Please take a moment to introduce yourself to other TCC 2020conference participants. You might like to tell us where you work, what city you are in, and about what you hope to learn or share during this year's TCC conference.
We look forward to meeting you!
Aloha, my name is Rayna Fujii and I work for the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa College of Education Institute for Teacher Education Elementary Department. I frequently work with online and distance learners in our program and I hope to learn more about how to better serve our statewide population using the most current pedagogical tools, skills and knowledge that currently exists for online learning.
Aloha kākou. My name is Ronnie Tiffany-Kinder and I am a teacher educator at the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa. I teach in both face-to-face and online environments in elementary education. I hope to learn new instructional tools and strategies that will strengthen my practice and broaden the reach of our program.
Aloha my name is Rhonda Liu. I’m an Educational Specialist in the University Center at Kaua`i Community College. I work with students living on-island who would like to get a 4-year degree or higher through the University Hawai`i system via distance education. I hope to learn from experts in the field on current best practices in distance education and student support services, that I can apply to improve student success.
Aloha, my name is Sam and I teach ESL and early college English 100. My background is language teacher education and linguistics.
Aloha, my name is Lisa Chow. I work at LCC as a lecturer and Chaminade as an online instructor for their distant learning program for their partnership with Chuuk and the Carolinas University. I teach ENG 100 and Pacific Literature. I also work at Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site writing grants and administration.
David Mendonsa EMS instructor, trying to fully develop DE courses for EMT and Paramedic. I Completed TOPP. I like to learn and try new things. I worked at HonCC, HawCC, and KapCC. I appreciate the opportunity to learn.
Aloha,
David M
My contact information:
808.268.0268
Dmendonsa@hawaii.edu
Aloha, TCC colleagues. I am Willi Savenye in Phoenix Arizona. I am retired as an educational technology professor. Now I am working part time as a senior education advisor for our engineering research center, for which I used to be education director. I am also an associate graduate faculty advising several PhD students online at the University of North Texas. So happy to meet you all!
Aloha kākou. My name is Tammy Cotton-Jennings. I teach Intro to Visual Arts Art 101 online for Leeward CC. Nice to meet you all. I have been teaching online for about 8 years, and always looking for ways to improve my course, create more interaction between students, and with students, and deliver course content in an inspired way. Looking forward to all of your input.
Aloha Everyone,
I am currently at Kauai Community College and teaching Psychology to a gregarious group of 25 students. I love face-to-face class time but also value the opportunities for (myself included) to learn online and am hoping to teach more via an internet platform. I am also looking forward to meeting some like-minded peers!
Aloha, My name is Alyssa MacDonald and I teach Biology at Leeward CC in Pearl City, HI. I have been teaching online for 9 years and I would like to learn about more strategies to facilitate student engagement, retention, and interaction in online learning. I can’t wait to work with everyone!
Ahoha, hello, hola, I am Dawn Adolfson and I’m a doctoral student of instructional systems and learning technologies at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. I teach a course, both face-to-face and online, called academic success strategies for transfer students. I would like to learn more about how to support my online students to be academically successful and get to graduation! I will be sharing my experiences teaching this course in a student presentation.
Aloha, my name is Melanie Dorado Wilson, and I serve as the Dean for Liberal Arts and Sciences (formerly Public Services) at Hawai’i Community College In Hilo on Hawai’i Island. With a background in instructional technology and distance education, I have a support role for faculty on our campus. This should be fun!
Aloha, my name is Lisa Fukumitsu. I am the Student Success Coordinator at Hawaii Community College and also coordinate the services of The Learning Center for the campus.
Aloha! I teach anything in psychology and women’s studies for Hawaii Community College. My home campus is Pãlamanui in Kailua-Kona but I teach many online courses, so my students come from all over the state. I’ve been teaching online ever since we started and I’m always seeking new ways to get the messages across.
Aloha all!
My name is Tamera Loveday and I am a biology instructor at Hawai’i Community College in Hilo, HI. I am hoping to learn more about strategies to deliver content to students that encourages active learning-specifically for content heavy courses like the sciences. I need to find a balance between group activities and getting the content delivered!
