The focus of this course draws upon place-based writing theory and practices to facilitate students’ connections to Hawaiʻi. Scholars in the field of composition have advocated for place-based writing to be integrated into classrooms because writing that’s tied to place and community encourages students to seriously consider the effects of their interactions, their intended audiences, and underlying purposes of their content (Esposito, 2012). Through the course’s Canvas website, students will engage in “Talk Story” activities through Flipgrid that analyze works from both Native Hawaiian and local scholars and writers while responding to the ideas and questions posed by their peers. By engaging with place and literature, students can explore their relationships and responsibilities to the communities in Hawaiʻi, which are lessons students from Hawaiʻi, the continent, and other countries can benefit from.
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Maeva Anderson is a 2nd year student in the Learning Design and Technology at the University of Hawaii Manoa.
Melanie Chan-Vinoray is a 2nd year student in the Learning Design and Technology at the university of Hawaii Manoa. She will graduate from the program at the end of this Semester.
Joshua Dimaya grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. Upon receiving his degree in Management Information Systems and Secondary Education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, he has worked in the IT fields for 4 years before deciding into moving into the DOE. Joshua is a computer science teacher and tech coordinator at his alma mater. He credits his experience in the private field in helping to modernize the tools and technology structure available to students, educators and faculty at the school. He is always constantly looking into improving and evolving the technology infrastructure of the school. He is a second-year LTEC master’s student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Dr. Katherine Watson has been teaching French, English, ESL, linguistics, anthropology, and journalism for more than five decades, at first among farm laborers in picking fields, then in traditional classrooms, and ultimately online. She co-conceived, developed, and taught the first online adjunct to a telecourse offered by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Annenberg Learner’s French in Action. Then, she launched the first completely-online course in California’s Coast Community College District. Her publications have concentrated on language and thought, as they are transmitted and learned through time, space, and mode of delivery, as well as the transdisciplinary nature of learning. Dr. Watson is also a professional translator and interpreter and a swimmer in any sea.
Kwi Park-Kim is Associate Professor of Business & Information Systems Department at