what is the Center for teaching excellence?

Maintaining an ongoing dialogue about good teaching is done through seminars,
workshops, individual counseling, and course assessment activities with individuals,
departments, and colleges and schools. CTE supports their improvement, development
and enhancement of university teaching, and the highlighting and rewarding of
excellent teaching is achieved through: the development of teaching effectiveness for faculty and teaching assistants through orientations, instructional development
activities, evaluation of teaching performance, individual consultation on teaching
practice and mentoring; the enhancement of teaching performance of mid-career and
senior faculty by continuing education workshops and activities directed towards
updates on new teaching and learning theory, technology, and pedagogy.

a brief history.

The Center for Teaching Excellence was initiated by the Board of regents in June 1987,
within the Office of Faculty Development and Academic Support (OFDAS), to function as
an academic support office with the overall mission of providing instructional and
professional development activities and services for UHM faculty and academic staff.
CTE provides programs that focus on creating teaching and learning environments in
which:

        • • faculty, teaching assistants and students are engaged by and grow in their
          knowledge of the course materials together. Simultaneously, knowledge and
          understanding of students and of teaching and learning develops in a climate of
          greater respect and exchange;
  • • professional development integrates understanding of the culture, history and
    people of Hawai’i. This is critical for faculty and teaching assistants, may of whom come
    from cultures and educational backgrounds very different from our students at Manoa,
    who in great part are born and raised in Hawai’i.

news!

 

Happy Holidays penguin December 7, 2011— Manoa Green Days & Happy Holidays!
 In order to continue the efforts to preserve our environment and
operate in a sustainable manner, the Center for Teaching
Excellence is observing Manoa Green Days this holiday season and will be closed:

• Saturday, December 17, 2011 through Monday, January 2, 2012
thinking October 21, 2011—Nomination for Excellence in Teaching Awards
For the academic year 2011-2012, the Board of Regents will present six awards to Mānoa faculty and the Chancellor may award additional Citations in recognition of outstanding performance as teachers. Submit your nomination here!
umbrella September 8, 2011—Peter V. Garrod Distinguished Graduate
Mentoring Award
The Peter V. Garrod Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award
recognizes mentoring excellence by graduate faculty at the
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM). Each year, the Graduate
Council invites nominations and presents one award to an
outstanding graduate faculty who demonstrates foremost excellence in mentoring. Click here for more information!
plumeria August 27, 2011 — First Saturday at Kanewai Lo'i
First Saturday community work day: 8am - Noon
Meet under the mango tree at Kanewai
If you have questions please contace: Kanewai@hawaii.edu
warm sun August 10, 2011 — Welcome New Faculty!
New Faculty Orientation will be held Wednesday, August 17, & Thursday, August 18. learn more..
ARTstor July 29, 2011 — Teaching with ARTstor
The ARTstor Blog is the place to find interdisciplinary teaching ideas with our new series: Teaching with ARTstor. This week we feature "Re-historicizing Contemporary Pacific Island Art" by Marion Cadora, a graduate student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. learn more..

Meda Chesney-Lind

Robert Perkinson

 April 29, 2011 — National Book-writing Awards
Separate books written by UH Mānoa Women’s Studies Professor Meda Chesney-Lind and American Studies Associate Professor Robert Perkinson have been awarded 2010 PASS (Prevention For A Safer Society) Awards by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency.

Chesney-Lind’s book, “Fighting for Girls: New Perspectives on Gender and Violence,” features a broad range of perspectives and empirical studies that seek to separate facts about trends in the use of violence among girls from misconceptions perpetuated by the media.

Perkinson’s book, “Texas Tough: The Rise of America’s Prison Empire,” covers the history of American punishment, focusing on Texas, the country’s most incarcerated and politically influential state. read more..
 Gerald Meredith April 1, 2011 — Specialist Emeritis
We're very pleased to announce Gerald Meredith has been appointed Specialist Emeritis by the Board of Regents, University of Hawai'i at Manoa in recognition of his past contributions to the campus. Congratulations, Dr. Meredith!
 candle March 17, 2011 — "Aloha for Japan"
A UH Manoa student-organized candlelight vigil, “Aloha for Japan,” will be held on Friday evening, March 18, on the Bachman Hall lawn from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., marking the one-week anniversary of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami devastation, and current nuclear threat.  The public is invited to participate. The candlelight vigil will utilize the lights from cell phones instead of candles. At 7:46 p.m., there will be a moment of silence to coincide with the approximate Hawai‘i time that the earthquake struck Japan last Thursday.
 Japan tsunami March 16, 2011 — Our Thoughts and Prayers
Our thoughts and prayers lie with the people of Japan as they face tremendous challenges in their country due to the earthquake and tsunami last week. There is an an opportunity to provide monetary donations to the Japan Relief Fund this Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at special tables in the Campus Center, Shidler College of Business, and Moore Hall. All the proceeds from these tables will go to the American Red Cross.
 Gerald Meredith February 2, 2011 — Honoring a Colleague
Gerald Meredith retired on December 30, 2010 after 12 years directing the Office of Faculty Development and Academic Support, and after 43 dedicated years at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Among his many commitments to our campus, he served on multiple tenure and promotion review committees, organized the annual Chancellor’s Teaching and Service Awards, and contributed to annual Convocation programs and read more..
 ARTstor February 1, 2011 — ARTstor has gone mobile!
All 1,000,000+ images from the ARTstor Digital Library are now accessible through iPad, iPhone, and the iPod Touch to registered ARTstor users. ARTstor Mobile provides read-only features such as searching, browsing, zooming, and viewing saved image groups. Also try the new Flashcard View, which allows you to test your knowledge by viewing the image without textual information, and then flipping the image to reveal the image record. read more..