Center for Instructional Support is one of three centers (the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Center for Studies of Multicultural Higher Education are the others) comprising the Office of Faculty Development and Academic Support (OFDAS). Established as the Communications Center in 1962, CIS assumed its present name during a reorganization of faculty support services on the Manoa campus in 1987.
The Center is organized into three primary divisions -- MultiMedia, Graphic
Media Design, and Campus Central Repair -- and has a full-time staff of nine
professionals. The primary CIS facilities are located in Kuykendall Hall.
Visitors are always welcome. Tours for faculty and student groups will be
provided upon request.
The Center for Instructional Support exists to help UHM faculty members use instructional technology effectively in their teaching. It does so by providing a variety of services.
- Consult with UHM academic units and individual faculty members to
help them plan and provide the richest possible learning experiences
for students, and to assist them in using instructional technology
effectively within that context.
- Ensure that appropriate and desired instructional equipment
is easily accessible to faculty and students, through classroom
installations and a system of equipment pools.
- Ensure that requirements for appropriate
learning technologies are included in all university
academic planning and budgeting documents.
- Monitor UHM
classrooms
and laboratories
to ensure the
best possible
environment
for teaching
and learning;
serve as advocate
for the faculty
in the design
of all new
construction
and renovations
of classroom
facilities;
and serve as
ombudsman to
resolve faculty
and student
concerns about
classrooms.
- Develop high quality, effective instructional materials.
1733 Donaghho Road, Kuykendall Hall
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
TEL: (808) 956-8075
FAX: (808) 956-9535
E-Mail: cis@hawaii.edu
Main Office Hours:Monday - Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Revised June 2001
