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SEVEN PRINCIPLES FOR GOOD PRACTICE SEVEN PRINCIPLES FOR GOOD PRACTICE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION By Arthur W. Chickering and Zelda F. Gamson Reprinted with permission. Apathetic students, illiterate graduates, incompetent teaching, impersonal campuses -- so rolls the drumfire of criticism of higher education. More than two years of reports have spelled out the problems. States have been quick to respond by holding out carrots and beating with sticks. There are neither enough carrots nor enough sticks to improve undergraduate education without the commitment and action of students and faculty members. They are the precious resources on whom the improvement of undergraduate education depends. But how can students and faculty members improve undergraduate education? Many campuses around the country are asking this question. To provide a focus for their work, we offer seven principles based on research on good teaching and learning in colleges and universities. Good practice in undergraduate education: encourages contact between students and faculty, develops reciprocity and cooperation among students, encourages active learning, gives prompt feedback, emphasizes time on task, communicates high expectations, and respects diverse talents and ways of learning. We can do it ourselves - with a little bit of help... These seven principles are not ten commandments shrunk to a 20th century attention span. They are intended as guidelines for faculty members, students, and administrators -- with support from state agencies and trustees -- to improve teaching and learning. These principles seem like good common sense, and they are -- because many teachers and students have experienced them and because research supports them. They rest on 50 years of research on the way teachers teach and students learn, how students work and play with one another, and how students and faculty talk to each other. While each practice can stand alone on its own, when all are present their effects multiply. Together they employ six powerful forces in education: activity, expectations, cooperation, interaction, diversity, and responsibility. Good practices hold as much meaning for professional programs as for the liberal arts. They work for many different kinds of students -- white, black, Hispanic, Asian, rich, poor, older, younger, male, female, well-prepared, underprepared. But the ways different institutions implement good practice depend very much on their students and their circumstances. In what follows, we describe several different approaches to good practice that have been used in different kinds of settings in the last few years. In addition, the powerful implications of these principles for the way states fund and govern higher education and for the way institutions are run are discussed briefly at the end. As faculty members, academic administrators, and student personnel staff, we have spent most of our working lives trying to understand our students, our colleagues, our institutions and ourselves. We have conducted research on higher education with dedicated colleagues in a wide range of schools in this country. With the implications of this research for practice, we hope to help us all do better. We address the teacher's how, not the subject-matter what , of good practice in undergraduate education. We recognize that content and pedagogy interact in complex ways. We are also aware that there is much healthy ferment within and among the disciplines. What is taught, after all, is at least as important as how it is taught. In contrast to the long history of research in teaching and learning, there is little research on the college curriculum. We cannot, therefore, make responsible recommendations about the content of good undergraduate education. That work is yet to be done. This much we can say: An undergraduate education should prepare students to understand and deal intelligently with modern life. What better place to start but in the classroom and on our campuses? What better time than now? Seven Principles of Good Practice. 1. Encourages Contact Between Students and Faculty Frequent student-faculty contact in and out of classes is the most important factor in student motivation and involvement. Faculty concern helps students get through rough times and keep on working. Knowing a few faculty members well enhances students' intellectual commitment and encourages them to think about their own values and future plans. 2. Develops Reciprocity and Cooperation Among Students Learning is enhanced when it is more like a team effort that a solo race. Good learning, like good work, is collaborative and social, not competitive and isolated. Working with others often increases involvement in learning. Sharing one's own ideas and responding to others' reactions sharpens thinking and deepens understanding. 