Section	Description	Page
1.0 -	Foreword	2
2.0 -	Collective Strengths/Collaboration	2
3.0 -	Constituent Awards	2
4.0 -	2001 Constituent Plans	4
4.1.0 -	Hawaii State Department of Education	4
4.2.0 -	Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS)	9
4.3.0 -	University of Hawaii	13
5.0 -	Supplemental Programming Funds	17
6.0 -	Year 2001 Educational Access Calendar	17
7.0 -	Conclusion	18
Appendix 1 -	Samples of 1999 Educational Access Progress Report	19
Appendix 2 -	Application for Educational Programming Consultation/Funding Form	22

1.0 - Foreword

The Hawaii Educational Networking Consortium (HENC) submits the following plan to provide information relating to the overall direction of Educational Access (EA) for the calendar year 2001. This plan also serves as HENC's recommendation for the February 2001 awards.

HENC firmly believes that the core of economic development is deeply rooted in education. The Consortium is also aware that telecommunication and information technologies have long been envisioned as important learning tools by education in Hawaii. To this end, HENC is confident that Educational Access Cable assists in providing life-long learning opportunities to a large sector of citizens of our State, and more importantly to those who can not or will not enter our schools and campuses.

Because of the above beliefs, the Consortium is convinced that public investments in Educational Access Cable also serve as a foundation to enhance and expand the social and economic vitality of the State and its people.

2.0 - Collective Strengths/Collaboration

The Department of Education (DOE) and the University of Hawaii (UH) currently have multiple sites for the recording and broadcast of educational programs--as well as a long history of collaboration. Because of the intrinsic and perceived value of these assets HENC continues to consider it a high priority to sustain the current state of EA and make advancements where possible.

Therefore when formulating this plan, and considering funding issues, it seemed fundamental that continued and ongoing support for both the UH and DOE’s facilities, staff and in-house expertise was important. HENC believes these assets benefit all of the Educational Access constituents and the viewing public.

Collaboration and a sharing of assets between constituents is an understood prerequisite to receiving an Educational Access award. Reciprocal assistance and the sharing of expertise is a precondition of all of the entities who are a part of this plan.

3.0 - Constituent Awards

This document describes three entities that HENC deems paramount to accredited education in Hawaii. Collectively their students, faculty and staff account for, and have impact upon, more than one-third of the State's total population on any given year. Clearly not all of this impact is through access programming--but it is believed that through effective planning of Educational Access Programming more can be done to extend and expand education's reach and impact.

The following three sections define the specifics of the recommended 2001 awards. The three HENC defined constituents to this plan and the total award recommendations are as follows:

3.1 - Department of Education, State of Hawaii

Core Programming *	$ 352,427.00
Supplemental Programming	$ 26,247.15
Total 2001 DOE Award:	$ 378,674.15

3.2 - Hawaii Association of Independent Schools

Core Programming (February 7, 2001 - August 6, 2001)	$ 37,500.00
Core Programming - upon satisfactory mid-year 2001 report (August 7, 2001 - February 6, 2002)	$ 37,500.00
Supplemental Programming **	$ 0.00
Total 2001 HAIS Award:	$ 75,000.00

3.3 - University of Hawaii

Core Programming	$ 393,724.00
Supplemental Programming	$ 29,597.85
Total 2001 UH Award:	$ 423,321.85

* The DOE refunded $2427 from their award during 2000 for overpayment--the increase in their core programming fund is due to a reimbursement for the collective refund.

** HAIS has not expended any of their previous Supplemental Programming fund allotment and currently have $11,562.38 set aside for additional programming.

 

The above constituent awards includes funding for two separate aspects of educational access--Core Programming Activities and separate awards for Supplemental Programming. Section 4.0 of this plan clearly defines how each of the constituents will use the funds for the Core Programming portion of the funding.

In addition to the Core Programming activities both the DOE and UH have been awarded Supplemental Programming funds and are charged with the supervision of these funds to be used solely for programming requests which are additional, yet supportive, to the activities described in Section 4.0. These funds are for use in their respective educational arenas (K-12, Higher Education). The use of these funds will be detailed in future HENC reports. The request form to apply for the Supplemental Programming Awards can be found in Appendix 2 of this plan.

4.0 - 2001 Constituent Plans

The following three sections define the specific use of the funding for each 2001 award.

