Office of Faculty Development & Academic Support

Welcome to OFDAS!

Events

Faculty Honors & Awards Convocation
Pays tribute to the importance that students, faculty and administrators place on quality teaching and research at UHM.

New Faculty Orientation
welcomes new faculty to the UH Manoa campus each semester.

Faculty Awards Convocation
New Faculty Orientation

Awards

Each year the University honors members of the faculty and staff who have demonstrated excellence in their teaching, research and community service. OFDAS coordinates the selection of Board of Regents, Chancellor Citation, and Clopton awardees and has pioneered the development of a quantitative screening and qualitative peer review procedure.

Awards Information

2013 Award Recipients

News!

Welcome new faculty! The Office of Faculty Development together with a number of members of the UH Manoa community will be hosting the Spring 2013 New Faculty Orientation on Thursday, January 3, & Friday, January 4.

New Faculty Orientation 2013


eCAFE [electronic course & faculty evaluation]

eCAFE is a campus-wide evaluation option for understanding how courses and instructions are perceived on the Mānoa campus, for assisting faculty gathering evidence of course and student satisfaction, and for eliciting student suggestions on developing a better course.
eCAFE

OFDAS Units

The Center for Teaching Excellence focuses on creating successful teaching and learning environments, while the Faculty Mentoring Program's focus is on professional development related to successful renewal, promotion and tenure processes for UH-Manoa faculty. The Center for Instructional Support provides support for instruction through technology and technology-related resources.
Center for Teaching ExcellenceFaculty Mentoring ProgramCenter for Instructional Support

Mid-semester evaluation Service

Diagnostic Instructional Feedback Service is offered by the Center for Teaching Excellence and include small group instructional diagnosis, classroom observation, online course evaluation, and pencil and paper. These services reexamine & revitalize teaching strategies.
Mid-semester Evaluation