Greetings from Chicago! My name is Carolyn Stevenson and I am currently a full-time faculty member for Purdue University Global. Looking forward to an engaging and inspiring conference!
Aloha Everyone! My name is Candy Mowen and I am a professor in the Math Department in the School of General Education at Purdue University Global. I live in Greencastle, PA and love the opportunity to teach online courses and work from home. I look forward in presenting at the conference as well as learning from other educators.
Aloha kākou. My name is Noʻel K. Tagab-Cruz. I am an instructor and the coordinator for the I Ola Hāloa Center for Hawaiʻi Life Styles program at Hawaiʻi Community College. I am excited to be learning more about educational technology, distance learning and emerging technologies.
Aloha! I am a doctoral candidate at FSU in Tallahassee, Florida. I am excited to participate in the first virtual conference! I hope to share our research findings about students’ online learning experiences and implications to online instructors.
Hello everyone! My name is Rebekah and I have the privilege of learning and teaching at NC State University in Raleigh, NC. I study VR use in education and the use of cognitive apprenticeship for improving teacher technology use. I and my co-presenter are looking forward to sharing what we’ve learned about getting started with virtual reality. The tools available now for both consumption and creation of VR don’t cost a fortune and are easy to use. Thanks for welcoming us to your virtual conference.
Aloha! I am Zhongrui (Ray) Yao, a doctoral candidate in the program of Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies at FSU in Tallahassee, Florida. I am looking forward to attending TCC! This is the first time I have attended the conference.
On April 16, Thursday (4/16) at 16:30 HAST (Track B), I hope to share my findings related to faculty’s adoptions of open educational resources (OERs). I look forward to presenting at the conference then as well as learning from other presenters.
Hi, all – I’m Paul McKimmy, from the UH-Manoa College of Education. I work in Learning Design and Technology, and the College’s Technology and Distance Programs office.
Hello from Sarasota Florida. My name is Lucy. I am a vintage member of TCC having given my first keynote here in 1998! I have been teaching online since 1992 BW (Before the Web) I am a huge fan of OER. My college (Chemeketa CC in Salem, OR) is now creating OER textbooks in print (not digital) for the students. The pioneer book is Art for Everyone. https://www.chemeketapress.org/ It’s a great story of a textbook created by a community at a community college. For a great OER web site that lets you created OWLETS visit https://owl.excelsior.edu/ over 200 activities available for free, which you can customize. Also at this site is the only READING LAB built like an owl. All the material is OER. Feel free to contact me for more info – lucyonline@me.com
Hi. My name is Dave and I am a lifelong learner currently enrolled in Physics at Missouri State University. I am also a business instructor, but have always wanted to branch out into other areas. Last semester I took a course in religions of the world, and now science. It is good to be here. Aloha.
Hello. My name is Cindy and I am an adjunct teaching Organizational Behavior and Purchasing Management.
Aloha Everyone! I’m Kris Hara from Honolulu, Hawaii and a master’s degree student in LTEC at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa College of Education. I’m very happy to meet you all and excited to attend the upcoming TCC as a student presenter. I work in the simulation lab at the John A. Burns School of Medicine and am a respiratory therapist by trade. Please stay safe, and on behalf of our providers, Mahalo (thank you) for your efforts at social distancing.
Aloha, My name is Junghye Fran Choi from South Korea. It is a great honor to give a plenary speech at the upcoming TCC conference.
I am a gamified Language Learning eXperience (LLX) designer, a lecturer of the Department of Child English at the Cyber University of Korea, and an Ed. D. candidate specialized in reading and literacy leadership at Walden University in the USA. I am an instructor and founder of Choi’s English Literacy School and Library as well as a director at Neuronetism, AI language R & D Center in S. Korea. Also, I am a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) instructor regarding gamification in teaching and learning at Udemy in the USA and professional development trainer for EFL teachers in S. Korea. Also, I am a chairperson of serious games and gamification division and a seminar organizer for serious games, gamification, AR/VR/MR and game AI domains at Korea Game Society in S. Korea. I am interested in the research related to gamification in English language education, literacy for K-12 EFL students, professional development, literacy program development, digital game-based learning, game literacy, MOOC, and neurolinguistics (ERP study). I hope to see you soon!