4.1.0 - Hawaii State Department of Education - 2001 Educational Access Award

4.1.1 - Educational Environment and Issues

The Department of Education (DOE) is a single statewide school district which operates approximately 252 regular schools, 3 special schools, and one State center for special students. These figures include more than 160 schools on Oahu. During the past year the DOE's enrollment exceeded 185,000 students.

For the DOE distance education and distributed learning are considered to be important components for the equitable delivery of education to all students within the State of Hawaii. The Department of Education, through its Teleschool Branch, remains committed to the expansion of distance learning programs and video series. During 2001 the cable access venue will continue to be an important focus for the DOE's instructional development.

The Department of Education’s video network consists of four remote sites: Kalani High School DLT studio, McKinley Adult Education DLT studio, the Lililuokalani DLT studio, and the Teleschool Branch (coupled with the Play Back Center) which is located on the second floor of the Olelo office in the Mapunapuna area. The Kalani and Mckinley sites are studios equipped to tape and transmit original programming. DOE has taken the first steps in a plan to upgrade the studio equipment for digital conversion. They have completed the assessment of wiring and equipment status and have finished the required rewiring of the Kalani High School studio.

While the primary focus is upon the student-learners--the distance learning venue is also important to the DOE’s staff and in-service development planning. This programming is also intended to assist educators (including homeschoolers) and others in support of the educational community as a whole. An additional focal point of this learning environment is the fact that EA programming can also help students to begin to understand the technology that surrounds them and how it can and will impact their lives.

Because of the magnitude, diversity and reach of the DOE it is difficult to assess the exact extent of the impact of educational access programming. During the past semester it is estimated that more than 45,000 students, faculty and staff participated in the DOE cable access programs.

4.1.2 - Year 2001 Educational Access Award

For the timeframe of January 1 - December 31, 2001, HENC recommends that the DOE be awarded $352,427.00 for Core Programming Activities. An additional award of $26,247.15 will be made for Supplemental Programming.

4.1.3 - Year 2001 Project Description

During 2000 the DOE has been laboring to increasing its local program offerings. To this end, the Teleschool branch has been helping to facilitate planning with other DOE offices to produce appropriate programming for in-school, in-service and adult education venues. Such courses continue to provide new learning environments for both students and teachers and seeks to empower the community to utilize a variety of technologies to make learning and teaching more meaningful, timely and continuous.

During this plan's timeframe Teleschool will continue to integrate and expand on programming which assists with classroom instruction and aligns with the State’s content and performance standards. The DOE-based programming which was been developed during 2000 has been in support of statewide initiatives addressing the critical need for curriculum materials in the areas of science, geography, environmental education, literacy and technology.

During 2001 these standards-based efforts will continue to be a DOE focus. Examples of on-going programming include: EARTH 4,5,6, Exploring the Islands 4, KidScience 4,5,6, Music Factory 3,4 and Voices and Wings 5,6 which have developed, along with DOE partners, as live interactive shows, utilizing master teachers who share their expertise with classes statewide. These are heavily utilized series and the preliminary teacher and student evaluations (which were undertaken during 2000) are favorable for these series.

During the past year much new programming has been developed, these include: School Connections, a DOE weekly news program designed to facilitate communication within the Department of Education; Teacher Quality: Doing What Matters Most for Hawaii's Schools, a twelve part series centering around the work of the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future State project in Hawaii (sponsored in partnership with Hawaii Teacher Standards Board); Focus on Families, in partnership with the University of Hawaii's Center on the Family, designed to help raise children in today's complex society; and That's Right, a ten part series focusing on home economics with real life chefs in the community.

Funds from this plan will also be used to continue existing programming in previously defined need areas (Science, Geography, Environmental Education, Music, and Character Education) which were compiled from field survey data of school-level needs. Other credit course programming continuing during 2001 will include: AP Calculus, Advanced Guidance, Youth Entrepreneurs, An Odyssey in Voyaging and Cool Talk.

Support from this award will allow for the continuation of the above stated programs and provide for the further dissemination of new programming in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Additional future programming will also focus on credit courses (such as AP Calculus and AP Statistics which will be offered to schools which do not have sufficient enrollment), expansion of EARTH to include grade 3 with an integrated language arts and geography model, customized staff development course work; and the Annenberg K-12 Math Science Curriculum Strategies for teachers.

