Japanese Society 5.0 and Educational Technology Research

Session Description
This presentation introduces the concept of Society 5.0 advocated by the Government of Japan for a super-smart society. It also describes how the educational technology research community has made contributions to the advancement of information education and ICT utilization in Japan.
Presenter(s)
Katsuaki Suzuki
Katsuaki Suzuki, Professor & Director, Research Center for Instructional Systems, Kumamoto University, Japan
Katsuaki Suzuki, Ph.D. is Professor and Director of the Research Center for Instructional Systems at Kumamoto University. He is currently serving as President of Japan Society for Educational Technology (JSET), one of the major academic organizations in this field with 3000 members. Since graduating from the Instructional Systems Program at Florida State University in 1987, Dr. Suzuki has published books and articles in the field of instructional design and learning technology.
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Ivory Tower Work Shouldn’t Hurt: Challenges and Solutions to the Problem of Faculty Bullying and Harassment in Higher Education

Session Description
Bullying and harassment is a growing problem in higher education. In this session, Dr. Mary Dereshiwsky explores some of the ways that faculty member bullying and harassment are manifested, sources of this harassment, and reasons why it occurs. She will also discuss potential solutions to reduce and prevent this problem to ensure safe workspaces for faculty in higher education
Presenter(s)
Mary Dereshiwksy
Mary Dereshiwksy, Professor, Northern Arizona University, United States
Dr. Mary I. Dereshiwsky is a Professor of Educational Leadership and Research at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, USA and is Assistant Department Chair for the Department of Educational Leadership. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and has developed and taught online courses in introduction to educational research, research design, and qualitative research. Dr. Dereshiwsky’s publication and presentation interests include designing effective online learning spaces, mentoring and evaluating online faculty, and effective student engagement practices in online instruction.
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Screencasting – Which Software to Use?

Session Description
Screencasting, not used much in the early days of distance learning, is popular today. Many screencasting software options are now available. This presentation examines the various screencasting options and provides guidance for selection compatible with the instructor’s purpose.
Presenter(s)
Satoru Shinagawa
Satoru Shinagawa, Professor, Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Kapiʻolani Community College, United States
Satoru Shinagawa has taught Japanese courses online since 1999. He is currently interested in how technology is best implemented in online learning. He enjoys the use of new technologies in his Japanese classes. These technologies are easily integrated into any online course.
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Game On: A Card Game that Sparks Creative Confidence

Session Description
Professional development workshops using image cards can help participants understand and embrace different perspectives.

Workshops vary in length but follow a general three-step scaffolding process: 1) a whole-group speed-dating icebreaker to familiarize participants with the image cards, 2) a paired activity in which participants share their likes and dislikes of the image on each card, and 3) participant reflections of how this activity can be applied.

This presentation will show you how to design the workshop with its unique card game strategy. You will also receive examples of how you can apply similar strategies in your own environment.

Presenter(s)
Meng-Fen Grace Lin
Meng-Fen Grace Lin, Associate Professor, Department of Learning Design & Technology, College of Education, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Unites States
Dr. Meng-Fen Grace Lin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Learning Design and Technology (LTEC) in the College of Education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She teaches graduate-level courses on mobile learning, design thinking, and research and evaluation of LTEC. Her recent research interests center on applying design thinking, creativity, and problem-solving in real-world education contexts.
Ariana Eichelberger
Ariana Eichelberger, Associate Specialist and Instructional Designer, Department of Learning Design & Technology, College of Education, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Unites States
Dr. Ariana Eichelberger is an Associate Specialist and Instructional Designer in the College of Education. Eichelberger manages the Instructional Support Group of the College and coordinates the College’s faculty professional development program. As a faculty member of the Department of Learning Design and Technology, Eichelberger teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in instructional design and technology integration. She is also an instructional designer with the COE’s Distance Course Design and Consulting group (DCDC).
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Taking Virtually Connecting From Conference Hallways to the Classroom

Session Description
Virtually Connecting (VC, http://virtuallyconnecting.org/) is a volunteer-driven international community movement that expands the reach and experience of academic conferences to those unable to attend in person. While virtual conferences center on content and presentations, VC uses simple group video conferencing to inclusively bring the valuable and informal hallway conversations between sessions, operating under principles of intentionally equitable hospitality. In this session, the presenters share how this unstructured, conversational format works with classes where experts are not brought in to lecture to students but rather to have intentionally equitable conversations. This will be a live session run in the same mode, tapping into a global network.