Hello from Anchorage, Alaska! Looking forward to the conference this year from my house. I’ve attended many of the TCC conferences, and I always find them enjoyable.
BTW, Joe Mason from the University of Alaska!
Greetings all!
Looking forward to this event; especially as it is one event that seems fully coronavirus-proof! Stay well and healthy, M
Howdy, Alan Levine here (my calling card is http://cog.dog), I’ve been around TCC since maybe 2003 when I was with the Maricopa Community Colleges, so of course, I am always catching up with Lucy (hi Lucy!). I’ve been lucky to do a few presentations and keynote, and this is by far, my favorite online conference. I have been living in Central Canada since 2018, enjoying the open space, and doing media/web work and faculty development projects many in open education. Mahalo to the whole team that has done 24 TCCs so far.
Aloha mai kākou I am a nursing Instructor at Kauaʻi Community College and a learning technologies PhD student at the College of education at Mānoa. I’ve been attending TCC for 8 years or so and looking forward to this one. Isn’ t it awesome how teachers are moving online! Kauaʻi CC has great support in Jeff Mexia and Rhonda Liu.
Aloha I am Michelle Dela Cruz and I teach Physical Therapy Assisting at Kapiolani Community College. I look forward to my first TCC online conference.
Aloha, Everyone! I am Ginger Gruters, a PhD Candidate in Education with the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, and I am looking forward to my first TCC! I hope you and yours are staying healthy and well at this time, and I’ll look forward to meeting y’all soon!
Aloha everyone, My name is Paul Briggs and I teach Economics at Windward Community College. I have been teaching online for at least 10 years. I have recently revamped my online presence in both my online and face to face classes, but I look forward to learning new teaching and learning strategies in the online world. The world that all of us are existing in now, thanks to Covid-19…..
Aloha kākou! I was born and raised in beautiful Mililani Town (this is living, yo!) and currently reside in conveniently-located Pawaʻa. I’m a librarian who strives to learn more about education, and was happy to join the program in Fall 2019. After spending 14 awesome months at Honolulu CC, I recently migrated over to Kapiʻolani CC at the start of 2020. This is my first TCC and I am really looking forward to seeing all the presentations. 🙂
Aloha!
My name is Tasia Nakasone. I was born and raised on Oahu. I am a Masters student part of the Learning Design and Technology program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. I am very excited for this upcoming TCC and am looking forward to presenting at the conference! Stay safe and hope to “see” you soon!
Aloha—
I am Dr. Susan Jaworowski, a professor at Kapi’olani community college. My doctorate is in education, with a specialization in educational technology. I am very happy to be back at TCC, truly one of the best conferences in terms of quality and quantity. I am very much looking forward to the 24 hours of presentations, as I am up at all hours!
Aloha, my name is Robert Oshita. I’m a Digital Media Instructor at Leeward Community College. I look forward to engaging with everyone.
I am the campus librarian for the Cleveland and Solon, Ohio (USA) campuses of Bryant & Stratton College, and an active member of the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) a local chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL). My research interests include library metadata, virtual library development, and user experience in the online environment. My presentation at this year’s confernce addresses accessibility in the creation of academic eBook collections in the virtual library environment.
Aloha kākou. I’m Dean Lodes from the College of Education on the Curriculum Research & Development Group. I oversee the Marketing and Publication Services (MaPS) team. I’m really looking forward to this conference.
Aloha, my name is Joanne Nakano. I’m the Operations Manager for the Office of Continuing Education at Kapiolani Community College.
Aloha, my name is Romyn Sabatchi and I am the Director of Student Life at Kapi’olani Community College in Honolulu, HI! I’m looking forward to learning about different methods/strategies/concepts that I can apply to student life, activities, and engagement. I hope to be able to provide online programming in the future (aside from having to do it due to coronavirus) along with on-campus programming. Thank you for this opportunity!