3. Encourages Active Learning Learning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn much just by sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences and apply it to their daily lives. They must make what they learn part of themselves. 4. Gives Prompt Feedback Knowing what you know and don't know focuses learning. Students need appropriate feedback on performance to benefit from courses. When getting started, students need help in assessing existing knowledge and competence. In classes, students need frequent opportunities to perform and receive suggestions for improvement. At various points during college, and at the end, students need chances to reflect on what they have learned, what they still need to know, and how to assess themselves. 5. Emphasizes Time on Task Time plus energy equals learning. There is no substitute for time on task. Learning to use one's time well is critical for students and professionals alike. Students need help in learning effective time management. Allocating realistic amounts of time means effective learning for students and effective teaching for faculty. How an institution defines time expectations for students, faculty, administrators, and other professional staff can establish the basis of high performance for all. 6. Communicates High Expectations Expect more and you will get more. High expectations are important for everyone -- for the poorly prepared, for those unwilling to exert themselves, and for the bright and well motivated. Expecting students to perform well becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy when teachers and institutions hold high expectations for themselves and make extraefforts. 7. Respects Diverse Talents and Ways of Learning There are many roads to learning. People bring different talents and styles of learning to college. Brilliant students in the seminar room may be all thumbs in the lab or art studio. Students rich in hands-on experience may not do so well with theory. Students need the opportunity to show their talents and learn in ways that work for them. Then they can be pushed to learn in new ways that do not come so easily. Teachers and students hold the main responsibility for improving undergraduate education. But they need a lot of help. College and university leaders, state and federal officials, and accrediting associations have the power to shape an environment that is favorable togood practice in higher education. What qualities must this environment have? A strong sense of shared purposes. Concrete support from administrators and faculty leaders for those purposes. Adequate funding appropriate for the purposes. Policies and procedures consistent with the purposes. Continuing examination of how well the purposes are being achieved. There is good evidence that such an environment can be created. When this happens, faculty members and administrators think of themselves as educators. Adequate resources are put into creating opportunities for faculty members, administrators, and students to celebrate and reflect on their shared purposes. Faculty members receive support and release time for appropriate professional development activities. Criteria for hiring and promoting faculty members, administrators, and staff support the institution's purposes. Advising is considered important. Departments, programs, and classes are small enough to allow faculty members and students to have a sense of community, to experience the value of their contributions, and to confront the consequences of their failures. States, the federal government and accrediting associations affect the kind of environment that can develop on campuses in a variety of ways. The most important is through the allocation of financial support. States also influence good practice by encouraging sound planning, setting priorities, mandating standards, and reviewing and approving programs. Regional and professional accrediting associations require self-study and peer review in making judgments about programs and institutions. These sources of support and influence can encourage environments for good practice in undergraduate education by: setting policies that are consistent with good practice in undergraduate education, holding high expectations for institutional performance, keeping bureaucratic regulations to a minimum that is compatible with public accountability, allocating adequate funds for new undergraduate programs and the professional development of faculty members, administrators, and staff, encouraging employment of under-represented groups among administrators, faculty members, and student services professionals, and providing the support for programs, facilities, and financial aid necessary for good practice in undergraduate education.