The combined resources and content expertise from the various DOE departments, in collaboration with the Teleschool staff, will also plan and develop programs and courses on a variety of topics. Examples of planned content areas include: children with disabilities; foreign languages in elementary schools; teacher reading and content area instruction; professional development; safety awareness and accident prevention; Hawaiian immersion strategies; and, teacher certification. Lastly, the Department will also be producing "enrichment" type courses for students in topics such as art, music, study skills.

4.1.4 - Year 2001 Schedule

The DOE's scheduled focus by semester for 2001 will be as follows:

Spring 2001

Production of distance learning programming, in-service staff development, and new programming to include:

In School:

KidScience 4,5,6;

EARTH 4,5,6; with the addition of EARTH 3 which integrates
language arts and geography;

Exploring the Islands 4;

Music Factory-Live 3,4;

Voices and Wings 5,6;

AP Calculus;

Advanced Guidance;

Youth Entrepreneurs;

Cool Talk;

An Odyssey in Voyaging;

DOE News;

Teacher Certification;

That's Right;

Manomano Ka Ika;

Holoholo;

Original Island Fables; and,

Arts and You.

In-Service:

Safety Saves, Safety Works;

Protect Hawaii;

Operation and Maintenance of Public Schools;

At Your Fingertips;

DOE Video Conference Centers;

Teacher Portfolios;

Felix Consent Decree; and,

ISPED -Integrated Special Education Program.

Summer 2001:

School Connections;

That's Right;

Update of the EAZY series including:

combined tunes,

strumming,

grindz; and,

Computer tidbits.

Fall 2001:

Continuation of Distance Learning programming (This includes KidScience 5,6, EARTH 3,4,5,6, Exploring the Islands 4, Music Factory 3,4, Character Education 5,6. AP Calculus);

Continuation of School Connections; and,

Expansion of staff development based on the findings of the needs survey, in-service training packages will be developed with appropriate agencies and department personnel. These will likely include teaching strategies, technology skills and standards, reading and literacy.

4.1.5 - Year 2001 Goals and Objectives

Teleschool will continue working to develop and upgrade a broadcast / video network infrastructure that supports increased airtime offerings of comprehensive educational programs for all students and teachers. The funds for DOE's Core Programming Activities will also be used to support the distance learning studio operations and personnel to provide technical services for education to plan, produce, and disseminate local programming for broadcast/cablecast statewide.

The DOE also plans to expand its satellite infrastructure and upgrade the video server capabilities to take advantage of additional satellite programming available to expand content and their hours. Currently, the DOE/Teleschool is responsible for developing programming, scheduling, acquisitions and the transmission of daily telecasts on the access channel, TEACh. Original programs and rebroadcasts are currently scheduled during the approximate hours of: 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Saturday, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM on Sundays. With the award funds the DOE will be looking to increase programming hours by a minimum of 10% during the next year.

During 2001 the DOE will also oversee the Supplemental Programming Funds as defined in Section 5.0 of this report. These funds will be made available to Oahu's accredited educational communities for specific programming requests. Applications should be made using the form in Appendix 2 and will be accepted year-round subject to the availability of funds.

In addition, the Department will continue to refine its ongoing assessment which will evaluate its productions (as to the alignment with now-defined state content and performance standards). Additionally, this assessment (and the standards) hopes to determine the programming effectiveness in raising student learning.

Teleschool will continue to provide programming which meets the technical standards for transmission over cable as established by Olelo. The complete DOE schedule as well as a listing of standard-centered television programming can be found on the web at: http://teleschoolwww.k12.hi.us/

4.1.6 - Framework for Measure

During 2001 the DOE will continue to focus their resources on increasing the TEACh Channel's local program offerings. The following elements will constitute the benchmarks for this undertaking, and for the overall implementation and evaluation of this award:

• Hours of programming (original, live, other educational institutions);

• Hours of courses available (credit, non credit);

• Estimates on number of students enrolled or using the program; and,

• An account of equitable access of instructional services for students in remote areas.

An assessment of the effective use of the Supplemental Programming Funds will also be part of the measure. This review will include feedback on: use of funds, dissemination of program information, programming hours and perceived value of Supplemental Programming.

The DOE will also provide timely Educational Access related feedback, planning input and benchmark information within the timeframes defined in Section 6 - Year 2001 Educational Access Calendar.

4.1.7 - Year 2001 Reporting Structure

A DOE progress report (see Appendix 1, Attachment A) will be completed at the end of the Spring and Fall 2001 semesters. These reports will be due to HENC by July 15, 2001 and January 15, 2002. In addition to the program matrix information, a list of all programs by title and by category will be provided for inclusion in the reports.

