUDENT FEEDBACK

Why wait until the end of a course to get feedback from students? End-of-semester evaluations may provide data for reappointment and promotion dossiers, and they may suggest changes to make the next time around. But why not get student input early to help this semester when the students are still here? Why not get feedback now, make adjustments now, and receive better evaluations at the end of the semester?

Early in a course when students may not have a good basis for fairly evaluating a course and the instructor, a better tool than the standardized evaluation might be open-ended questions where students complete partial statements any way they choose. A few examples (but you can design your own):

Expect responses that are informative, funny, complimentary, critical, and "off the wall." Something can be learned from almost any type of response -- about oneself, the course, or the students. Students should complete the statements anonymously, and it is advised to share the results with them afterwards. You'll find it informative ... and a lot of fun.

FUND RAISING DINNER COMING UP ON THE 25th

A first-for-HCC fund raising dinner is slated for September 25th to raise money for various efforts and events that directly benefit the faculty and the college. $45 and $75 tickets are being sold to individual faculty, other HCC employees, HCC groups, affiliated industry representatives, and other supporters of the college. 399 attendees is the goal, and (at printing of this newsletter) well over 200 tickets have been sold.

It may not be too late to show your support and purchase a ticket. Individual participation is encouraged, or you can get your colleagues, industry people, advisory committee members, associates at other schools, and friends together to make up a table ten, or half table of five. But please show your support and purchase a ticket while they are still available. Contact Lorry Suehiro, Stephanie Bourassa, Louise Yamamoto, or others listed on posted flyers.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS MORE POPULAR AT $30

Only a day or so after Faculty Development put a flyer in everyone's mailbox, we matched last year's sales when the books were priced at $38. Books will continue to be available through November. Most of the savings coupons are valid through 1999. Restaurants, attractions, events, and services are included in all price categories -- from pretzels to fine dining, from UH athletic events to week-long cruises, from Al Phillips The Cleaner to $75 savings on eyewear, from pizzas to $250 savings on home purchase closing costs. There's something (a lot of somethings) for everyone.

Purchase an Entertainment Book from anyone on the Faculty Development Committee -- Charlie, Jerry, Doris, Keith, Frank, Paul, Doug, Ivan, Jim, or Rick.

CPC MEDICINE SHOW

Want to add or modify a course, but don't know how? Have you heard that the standard curriculum action form is eight pages long, that proposals need to go through the Division Chair, two committees, and the Dean of Instruction, that catalog changes require submission of proposals almost a year before the effective date, or that you'll need to include such data as contact hours, schedule caption headings, lecture-lab hours, major restrictions, etc.?

Ah... we've got the answers to all of your questions and the cure to all of your apprehensions -- a CPC (Committee on Programs and Curricula) virtual medicine show to cure all ills. An informational session Thursday, Sept 24 (2:30 in 7-420) will provide an overview of the proposal and review process, walk you through the paper and online forms, make it clear what's needed and what's not for different types of proposals, answer all of your questions, and identify faculty who are available and anxious to help. It's designed for first-timers, for faculty serving on curriculum committees, and for other interested facuty. Several presenters and a multimedia presentation. Arrive early (this room accommodates only 24).

IN THE WIND AT FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

We've tabulated the General College Meeting surveys and will try to accommodate all interests. A few things in the wind:

WORKSHOPS ON MICROSOFT WORD

Learn basic MS-Word in two sessions, Sept 22 and 29 (both Tuesdays). Kay Grimaldi will teach basic text, formatting, importing images, creating banners and charts, and much more. If you are either unfamiliar with Word, or use it but are limited to paragraph formatting and simple operations, these workshops are for you. 2:30 in Bldg. 2, Room TBA.

WEB COURSE TOUR AND WEB-CT WORKSHOPS

Six HCC instructors have developed and delivered courses entirely on the Internet. On October 1 (2:30 in 7-420) a number of them will demonstrate the results of their labor and creativity by taking you on a tour of their courses, show you how they solved problems inherent in online instruction, and answer any questions you may have.

Rose Sumajit now uses the Web-CT format for her online course. She will demonstrate that, then follow up in two later workshops specifically on using Web-CT for online instruction. The first follow-up workshop Oct 8 (2:30 in 7-420) will key on using Web-CT to implement virtual office hours. The topic of the second on Oct 22 will be announced later.

Particularly if you are interested in developing web materials or entire online courses, these are Faculty Development opportunities to be sure not to miss.

FACULTY MEMBER WINS BOOK AWARD

The Hawaii Book Publishers Association recently recognized ICS instructor Sam Rhoads' newly revised book, The Sky Tonight, with its 1997 Excellence in Guide Books award. The book contains seasonal star maps that can be held overhead and aligned with north to help locate star groups as they are positioned in the real sky. Unique semi-transparent overlays with lines that connect the stars in constellations can be folded down over the maps. The maps are therefore both true to the night sky and helpful for the beginner observer.

Sam has been a volunteer at the Bishop Museum Planetarium for years. He regularly presents a popular program at the planetarium on the first Monday of each month. A specialist in naked eye astronomy, Sam is well-known for his presentations, for his manner of making the night sky "feel comfortable" to others, and for his "loyal army of fans" at the planetarium.

For more information, check out http://www.bishop.hawaii.org/bishop/planetarium/sky.html, or catch his program at the museum at the next full moon, Monday, October 5th.

5-WEEK CALENDAR OF FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
SEP 14 SEP 15
Governor Ben
Cayetano at HCC
SEP 16
Frank Fasi at HCC
12:00, Cafeteria
SEP 17
New Faculty
Follow-up Mtg
SEP 18
Webshop3: Link
to Other Sites
SEP 21 SEP 22
Basic MS-WORD
Workshop
SEP 23 SEP 24
How to Make
Curric Changes
SEP 25
Webshop 4
Fundraise Dinner
SEP 28 SEP 29
Basic MS-WORD
Workshop
SEP 30 OCT 1
Web Courses
Tour
OCT 2
Webshop 5:
Copyrights
OCT 5 OCT 6
Faculty Dev.
Committee Mtg
OCT 7 OCT 8
WEB-CT Workshop:
Virtual Office Hrs
OCT 9
Webshop 6: Work
with Text

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