Aloha, My name is Pat Taylor and I coordinate and teach Practical Nursing at 2 campuses, LCC and KCC. My home base is at Kapiolani CC.
I have been the recipient of online education but have no practice at planning and giving nursing education online. The program is largely based on hands on learning and clinical hours. This is tough times to get our students through to graduation
Hi, Everyone,
Iʻm Trish Brubaker and I work at Windward Community College as the Media Design and Production manager (an APT position.) Iʻve been participating in TCC for about 3-4 years now and have found it chock full of useful information not only for education, but also for keeping up with whatʻs happening tech-wise in the world at large. It tends to be a fun experience, especially if you have the time (which we may all have now) to go full bore by connecting outside the conference with twitter and other social media, etc.
Thank You to the Wo Learning Champions for helping to make attendance possible for so many!
I am Director of Planning and Program Evaluation at Windward CC as well as its ALO. We are working on a accreditation Quality Focused Essay on Distance Education Student – F-2-F Student Achievement Parity and I feel that this conference will have a lot of information pertinent to that. Looking forward to meeting everybody and learning a great deal.
Hi. I am Kelsie Aguilera and I teach anthropology face-to-face as well as online at Leeward Community College on O’ahu. I am also co-chair of our campus Distance Education Committee.
Aloha! My name is Jody. I teach math at Windward Community College. I’m looking to increase student engagement in my online courses. This is my first TCC conference. I’ve heard great things and am looking forward to the presentations
Aloha! I teach English 100 at Leeward Community College (face-2- face, online, and Early College classes). I am always looking for better ways to teach and methods of delivery in all modes, particularly online and with technology. Would like to think that you CAN teach this old dog new tricks.
Mahalo!
Hello! I’m a full time faculty member at University of Phoenix. I teach critical thinking and general studies courses. I’ve been an instructor both online and on campus for over 20 years. I started out as a GTA at Auburn University, teaching communication and public speaking. I’ve been full time and part time at Coastal Alabama Community College, Huntingdon College, Herzing University and The University of South Alabama, among others. I’m thrilled to present at this year’s conference with my colleague, Tracy Crawford.
Hello everyone! I’m Tracy and I’m in Carlsbad, California. I am a full-time faculty member teaching entry point and foundational courses for the College of General Studies with University of Phoenix and am excited to be joining in on my 3rd TCC Conference. I love learning new ideas and strategies for helping my online students and look forward to this year’s presentations.
Hello, I am faculty chair of dental programs at Rio Salado College which is part of the Maricopa Community College District. We have been adjusting to the changes created by the COVID-19 and I look forward to learning.
Greetings from warm sunny Arizona! My name is Marie. I serve as Clinical Nursing Coordinator for Gateway Community College. The college is located in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area and has one of the largest undergraduate nursing programs in the State.
Hello from Arizona! I’m Barbara Howe from Chandler-Gilbert Community College. I am residential Library Faculty and I teach Information Studies online. I’m looking forward to learning from the wonderful presentations!
Aloha from Mark Wilson! A retired scientific glassblower, I’m using digital technologies to document my lifelong learning and complete further college degrees. I help people develop their digital skills for learning, teaching, and communication. I work with educators, organizations and thought leaders to increase their digital fluency and media literacy in support of their missions as they participate in their communities and the greater society.
Aloha, everyone! I experience a passion for science. I love to explore sciences with college and high school students. I seek to improve my craft through this innovative conference. I will apply the tools and strategies that I have the privilege to learn at this conference.
Hello, I’m Faye Furutomo from the College of Education at UH Manoa. I’m a project manager, working on web and instructional design projects, as well as a PhD student in Learning Design and Technology. Hope to connect with some of you during the conference!
