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October, 1998
IN THE PAPER VERSION OF THIS NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTED TO FACULTY AND STAFF, THE CONTENT IS ARRANGED IN COLUMNS AND THE CALENDAR IS PRESENTED IN TABLE FORM.

FIRST FUND RAISING DINNER DRAWS 300

Two Photos of Fund Raiser If you missed the fund raising dinner on September 25th, you missed a blockbuster. Super planning and preparation made the first annual event a huge success by all accounts. 300 industry leaders, faculty, staff, administrators, and community supporters, including Lieutenant Governor Mazie Hirono, were treated to a special video, silent auction, prizes, entertainment, and, oh yes -- great food. Credit goes to Staff Development and everyone else who helped out.

NEW HELP FOR SELECTING TEXTBOOKS

An online source previously available only to wholesale book buyers, sellers, and publishers is now available to educators as well. Submit your name, institution’s name, e-mail address, and the titles of your courses to receive a password for access to data such as the 10 to 15 titles that represent 80% to 90% of the sales volume for particular types of courses. Faculty Online, the Monument Resource Information (MRI) site accessible to educators only since August of this year, also includes publishers’ promotional material, a title search feature, and a bulletin board where instructors can "voice" their opinions about the publishing industry.

MRI claims to have the only single resource for obtaining comprehensive title information in all disciplines. It also offers the assurance that information obtained in exchange for passwords will be kept private – no selling of mailing lists to publishers or others.

Check out MRI’s Faculty Online site listed at the "Resources" section in the online HCC Faculty Guidebook (accessible directly from the opening HCC Intranet page).

14 MONTHS OF SUPER SAVINGS

Savings now through ’99. Two-for-one savings on pizzas, UH athletic events, cruises, fine and casual dining, and much more. Super discounts on theater tickets, eyewear, airline tickets – even home purchase costs. Pay $30 ($8 less than last year) and save much more. Entertainment Books make great special occasion or holiday gift items. Purchase a book from any Faculty Development Committee member: Charlie, Frank, Doris, Keith, Ivan, Doug, Jim, Jerry, Paul, or Rick.

MID-MONTH MIXERS START

Take a break from whatever you do every school day. Get away from that same ol’ office, classroom, or shop. Come to the first mid-month mixer on Friday, the 16th. Everyone welcome – faculty, staff, administration, and others (except students). No shop stuff, no business or hidden agendas, no elaborate preparations, no strings attached (we won't even try to sell ya’ an Entertainment Book). Just come, meet others, socialize, and have a good time. Occasional movies and other informal entertainment.

Pupus, beer, soda, and anything else that turns up. $2 donation at the mixer, or bring drinks or snacks – but nobody will be checking your donation. Tentatively Bldg 2, Room 111, 3:00 until the last person leaves, but watch for updates on time and place.

EFFECTIVE/INEFFECTIVE TEACHER

Effective Teacher Ineffective Teacher
Empathetic Dominates, preaches
Cooperative, democratic "Flies off the handle"
Kind, considerate Never smiles
Patient Sarcastic
Wide interest Explanations not clear
Sense of humor Partial, has favorites
Interested in students Superior, aloof
Flexible Overbearing
Knowledge of subject Not friendly
Accepting, supportive Judgemental
Resource of information

Based on a 1986 survey of 12,000 adults.

LIBERAL ARTS SHOW

Absolutely every assessment of what business and industry are looking for in employees indicates that greater emphasis in training should be placed on basic workplace skills: general communication, problem-solving, computational, and personal interaction skills. Overwhelmingly, employers would prefer that technical skills training actually be reduced in favor of such training.

As part of HCC's effort to better integrate the liberal arts into the occupational-technical programs, on Thursday, Oct 16, Ron Pine and Terry Haney will give a multimedia presentation on how the liberal arts courses can help prepare technical students for the modern workforce. 7:30 and 2:30 in Bldg. 7, Room 403A -- two identical presentations. Flyers in Division 2, 4, and 6 faculty mailboxes show the time for which each person is scheduled.

Paying Attention to Core Abilities and Workplace Skills in the "Teaching Tips" section of the online Faculty Guidebook (http://www. hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/ FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/teachtip.htm).

USING A COMPUTER GRADEBOOK

Using the computer for keeping, figuring, and otherwise managing student grades will be the subject of a workshop with Mike Jennings on Tuesday, October 20th. Mike currently uses Jackson GradeQuick but is familiar with other computer grade books as well.

If you'd like to save time working on grades, if you'd like to be able to hand students on-the-spot "How am I doing?" reports at any time during a course, if you'd like to generate more class profile data at the punch of a button at the end of a course, or if you'd simply like to save time an the math involved in final grading, this workshop is certainly for you. Bldg. 2, Room 509, 2:30.

AMT MIXER

Early in November, Automotive Maintenance Technology will host a mixer (similar to the mid-month mixers) at their facility at the end of Kokea Street. Come, tour the AMT shops and classrooms, socialize, and enjoy beer, soda, and pupus. 3:00 to 5:00 on Friday, November 6. $2 donation, bring drinks or snacks, or just come.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE LECTURE METHOD

Research indicates that lecture is not a method of instructional delivery by which students typically learn best. Methods that involve greater student participation, that are more experiential, and that are designed specifically to accommodate different learning styles are more effective.

Let's talk about alternatives -- self-paced instruction, research-based instruction, group discussion, field experience, etc. Can lecture be abandoned without sacrificing content? Can group discussions generate anything new that nobody already knows? If spoken lecture is to be replaced, should written textbooks go the same way? What methods of instruction are practiced in model foreign countries?

Bring your questions, experiences, and ideas to an informal round table discussion October 29th at 2:30 (place TBA).

WORKSHOP IN POWERPOINT

Remember the General College Meeting presentation of work on the Academic Development Plan, the blue background projections from a laptop computer, the replacement pages that swooshed in from the side? Power presentations like that can be created for classes and other groups.

On Tuesday, October 13th, Kay Grimaldi will teach you in only one workshop everything you need to know to create super PowerPoint presentations. Bldg. 2, Room 509 at 2:30.

5-WEEK CALENDAR OF FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
OCT 5
Webshop 5 with
Jon Blumhardt
OCT 6
Making Curric
Changes, How to
OCT 7
Faculty Dev.
Committee Mtg
OCT 8
Web-CT Workshop:
Virtual Office Hrs
OCT 9
OCT 12
Webshop 6 with
Jon Blumhardt
OCT 13
PowerPoint Work-
shop, Kay Grimaldi
OCT 14 OCT 15
Lib Arts Show to
Occupa-Tech
OCT 16
Mid-month Mixer
3:00
OCT 19
Webshop 7: Simple
Mail-to Forms
OCT 20
Computer Gradebk
with Mike Jennings
OCT 21 OCT 22
Web-CT Workshop
with Rose Sumajit
OCT 23
OCT 26
Webshop 8:
Still Images
OCT 27
CPC Meeting
OCT 28 OCT 29
Roundtable on
Lecture Method
OCT 30
NOV 2
Webshop 9: Work-
ing with Photos
NOV 3
Election Day
NOV 4
Faculty Dev.
Committee Mtg
NOV 5
Tentative:
Service Learning
NOV 6
Mixer at AMT
Facility on Kokea

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