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-- The Maui Historical Society and Bailey House Museum ~ Keeping Maui's History and the Natural History of Ancient Hawaii Alive MAHALO TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS! ...... Koa Level - Aloha Glass Recycling, Tri-Isle Realty & Development Co., Inc., Pacific Radio Group, Starbucks Coffee & Jamba Juice Hawaii 'Ulu Level - A & B Foundation, HI% Recycling Efforts, Maui Realty Company, Inc., Rotary Club of Wailuku, Kent & Paula Smith `A`ali`i Level - Bailey Cousins, Chuck Hazama, ECM Inc., Ing, Horikawa, Jorgensen & Stewart, Goodfellow Brothers Inc., Honua`ula /Wailea 670, Dave & Terri Jorgensen 2375-A Main Street Wailuku, Hawaii 96793 Office Ph# 808.244.3326 Fax# 808.244.3920 eMail - info@mauimuseum.org Mission Statement The Maui Historical Society shall collect, preserve, study, interpret, and share the history and heritage of Maui. E Ho'oulu Aloha - "To Grow In Love" will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2005 Join us as we celebrate our 5th Annual Concert Fundraiser featuring Uluwehi Guerrero & friends. Tickets are available now! To be an event sponsor, donate auction items, or to volunteer, please contact Roz at the Bailey House. MAHALO!! The Bailey House Museum Built in 1833, the Bailey House is now a museum showcasing Hawaiian culture, artifacts, paintings, and furnishings from nineteenth-century Maui. Located in historic Wailuku Maui, Hawaii, built on the site of the Royal compound of Kahekili, last ruling chief of Maui, the house served as the Mission station for the Wailuku Female Seminary for Girls until 1847, then occupied by Edward Bailey and his family until 1888. On the grounds are gardens with native Hawaiian and missionary-era plants, Hawaiian artifacts, missionary furnishings, and paintings by Edward Bailey. Visit the Museum Shop for good books about things Hawaiian, recordings of Hawaiian music, small treasures, and gifts - all made in Hawaii These are ways of "Keeping Maui's History Alive"! Museum and Gift Shop Hours: Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Closed Sunday, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day Office Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Research Hours: Monday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Space is limited for researchers. It is best to call for an appointment. Research Assistant Available: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Admission: Adult $5, Senior $4, Child 7-12 years $1; Members and children 6 years and under free Mahalo For Your Help In Keeping Maui's History Alive The Maui Historical Society Board of Trustees and staff are dedicated to the mission to collect, preserve, study, interpret and share the history and heritage of Maui. As caretakers of the land, artifacts, photographs, and documents that have been entrusted to our care, it is our responsibility to ensure that the cultural roots and history that define our community will continue to be there for future generations. Roslyn Lightfoot, Executive Director This web site is hosted by Meyer Computer, Inc. 2141 Vineyard Street Wailuku, Hawaii Mahalo! |E Komo Mai| | Events | | Membership | | Paintings | | Water of Kama | | Historic Wailuku | | Let's Talk Story | | Land Snails | | Hats | | Links | | Archives |

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Volcano Inn Bed And Breakfast, Hawaii Volcano Inn, Volcano HI Volcano Inn, Volcano Inn Bed And Breakfast Inn, Volcano Inn vacation HOME FIND AN INN TRAVEL CLUB INNS FOR SALE MY FAVORITES INNKEEPERS Start a New Search :: Hawaii :: Volcano :: Volcano Inn add to my favorites email this page -- printer friendly version -- Volcano Inn 19-3820 Old Volcano Road Volcano, HI 96785 Total Rooms: 8 Rates: $99 to $136 CONTACT INFORMATION Contact Innkeeper via Email Now or Check Availability INNKEEPER(S) Joan Prescott-Lighter PHONE: (808)967-7293 (800)997-2292 FAX: (808)985-7349 Visit our website at: http://www.volcanoinn.com Description Rooms & Rates Policies Services & Amenities Discounts Activities Description If sleeping next to a volcano is on your adventure list, this inn is uniquely located on three acres just a short drive from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in a rainforest at an elevation of approximately 4,000 feet. Welcome chocolates are offered at check-in. Elegant upcountry accommodations include exquisitely appointed guest bedrooms with private entrances, refrigerators, heat, coffee/tea service, and personal amenities. Breakfast is served in a light-filled dining room and features a cereal bar with the inn's signature granola and yogurt, wholesome baked breads and pastries, Poha and O'Hello berry jams, Kona coffee, guava juice and seasonal island fruits. Aloha hospitality is the inn's specialty and will assist in organizing adventures into the park, excursions to Waipio Valley, the