Mission Statement

Kapi‘olani Community College provides open access quality online learning experiences with genuine human connections.

Vision Statement

As a leader in quality online teaching and learning, Kapi‘olani Community College fosters supportive online communities for engaging, authentic and transformative learning experiences that both prepare and empower students for their futures.

Definition of Regular and Substantive Interactions

Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) is a requirement for Distance Education (DE) classes at Kapi‘olani Community College. In meeting this requirement, instructors are responsible for interacting with students on a predictable and regular basis. They monitor students’ academic engagement and success, and proactively engage in substantive interactions with the students. These interactions occur in at least two of the following ways:

• Providing direct instruction (ie. instructor-created videos, slide presentations, or other instructional materials or meeting with the class synchronously online)
• Providing feedback on assignments (preferably individualized)
• Providing information and/or responding to questions
• Facilitating group discussions (including discussions that utilize Web 2.0 tools such as Padlet, FlipGrid, collaborative creation tools, etc.)
• Engaging in one or more of the following instructional activities:
  • Sending announcements, reminders or nudges to students
  • Holding synchronous group or individual conferences
  • Assigning and facilitating peer feedback
  • Assigning and facilitating group projects
  • Assigning and facilitating student-led instruction (student presentations, student-led discussions, etc.)
  • Sharing individualized course performance, progress, and/or early-alert reports with students