Leveraging Technology for General Education Learning Outcome Assessment with Hawaii Pacific University The challenge In the fall of 2015, Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) launched its current general education program, which takes advantage of Hawaii’s position as the American gateway to Asia and the Pacific to introduce students to ideas, perspectives, and experiences relevant to their lives. “We cultivate the skills, knowledge, and values expected of all educated persons: critical thinking, information literacy, oral communication, quantitative reasoning and written communication,” said Valentina Abordonado, assistant dean of general education. HPU has adopted the Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) rubrics launched in 2007 by the America

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