Mauna Kea Observatory and other activities. Location: Country and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Rooms & Rates Rates: $99 to $136 Payment types accepted include Master Card, Visa, Travelers Checks and Cash. Rooms: This property has 8 total guest accommodations with private bath, 1 two-bedroom suite, 1 cottage and 1 guest house. The types of beds available include King, Queen, Twin and Double. Policies Minimum Stay Requirements: *NO APPLICABLE SURCHARGE FOR ONE NIGHT STAYS! Cancellation: Cancellations prior to 72 hours arrival by 3pm will be charged a one night stay. Cancellations made within 72 hours arrival by 3pm will be charged a $25 processing fee plus a one night stay. You may cancel by FAX (808)985-7349, email stay@volcanoinn.com or call us at (808) 967-7293 during business hours of 9am-4pm Monday-Friday. Upon cancellation you will be provided with a cancellation number as well as a cancellation letter. Phone messages will NOT be accepted. Failure to provide proper notice will possibly incur additional charges. Pets: Innkeepers pets on premises. Smoking: Prohibited. Services & Amenities Meals Included in Rates: Breakfast. Types of meals: Early Coffee/Tea and Continental Plus Breakfast. Amenities In Room: Cable TV, Reading Lamps, Refrigerator, Ceiling Fans, Snack Bar, Clock Radio, Coffeemaker, Television, Desk, VCR, Hair Dryer, Bathrobes, Bath Amenities, Wireless Internet Access and Iron/Ironing Board. Amenities On Site: Bicycles, Library, Parlor Games, Computers, PC, Copy Machine, Phone, Fax, Fireplace, Stables, Limited Handicap Access, Television, VCR, Gift Shop, DVD, gardens, exercise room and running/walking paths. Discounts Special Discounts: Kama'aina 10% Discount (State of Hawaii ID required) Activities Other Activities: Antiquing, Art Galleries, Beaches, Bicycling, Golf, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Live Theater, Museums, Parks, Shopping (Local Crafts), Tennis, Wineries and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Recommended Restaurants: Kilauea Lodge Restaurant, Volcano House Restaurant, Thai Thai Lava Rock Cafe Kiawe Kitchen Historic Interest The Inn was built in 1928 by the Mist family and was used primarily as a summer house to escape the heat and crowds of city life. This is probably one of the first properties to have been established in Volcano. Historic sites nearby: Petroglyph sites Romantic Interest Located in giant fern tree rain forest, active lava flows Back to Search Results Start a New Search Find Restaurants and save 50% on dining CURRENT WEATHER in Volcano ILoveInns.com | Find an Inn | About Us | Add Your Inn | Privacy Policy

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Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii - Father Damien. Some 2,200 miles (3540km) southwest of California, in the heart of the Hawaiian islands, is the island of Molokai. Shaped somewhat like a fish (the locals say a shark) with its head facing east, its tail in the west and a dorsal fin rising from its back on the north shore. That dorsal fin is the nearly flat, ten-square-mile (25.9 sq km) Makanalua Peninsula which juts into the Pacific below the world's highest sea cliffs. A place of stunning beauty, it's been blessed by nature's grandeur, and cursed by humanity's ignorance and fear. While this area is generally referred to as Kalaupapa, in fact, Makanalua Peninsula is divided into three districts: The Kalawao district on the eastern edge; Kalaupapa and the settlement of Kalaupapa to the west; with Makanalua in the center. Inhabited from about 650 AD, the Hawaiians fished the rough surrounding ocean by outrigger canoe with nets and spears for over 1200 years . They also farmed the land, coaxing sweet potatoes, onions and taro from the harsh volcanic soil. With the vines of the sweet potato, their main vegetable, they fed their pigs, which in turn they used to barter with other villagers in the eastern valleys. While the peninsula was not largely settled, it was traveled much and used extensively. The entire area is divided and subdivided by low rock walls that continue for mile after mile, creating thousands of small lots of every imaginable shape. There is no written history of the people who built them; historians theorize that they were constructed as pens for raising pigs, as windbreaks for growing crops and possibly as property boundaries and land divisions. The early Hawaiians built fishing shrines called heiau as places to make offerings for their safety while fishing in the rough waters that surrounded the peninsula. These heiau were platforms built of stone in circular and square shapes. Some of their surfaces are filled with coral, while others have elaborate enclosures lined with flat rocks on which offerings of fish or shells were placed. Today, the trail from Topside Molokai to Kalaupapa is traveled by