The mid-year and annual report will also include details furnished by the DOE on all Supplemental Programming Awards funded during the period. The information reported will include: project title, entity or partnership name, individual contact name, amount of the award, description of programming and other details relevant to the programming.

The DOE will also share with the Consortium any relevant information collected during the planned evaluation and assessment of its productions so that the other education programmers in the State can benefit from this insight.

4.1.8 - Single Point of Contact

The following individual will act as the entity contact for both the Core and Supplemental Programming Funds:

 

Department of Education, State of Hawaii

Geriann Hong
Director
Teleschool Branch
1122 Mapunapuna Street, Ste. 201
Honolulu, Hawaii 96819

Phone: (808) 837-8004

Fax: (808) 837-8010

Email: geri_ann_hong/telesch/hidoe@notes.k12.hi.us

 

4.2.0 - Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS)

2001 Educational Access Award

4.2.1 - Educational Environment and Issues

HAIS believes that there is overwhelming interest and excitement in learning to effectively use technology to improve education for Hawaii's children. To this end HAIS plans to continue to pursue the achievement of its mission through establishing and supporting academic communities of educators, students and parents. In its newly adopted Strategic Plan, the building of such academic communities depends on the active exploration of existing and new technologies, including cable access television.

The Hawaii Association of Independent Schools is presently engaged in the design, planning and program expansion necessary to increase its centralized technology services to member schools. In addition to its existing Internet connectivity and professional development programming, HAIS envisions the addition of Educational Access cable and distance learning opportunities as the next step in enhancing services to its member schools.

To assist with the design, planning and implementation of EA-related services and programs, HAIS has asked a sub-section of its existing Technology Group to serve as an advisory board to provide direction and oversight to the technology and access services available to its 64 members schools, and more generally to all 125 non-public schools in Hawaii. Programs and services now being developed will serve a population of approximately 3,000 teachers, and 36,000 students.

HAIS also advocates on behalf of independent education and participates actively in the educational dialogue in our broader community. Programs and services developed with EA funding are envisioned to enhance communication and the exchange of information in support of learning communities of teachers, students, parents, and school administrators. These services will strengthen individual schools and support their efforts to achieve educational quality and excellence for students.

History has shown that the learning capacity of schools increases by sharing knowledge, experiences, and resources with one another. However, too many schools are operating in isolation and "reinventing the wheel" because there are too few venues available for sharing ideas and information on a regular basis. With these issues in mind HAIS has attempted to define a project with its goal to strengthen a broad-based academic community by using cable programming and Internet technologies to increase communication and collaboration.

4.2.2 - Year 2001 Educational Access Award

For the timeframe of January 1 - December 31, 2001 HENC recommends that HAIS be awarded $75,000 for Core Programming Activities. The total amount of this award shall be paid in two increments of $37,500.00. One increment for the first six months of the year and an additional $37,500.00 at mid-year (upon review by HENC and reporting of satisfactory progress made toward agreed upon program goals). All of the funds for this award are for Core Programming Activities. HAIS will not be awarded Supplemental Programming funds for 2001.

4.2.3 - Year 2001 Project Description

Common society constraints imposed by time, schedules, location and funding makes it not always possible to depend on building communities by face-to-face contact. This project will focus on an alternative strategy, using cable programming, combined with an interactive website, to support communication and sharing at all levels.

The use of cable programming, coupled with technology, will allow HAIS to:

a) Provide cross linkages among individual schools;

b) Empower teachers by providing for their participation in professional development activities (create, share and evaluate learning materials, mentor one another, etc.);

c) Observe and engage in discussion groups with teachers from other schools; and,

d) Begin to connect educators, students, and parents into a total learning community.

This project will enable HAIS to design and develop an overarching technology structure with the capacity to connect to other educational partners on Oahu and throughout the State. Award funds will be used primarily to design and implement the system, train personnel, upgrade and purchase basic equipment and software, maintain a primary level of services capable of supporting a variety of cable programs, and produce programs for live broadcast and rebroadcast on EA cable television.

