Teaching & Learning Excellence

OPDAS develops and expands quality professional development for UH West Oʻahu instructional faculty, faculty specialists, and lecturers. Through a variety of programs, resources and services, OPDAS is an information and support “hub” for faculty development needs and interests. The goals of OPDAS for teaching and learning excellence are aligned with the UH West Oʻahu Pahuhopu (institutional values). 

The goals of OPDAS for Teaching and Learning Excellence are to:

• Poʻokela – foster excellence in teaching, learning, and service to the community;
• Haumana – provide professional development that serves to enhance and enrich a distinct and accessible student-centered education that focuses on the 21st Century learner;
• Kaiāulu – enhance and strengthen an environment of community, collegiality and sharing so as to recruit, develop and retain highly qualified and knowledgeable faculty;
• Waiwai – promote interdisciplinary relationships between Divisions and across units to supplement and augment the integration of research, outreach, and/or community education activities of academic affairs, student affairs, and administrative departments;
• Hana Lawelawe – support faculty, staff, students, and our community holistically by embracing Native Hawaiian culture and traditions, while promoting student success in an environment where individuals of all backgrounds and intersectional identities are supported.

OPDAS serves as a conduit to various UH West Oʻahu departments and units including:

• Institute of Engaged Scholarship
• Assessment, Evaluation & Accreditation
• Institutional Research
• Office of Compliance
• Office of Distance Learning
• Student Life; Service Learning; College Success Advising