NOTE: View this session as a Virtually Connecting event that is hosted in Zoom but live-streamed through YouTube. Visit the blog post (http://virtuallyconnecting.org/blog/2020/04/02/tccsilver/) where the live stream URL is embedded once it begins. Ask your questions or post comments by tweeting to @VConnecting. Include the conference hashtag #tccsilver.

Presenter(s)
Alan Levine
Alan Levine, CogDogBlog
Alan Levine explores the potential of new technologies for education. He hoisted a web server on the Maricopa Community Colleges network in 1993 and has not left the web since. Levine has brought innovative ideas to his work with the New Media Consortium and the University of Mary Washington, and now is an independent consultant (http://cog.dog). Since 2003 Alan has shared his ideas and discoveries at CogDogBlog.com and is often making noise on twitter via @cogdog. Alan works from home in Mortlach, Saskatchewan where his current interests include digital storytelling, photography, bending WordPress to his whims, and randomly dipping into and sharing from the infinite river of the internet. He has presented and keynoted at TCC several times since 2004.
Maha Bali
Maha Bali, The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Dr. Maha Bali is Associate Professor of Practice at the Center for Learning and Teaching, American University in Cairo, Egypt. She completed her Ph.D. in Education at the University of Sheffield, UK and is co-founder of virtuallyconnecting.org and co-facilitator of Equity Unbound. Dr. Bali teaches digital literacies, intercultural learning and has taught educational game design and educational technology for teachers. She researches a variety of topics in higher education, including open education from a critical, social justice perspective. She is a passionate open and connected educator. She blogs at http://blog.mahabali.me and tweets @bali_maha.
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Never Let Them See You Sweat: Tips and Reflections from 15+ years as a TCC Online Conference Session Facilitator

Session Description
Alan Selig, TCC facilitator since 2003, will offer suggestions drawn from the overwhelmingly positive (and occasionally unexpected sessions) he facilitated through the years. These insights have proven useful not only for facilitating online sessions but also for teaching in online and face-to-face settings. There will be time for participants to add to the Best Practices list explored in this session.
Presenter(s)
Rev. Dr. Alan Selig
Rev. Dr. Alan Selig, Port Angeles, WA, Unites States
Rev. Dr. Alan Selig is a retired Christian pastor and educator. He has been a session facilitator in more than fifteen TCC conferences and coordinated the facilitator schedule two or three times. Alan has taught in the US and internationally in colleges, seminaries, and churches. This is his first time as a TCC presenter. Married with two grown children (and one grandchild) Alan is currently enjoying the good life in Port Angeles, Washington, USA, nestled between the Olympic Mountains and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It is rumored he has an excellent sense of humor.
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Plenary Session
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College Faculty’s Perception of Technology Tools & Support

Session Description
The purpose of this survey research was to understand the perceptions of College of Education (COE) faculty members about technology tools and how to support online teaching faculty. Results indicate that the majority of COE faculty were confident with using technology tools for their professional career needs and for teaching with students. COE faculty also reported being confident in using the university-supported Laulima online course management tool (asynchronous) and the Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing tool (synchronous). The top three ways faculty preferred to learn new features or skills related to technology for teaching were asking a support person, attending formal coursework or training sessions and working with an individual tutor. The results of this study have implications for those who teach online as well as those who support them.
Presenter(s)
Ariana Eichelberger
Ariana Eichelberger, Associate Specialist and Instructional Designer, College of Education, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States
Dr. Ariana Eichelberger is an Associate Specialist and Instructional Designer in the College of Education. Eichelberger manages the Instructional Support Group of the College and coordinates the College’s faculty professional development program. As a faculty member of the Department of Learning Design and Technology, Eichelberger teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in instructional design and technology integration. She is also an instructional designer with the COE’s Distance Course Design and Consulting group (DCDC).
Peter Leong
Peter Leong, Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States
Dr. Peter Leong is an Associate Professor with the Department of Learning Design & Technology, University of Hawaii-Manoa. He has extensive experience in the development and delivery of online courses and distance education. Dr. Leong was the President of the Pan-Pacific Distance Learning Association and served as the President of the International Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. He currently serves on the Executive Board of the International Council of Educational Media. His research interests include student satisfaction with online learning, faculty support for technology integration, technologies for distance education and teaching & learning in virtual worlds.
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Plenary Session
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Digital Microcredentialing is Transforming Higher Education