4.2.4 - Year 2001 Schedule

The funds in this project will be used to advance the following activities as they relate to developing and producing cable programs. Over the next 12 month period HAIS will continue its work by:

1. Consulting a technology specialist to further enhance and troubleshoot the existing, but new, infrastructure design and development plan for cable programs;

2. Training association staff to develop and produce programs for cablevision;

3. Training technology staff from member schools to develop and produce programs for cablevision;

4. Developing the curriculum for a distance learning prototype course such as the proposed "Invitation To Teach" program, intended to generate interest and consideration of careers in teaching for public and private high school students;

5. Increasing capacity for implementing monthly studio programming designed to instruct on issues related to independent education;

6. Increasing capacity for implementing programming designed to share topical educational programs from conferences and workshops with a broader cable access audience;

7. Developing working relationships with the UH and/or DOE studio facilities, staff and consultants to produce HAIS sessions for EA cable, and set the stage for program expansion; and,

8. Continue the purchase and upgrade of basic equipment and software to support pre- and post-production work at HAIS.

 

4.2.5 - Year 2001 Goals and Objectives

Assuming satisfactory progress, this proposal will be funded through 2001 at the rate of $75,000.00. These funds will be used to create the infrastructure to develop, record and cablecast educational programs ranging from academic courses to single sessions on educational topics of interest to the broader community. Such an infrastructure will launch and support a range of learning community activities in the following areas: (1) teaching and facilitating networking; (2) taping and broadcasting workshops, conference sessions, discussions on current and relevant educational topics; and, (3) developing and broadcasting course offerings that schools may not be able to offer in their regular programs.

During the year the educational funds will be specifically used to support the following programming activities:

1. Refining and expanding the overall infrastructure that will enable HAIS to produce cable programs;

2. Taping, editing, and broadcasting select HAIS topical programs, such as sessions from the HAIS Annual Statewide Teachers Conference, sessions from the HAIS Annual Trustees Seminar, presentations on school safety issues, and excerpts from the 2000 Pacific Basin Conference;

3. Collaborating with DOE teachers, who are currently developing distance learning courses at DOE's TeleSchool, to mentor HAIS teachers;

4. Broadcasting programs for an HAIS monthly cable series on private education issues of interest to the broader educational community;

5. Developing models for cable courses such as the Invitation To Teach program; and,

6. Implementing an evaluation system to solicit feedback on HAIS cable programs.

In addition to the dollars provided by the educational funds, HAIS plans to concentrate its energy on the needed support and planning to facilitate network resources for the independent school community.

4.2.6 - Year 2001 Framework for Measure

The following benchmarks will be used to monitor progress, report and to evaluate the year of activities:

1. Continue to convene, on a regular basis, a five-member Advisory Committee to review the infrastructure design and implementation for cable program development through the establishment of learning communities that cross-school boundaries;

2. Tape and broadcast 12 cable programs per semester for educators and parents;

3. Maintain a monthly cable program on independent school issues; and,

4. Continue to develop prototypes of cable programs and broadcast segments for testing, feedback and review.

An assessment of the effective use of the Supplemental Programming Funds will also be part of the measure. This review will include feedback on: use of funds, dissemination of program information, programming hours and perceived value of Supplemental Programming.

HAIS will provide timely Educational Access related feedback, planning input and benchmark information within the timeframes defined in Section 6 - Year 2001 Educational Access Calendar.

4.2.7 - Year 2001 Reporting Structure

At the mid-point and end of the funding period, HAIS will submit a report containing qualitative and quantitative data on their proposed program activities. These reports will include a description of the overall baseline design for access as well as a summary on the progress on the above section, Framework for Measure. The reports will also list all of the programs produced by HAIS and the audiences served. These reports will be due to HENC by July 15, 2001 and January 15, 2002.

While no new Supplemental Programming funds are being awarded to HAIS for the 2001 year, the mid-year and annual report will include details furnished by HAIS on all Supplemental Programming Awards during the period from previous funds. The information reported will include: project title, entity or partnership name, individual contact name, amount of award, description of programming and other details relevant to the programming. Any programming that is developed from the Supplemental Program Funds will be clearly defined as such.

4.2.8 - Single Point of Contact

The following individual will act as the entity primary contact for both the Core and Supplemental Programming Funds:

 

Hawaii Association of Independent Schools

Robert M. Witt
Executive Director
Ala Moana Pacific Center, Suite 1212
1585 Kapiolani Boulevard
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814

Phone: (808) 973-1540

Fax: (808) 973-1545

Email: robertw@hais.org

Web: www.hais.org

 

4.3.0 - University of Hawaii - 2001 Educational Access Award

4.3.1 - Educational Environment and Issues

Information technologies allow the UH to extend its reach beyond the traditional limitation of a classroom and expand access to higher education across the State. The goal of UH's Distance Learning and Instructional Technology (DLIT) department is to make access to the rich array of instructional resources--already available to an on-campus student--available to students anywhere in the State who are committed to higher education, but are unable to attend a UH campus which offers their program of choice.