mule, by hikers, and on foot by some of the workers at the settlement. Hugging the nearly perpendicular cliffs, the trail is over three miles (5km) long and descends 1,600 feet (488m) to the peninsula. Along its course are 26 switchbacks that corkscrew in and out of canyons and ravines. There is also a small airstrip at the northern edge of the peninsula, used daily to bring in food, supplies and visitors. Once a year in the summer, when the seas are calm, a barge from Honolulu anchors at Kalaupapa, delivering thousands of pounds of rice, cases of beer, drums of gasoline and supplies to stock the grocery store and hospital. More Kalaupapa photos . Kalaupapa's reputation as a leprosy colony is well-known. Hansen's disease, the proper term for leprosy, is believed to have spread to Hawaii from China. The first documented case of leprosy occurred in 1848. Its rapid spread and unknown cure precipitated the urgent need for complete and total isolation. Surrounded on three sides by the Pacific ocean and cut off from the rest of Molokai by 1600-foot (488m) sea cliffs, Kalaupapa provided the environment. In early 1866, the first leprosy victims were shipped to Kalaupapa and existed for 7 years before Father Damien arrived. The area was void of all amenities. No buildings, shelters nor potable water were available. These first arrivals dwelled in rock enclosures, caves, and in the most rudimentary shacks, built of sticks and dried leaves. Taken after Damien had constructed most of the houses seen here, this photo shows the stark, barren peninsula and settlement at Kalawao in the 1880s. Folklore and oral histories recall some of the horrors: the leprosy victims, arriving by ship, were sometimes told to jump overboard and swim for their lives. Occasionally a strong rope was run from the anchored ship to the shore, and they pulled themselves painfully through the high, salty waves, with legs and feet dangling below like bait on a fishing line. The ship's crew would then throw into the water whatever supplies had been sent, relying on currents to carry them ashore or the exiles swimming to retrieve them. In 1873, Father Damien deVeuster, aged 33, arrived at Kalaupapa. A Catholic missionary priest from Belgium, he served the leprosy patients at Kalaupapa until his death. A most dedicated and driven man, Father Damien did more than simply administer the faith: he built homes, churches and coffins; arranged for medical services and funding from Honolulu, and became a parent to his diseased wards. Shown here in a rare pencil sketch from December, 1888, Damien contracted the disease, and after 16 years of selfless service, died in 1889. In 1886, Brother Joseph Dutton arrived at Kalaupapa to assist Father Damien. Dutton, an energetic and dedicated missionary priest, assumed many of the duties Damien was unable to perform as his leprosy progressed. Mother Marianne, another revered servant, devoted 29 years on the peninsula as an administrator, nurse and educator. She spent her life on the go, even as her age climbed well into the seventies. She died in 1918. In 1977, Pope Paul VI declared Father Damien to be venerable, the first of three steps that lead to sainthood. Pope John Paul II declared Damien blessed in 1995, the second step before canonization as a saint. With the advent of sulfone drugs in the 1940s, the disease was put in remission and the sufferers are no longer contagious. The fewer than 100 former patients remaining on the peninsula are free to travel or relocate elsewhere, but most have chosen to remain where they have lived for so long. The few cars on the peninsula travel at a top speed of five miles per hour, as there is nowhere to go and no reason to hurry. A broad smile and a friendly wave of the hand are commonplace and integral to the lifestyle. At Kalaupapa are the administration building, post office, book store, fire station, never-used jail and of course the hospital which, considering the size of the population, is one of the best staffed and equipped in Hawaii. In the center of the village stands the large town meeting hall, with a big blackboard nailed on its front and some chalk hanging nearby, just in case a message for someone needs to be written. While Kalaupapa is now a National Historic Site, it is also the home of the few former patients who chose to remain there. So access, is by law, strictly regulated. Unless you are invited by one of the residents, you must take the tour offered by Damien Tours of Kalaupapa (about $40.00). The peninsula can be reached by air or by way of the trail from upper Molokai. Visitors can hike in and out or ride one of the Molokai mules. Visitors must be at least 16 years old. Home | Photo Tour | Maps | Kalaupapa | FAQ | History | Activities Events | Molokai Ranch | Climate | Feedback Visitor Center

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