Session Description
Higher education institutions across the country are implementing digital badges and credentials to guide, motivate, document, and validate formal and informal student learning. Today’s credentials include digital badges and micro-credentials that open new doors for adult learners toward quick wins for career development and add value with visual recognition for accomplishments. Digital badging provides a digital transcript that highlights a learning narrative that makes competencies, accomplishments, and connections more visible. During this session, you’ll learn how digital badging supports learning and motivates students to progress through their courses, programs, and new educational models. We’ll also discuss the types of data that are available to determine the success of your badging initiative.
Presenter(s)
Veronica Diaz, Ph.D.
Veronica Diaz, Ph.D., Director of Professional Learning, EDUCAUSE, United States
Dr. Veronica Diaz has over 17 years of experience supporting faculty and teaching and learning programs in higher education as well as 10 years supporting adult professional learning in associations. Currently, she serves as the Director of professional learning at EDUCAUSE and ensures that learning and development programs support and advance the overall strategic priorities of professional learning, member communities, and research teams.
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Plenary Session
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WordPlace: An Online Writing Space for Resilient Youth

Session Description
We rarely marvel at connecting online in 2020. Clicking a “like” buttons is easy. How do we create spaces for more meaningful connection? This presentation describes an approach using off-the-shelf web tools and student-centered design for personal sharing between grade 10-12 students deemed at risk of not graduating. Wordplace (https://wordplace.ca) was developed for connecting three urban schools in a mid-sized Canadian city.

Students in Prairie South School Division’s three graduation support programs enrolled in a common course. Previously, students met curricular outcomes and fostered a sense of belonging by corresponding with postcards. The stories shared were private and the process was often cumbersome for teachers. Tracking was challenging and the flow untimely. By publishing online, barriers were removed for students sharing stories, thus changing the nature of their writing. Student voices became visible.

Student safety, autonomy, and a sense of belonging were at the forefront of the project. Students, who had no experience found unanticipated delight in using a shared site. WordPlace created a dialogue about writing. In the first two months, the site generated hundreds of student-to-student comments.

Contributing to WordPlace fosters different levels of resilience for its participants. As major curricular linked themes like the Resiliency Project emerged, WordPlace became a way for students to learn about themselves.

Presenter(s)
Alan Levine
Alan Levine, CogDogBlog
Alan Levine explores the potential of new technologies for education. He hoisted a web server on the Maricopa Community Colleges network in 1993 and has not left the web since. Levine has brought innovative ideas to his work with the New Media Consortium and the University of Mary Washington, and now is an independent consultant (http://cog.dog). Since 2003 Alan has shared his ideas and discoveries at CogDogBlog.com and is often making noise on twitter via @cogdog. Alan works from home in Mortlach, Saskatchewan where his current interests include digital storytelling, photography, bending WordPress to his whims, and randomly dipping into and sharing from the infinite river of the internet. He has presented and keynoted at TCC several times since 2004. Note: He’s happily married to his co-presenter, Cori Saas.
Cori Saas
Cori Saas, Prairie South School Division, Canada
Cori Saas strives to support all students, especially resilient high school youth. Attending to stories of experience was the focus of her thesis research and is how she understands the world. Ms. Saas works as a Graduation Coach for Prairie South School Division, in Saskatchewan. Much of her work is as Student Advocate, working alongside students to fill their own pillars of belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity. She also teaches first-year pre-service teachers at the University of Regina. Cori is a mom, a daughter, an adventurer, and a storyteller. She shares her thoughts at coyotechalk.com. Cori lives, teaches, and learns on Treaty 4 land. She is happily married to her co-presenter.
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Plenary Session
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VR 2020: Is it Safe for Education?

Session Description
Virtual Reality (VR) using a head-mounted display (HMD) device promises a transformational learning experience, but is it safe for educational use? Join Dr. Calongne to explore the research, educational affordances, and challenges for use in the online classroom. The session includes observations about mixed reality and augmented reality.
Presenter(s)
Cynthia Calongne
Cynthia Calongne, Doctoral Studies, Colorado Technical University, United States
Dr. Cynthia Calongne is a professor in Doctoral Studies at Colorado Technical University and CCCOnline. She taught 52 university classes that met in a virtual world and 24 years on campus, hybrid, and online classes. A pioneer in 3D immersive education, she received the Thinkerer award at the 2017 Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education for lifetime achievement, and her team won the $25,000 Grand Prize in the Federal Virtual World Challenge for their space simulation the Mars Expedition Strategy Challenge.
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Plenary Session
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