This goal is consistent with the mission of the University of Hawaii which sights the preservation, creation and transmission of knowledge within society through teaching, research and service. The UH endeavors to provide all qualified people in Hawaii an equal opportunity for a quality college and university education.

On Oahu, the University of Hawaii has facilities at the UH Manoa campus well as at Honolulu Community College, Kapiolani Community College and Leeward Community College. The UH Manoa site and each of the community college sites have production facilities for the development of cable programming as well as studio/classrooms for the transmission of live programming. Additionally each of the campuses also has post-production facilities and appropriate control rooms which include environments needed to facilitate a wide array of distributed education activities.

The enrollment history in the university’s cable courses attest to the need for this program. In 1995, when the first courses toward the AA program were offered, registrations numbered below two hundred. It is projected that enrollment will stabilize around 800 due to crowding constraints of the broadcast day.

Additionally the UH will continue to focus upon the broader public sector who have an interest in a particular subject area--but not necessarily for a credential. While the numbers and needs of this audience are harder to assess--a consistent sell-out at system bookstores of course-based materials (beyond the quantities needed for the registered students) is one on-going testimony to its success.

As it has been in the past, this project is in alignment with the University’s plan and provides for an on-going funding base which will allow the UH to continue to expand and refine the delivery of the Associate of Arts (AA) degree over cable access television. Additional information about the AA program can be found at:

http://www.hawaii.edu/uhcc.e-learn/test/

4.3.2 - Year 2001 Educational Access Award

During the timeframe of January 1 - December 31, 2001 HENC recommends that the UH be awarded $393,724.00 for Core Programming Activities. An additional award of $29,597.85 will be made for Supplemental Programming.

4.3.3 - Year 2001 Project Description

This system-wide proposal is a collaboration among all of the campuses of the University of Hawaii, to provide, on a constant and continuous basis, the delivery of the Associate of Arts (AA) degree, employing the resources of educational access cable and the Internet.

In recent years students have become aware that the UH cable courses are a reliable source for education and that they can complete a significant portion of their education using the tools of distance education.

Funding for the continuation of this project will allow for further progress toward the courses necessary for the completion of an AA degree. Funds will also be used to revise existing programs, and provide ongoing support for consistent broadcasting of these programs.

This award helps to significantly enhance the options available to Hawaii's students. The two most notable enhancements lie in time and place. In today's economy many traditional students are seeking employment prior to graduation or during their schooling. Additionally many high school students are seeking early admission into the University or an early start in their college coursework. These educational sectors find the flexibility of distance learning instruction a viable alternative to the traditional form of delivery. The financial basis of this award will help to assure that cable access remains a viable option for access to secondary education on a constant basis.

Stable funding for this project provides benefits to the public by supporting the Associates of Arts (AA) Degree offered by the community colleges. Four broad examples of these benefits include: transferability to a baccalaureate granting institution; opportunities for occupational growth, training and skill upgrades; improved economic success for the learner and the State; and, occasion for personal enrichment.

As it has been in the past, as part of this award, the UH will continue to provide the use of its media production facilities, the faculty salaries for the delivery of the courses (this award provides support for faculty only during the development of the course for cable delivery), remote camera equipment, student assistance and the use and support of the statewide distance learning infrastructure.

4.3.4 - Year 2001 Schedule

The year 2001 schedule for UH is as follows:

January - April 2001:

Establish the schedule of courses to be produced and revised;

Broadcast Spring 2001 semester courses and programs;

Conduct and compile ongoing print-based and online evaluations; and,

Plan for Summer 2001 schedule.

 

May - July 2001:

Submit Spring semester progress report;

Broadcast Summer 2001 semester courses and programs;

Revise/produce courses according to the schedule during 1st quarter;

Conduct and compile ongoing online and print-based evaluations; and,

Finalize Fall 2001 semester schedule.

 

August - December 2001:

Compile Summer 2001 semester progress report;

Broadcast Fall 2001 semester courses and programs;

Revise/produce courses according to the schedule established above;

Conduct and compile ongoing online and print-based evaluations; and,

Submit final report.

