In May 2009, eight Pacific island students graduated from the University of Hawai‘i with Masters of Education (MEd) degrees. These students were part of the Regional Educational Masters Online Training in Evaluation (REMOTE) program. We congratulate the eight graduates from around Micronesia and American Samoa: Vaaalutasi Faiaip.au, Kamo Koloi, Siupolu Tela-Faasao, and Nu’u Tilo (American Samoa), Abraham Rayphand (Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia), Maria Dison (Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia), Kenson Alik (Republic of the Marshall Islands), Marleen Ngirametuker (Republic of Palau) .
REMOTE was a partnership between Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) and the University of Hawai‘i College of Education and was sponsored by the National Science Foundation. In order to earn their degrees, students completed a rigorous 2-year program of coursework online. This program was developed as a distance learning graduate program in evaluation specifically designed to meet the unique needs of participants in the Pacific region. The intended impact of the program was to build the capacity of education leaders in the Pacific to appropriately and effectively conduct and utilize program evaluation.
PREL is an independent, nonprofit 501 (c)(3) corporation that serves the educational community in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific, the continental United States, and countries throughout the world. PREL bridges the gap between research, theory, and practice in education and works collaboratively with schools and school systems to provide services that range from curriculum development to assessment and evaluation. In addition, PREL administers the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Pacific, 1 of 10 Regional Educational Laboratories funded through the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education. With a commitment to ensuring that all students have an equal opportunity to develop a strong academic foundation, regardless of circumstances or geographic location, PREL has service centers in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific islands, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM: Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap), Guam, Hawai‘i, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Republic of Palau.
For additional information about this media release or PREL and its work, please contact Javier Elizondo, Director of Communications, by telephone at (808) 441-1300 or by email at elizondoj@prel.org, or visit our website at www.prel.org.
(Posted Wednesday, March 24, 2010)
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