4.3.5 - Year 2001 Goals and Objectives

The goals and objectives of this award are to continue to provide a broad range of programming (that corresponds to course work) which allows students to advance toward an AA degree with some flexibility in their schedule. The greatest benefit of this flexibility is that it allows for students to enter into the program at any time.

The award will be used for:

1) offering credit courses which apply towards the Associate of Arts degree (this will include the on-going development of new courses, as well as the revision of previously produced courses to keep content and delivery fresh and relevant);

2) informational programs for the community; and,

3) basic infrastructure requirements for the continual broadcasting of all programs.

In addition to the credit courses for an AA degree, the UH will also provide informational and non-credit programming to support work towards the AA degree. Examples of these programs include: The Transfer Network, Learning Skills, Student Success and programs of the English Language Intensive series. Programming such as Legally Speaking, You and the Law, Fitness Forum, and Emeritus College are intended for the general public, capitalizing on the expertise of the faculty throughout the University system.

Currently, the UH's goal is to be responsible for developing programming, scheduling, acquisitions, rebroadcasts and transmission for its daily telecast on the access channel, TEC. The approximate hours of broadcast during the school year by the UH includes: Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 7:45 AM - 10 PM; Tuesday/Thursday from 7:45 AM - 9:30 PM; Saturday 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM; and, Sunday from 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM. With the availability of these funds the UH will be looking to increase programming hours by a minimum of 10% over the term of the next school year. The complete UH schedule is available via the web at: http://www.hawaii.edu/dlit/sched/Cable.html

The UH has made a substantial commitment and subsequent investment in infrastructure to support distance learning activities. The UH will continue to internally support the broadcasting of locally produced programs. Finally, in the spirit of cooperation the UH will make available its facilities and staff, on a space and personnel available basis, to support programming for Consortium members (i.e. E O Mai).

4.3.6 - Framework for Measure

The following benchmarks of this proposal will be achieved over a one-year period. The mid-year and annual reports will define the progress toward the following tasks:

1. produce 4 new programs each year;

2. revise 5 previously produced programs each year;

3. refine and implement an online course evaluation;

4. update the AA degree program for distance;

5. provide for appropriate support services to students working toward their AA degree;

6. provide continued support for programming for current collaborations (i.e. Emergency Medical Service certification course); and,

7. provide approximately 20 credit courses and related cable programming each semester of the academic year.

Evaluations for the courses which are conducted during the planning period will be presented with qualitative information highlighting any significant accomplishments and or concern. To protect the rights and privacy of the course instructors the UH reserves the right to provide only summary information of any evaluation.

An assessment of the effective use of the Supplemental Programming Funds will also be part of the measure. This information for review will include feedback on: use of funds, dissemination of program information, programming hours and perceived value of Supplemental Programming.

The UH will also provide timely Educational Access related feedback, planning input and benchmark information within the timeframes defined in Section 6 - Year 2001 Educational Access Calendar.

4.3.7 - Year 2001 Reporting Structure

The University of Hawaii will supply information relating to its Core Programming on the standardized progress report (see Appendix 1, Attachment B) at the close of each semester. These reports will be provided to HENC by July 15, 2001 and January 15, 2002 and will include a list of all programs by titles and by category.

The mid-year and annual report will also include details furnished by the UH on all Supplemental Programming Awards funded during the period. The information reported will include: project title, entity or partnership name, individual contact name, amount of the award, description of programming and other details relevant to the programming.

4.3.8 - Single Point of Contact

The following individual will act as the primary entity contact for both the Core and Supplemental Programming Funds:

 

University of Hawaii

Hae Okimoto
Manager, Distance Learning & Instructional Technology
2532 Correa Road, Building 37
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

Phone: (808) 956-3504

Fax: (808) 956-9966

Email: hae@hawaii.edu

 

5.0 - Supplemental Programming Funds

During 2001 HENC again authorized a Supplemental Programming Award for the year 2001. This allows for additional educational programming during the calendar year. Two of the three constituents have been awarded varying portions of the funds totaling $55,845.00. These funds will be solely used for supplemental educational access programming during the course of the year--within their respective areas.

Promotion of the availability of these funds will largely be the responsibility of the entities to their respective audiences. If the applicant is not from an accredited institution the entity will attempt to team the applicant with an accredited partner. Initial contact and data collection for those interested in applying for funding will be gathered using a common tool for the collection of related programming information. An example of this form can be viewed in Appendix 2. All of this information (including the application form) will be made available via the HENC website (http://www2.hawaii.edu/~henc/).

When an application is submitted the corresponding entity relating to the request will provide for the initial consultation, internal review and award recommendation or rejection. Each of the entities' are required to be accountable for the use of the funds in their own reporting to HENC.

The reports on Supplemental Programming are due on July 15, 2001 and January 15, 2002 and will clearly identify how the programming funds were expended. HENC will compile each of the reports into a collective document. It has been made clear to each entity receiving funds that any resulting programming will be "in addition" to the programming which is identified in the core programming activities of this document.

6.0 - Year 2001 Educational Access Calendar

The 2001-02 calendar for Educational Access is as follows:

January 31, 2001 - EA Annual Report for Year 2000 is Due

February 7, 2001 - EA Funding for 2001 is Released

July 15, 2001 - Information Due from Constituents for Mid-Year Report

July 31, 2001 - Mid-Year Report Due

October 1, 2001 - Begin Planning Process for 2002

November 1, 2001 - Draft Constituent Proposals/Plans Due to HENC for Review

December 1, 2001 - Final Proposals/Plans for 2002 Due from Constituents

December 31, 2001 - Annual EA Plan for 2002 Due

January 15, 2002 - Information Due from Constituents for 2001 Annual Report

January 31, 2002 - EA Annual Report for Year 2001 is Due

 

7.0 - Conclusion

The Consortium is well aware that education is the future and that Educational Access is an important component to the future of education.

This document constitutes the consolidated plan for Educational Access activities for the calendar year 2001. Collectively this plan allocates $32,427.00 less to Educational Access than the year 2000 plan. This amounts to an overall funding decrease of more than 3.5%. In the face of such cuts the Consortium, and the plan constituents, have attempted to maintain baseline resources for what are deemed "core" activities central to EA. It also makes modest provisions for support of additional programming requests that are identified during the year.

As stated before, the eventual and overall Educational Access goal of the Hawaii Educational Networking Consortium is to aid the Constituents of this plan in providing high-quality educational content, designed for Oahu’s viewers, for the two educational access channels--seven days a week, on a 24 hour basis.

HENC is confident that upon fulfillment of this plan great strides can be made toward the above stated goal during 2001. The Consortium would like to thank to Olelo for allowing us to facilitate this planning process and for the continued funding of Educational Access activities for the viewing public.

Attachment A

Name of Grantee:

Contact Person:

Dates Covered in this Report:

UNITS OF MEASURE	PREVIOUS SEMESTER	THIS SEMESTER	YEAR TO DATE
Number of hours of local programming
Number of hours of credit courses   Live   Taped delayed   Rebroadcast
Number of hours of non-credit programs   Live   Taped delayed   Rebroadcast
Number of hours of educational programming From non DOE Institutions   Live   Taped delayed   Rebroadcast
Number of students enrolled/using programs

Significant achievements (qualitative on separate sheet)

List of Programming by Category (on separate sheet)

 Attachment B

Name of Grantee:
Contact Person:
Grant Dates:
Dates Covered in this Report:
UNITS OF MEASURE	Previous Semester	Fall Semester	Year to Date
number of hours of credit courses
• locally produced
• purchased/ produced elsewhere
• live
• tape delayed
• rebroadcast
number of hours of non-credit programs
• locally produced
• purchased/ produced elsewhere
• live
• tape delayed
• rebroadcast
number of hours of informational programs
• locally produced
• purchased/ produced elsewhere
• live
• tape delayed
• rebroadcast
number of credit courses
number of non-credit programs
number of students enrolled in credit courses
Significant Achievement
List of programming by category

Project/Program Title

Primary Contact Name

Mailing Address

City/State/Zip

Phone Fax Email Address

Description of proposed programming (attach ONE page if additional space is needed):

Amount of Funding Requested: ______________________ Today's Date: ________

Program of Type

Is this programming envisioned as an Individual Program or a Series?

__ Individual Program

__ Series Frequency of Series ______________

Subject Area

This program will primarily address:

__ Education Instruction

__ Education Issues

Preferred Time of Cable Cast

Ideal timeframe for premiere of programming ____________________

Is this program time-sensitive in nature? __ No. __ Yes (if yes describe) ____________

Sector

This program will be intended for the following viewing audience:

__ K-12 __ Higher Education __ Adult Education __ Private School __ Other