Hello, all! My name’s Sara, and I teach College Composition for Purdue University Global. I’ve been in the field for over ten years, and have seen quite the variety of both traditional and nontraditional students come through my classroom. These students are actively serving in the military, balancing school and work while solely providing for their children, overcoming addiction…these students come from ALL walks of life with the same purpose: to better themselves through education. I’m honored to help them achieve their goals, and I look forward to learning lessons here to help me do just that! Cheers -Sara Wink
Aloha! Happy to be back again for another year of active learning! Thanks for keeping the conference going for our CSUF students. They are looking forward to it! Cynthia Gautreau
Hi, my name is Carolyne and I teach at PurdueGlobal Online. I live in a suburb about 20 miles from downtown Chicago, IL. I have a ME.d in Educational Psychology and am always eager to learn new ways to present material to my online students be it in the discussion arena or in my seminars. I look forward to a great conference.
Aloha, from South Mountain Community College in Phoenix, AZ. I am hoping to find little seeds of information that inspire an idea or solve a solution for our faculty and students.
Aloha Everyone! My name is Mae Dorado. I teach clinical and administrative medical assisting skills to both high school and college students via distance education. It’s exciting to learn about different methods of delivery so that I can improve and keep up with current trends and refine how I teach my students at KapiolaniCC and Farrington and Waipahu High Schools. Enjoy the conference!
I’m Marianne Smith, and I teach math at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Arizona. I’m interested in learning more about using technology to boost engagement in my classes, especially those that are delivered online. I’m looking forward to collaborating with all of you!
My name is Angela Ambrosia (Doc) and I work at the Rio Salado College East Valley Military and Veterans Success Center, a division of the Maricopa Community College District where I work as a success coach. I am always looking for better ways to help veterans using new technologies.
Hello! My name is Diane Meza, and I am the Director of the Maricopa IT Institute-East Valley. I’m always looking for innovative strategies as we grow our new collaborative institute model.
Hello! I teach in Arizona at Mesa Community College in the nursing department and will be creating an online ethics course. I am new to online instructing and would love to get new tricks and tips to make it as useful as possible for my students.
I’m Rich and I’m a Student Services Analyst at Estrella Mountain CC in Phoenix, AZ. Our current status in higher education calls for better collaboration and innovation. I’m hoping to find some best practice I can incorporate with my students.
Hello, my name is Maiana Minahal and I teach ENG 98, ENG 100, and ENG 272F (Filipino Women Writers) at Kapi’olani Community College. I started teaching online in 2016, in addition to teaching f2f classes. This is my first TCC conference. I’m looking forward to learning from everyone here!
Hello, my name is Mike McKenna, a have the privilege of teaching in the School of Business and Information Technology at Purdue University Global. I live in Williamsburg, VA; I am retired from a fantastic career at Kodak. I am looking forward to learning all that I can to continually advance my capabilities in our online teaching environment.
Hello! My name is Lori and I am the HR Director for Paradise Valley Community College, one of the Maricopa Community Colleges in Phoenix, Arizona.
Hello everyone! I am at Purdue Global where I instruct first term students academic strategies to help them be successful in their academic career. I always look forward to this conference and the new strategies and ideas I learn to improve my own skills,
Aloha, I am Dora D’Agostino-Finamore and a Professor for Purdue University Global. I am also a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Registered Play Therapist. I have a small private practice and I teach a variety of courses; undergraduate and graduate. I am happy to join you all once again, especially as we are challenged by the COVID pandemic. We are all in this together. Lets stay home and safe to “flatten the curve” ASAP so we can all flourish once it is over. Mahalo!
Aloha, I am Alicia Martindale from Chandler, AZ. I am a Training and Development Consultant for Maricopa Community Colleges.
Hello all,
My name is Theresa Santa Cruz and I am a Library Specialist in Access Services at Chandler Gilbert Community College Library, which is part of Maricopa Community Colleges District. I’ve recently gone remote and am excited to see how technology can help guide services and learning in this new (to me) environment.
Aloha kākou,
My name is Lilikalā Kameʻeleihiwa. I am a Senior Professor, and the current Brandt Chair of Comparative Polynesian Studies at the Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at UH Mānoa. I want to be the best I can be at teaching online, so I am excited about this TCC conference! I am also very interested in running Webinars with my Polynesian colleagues from French Polynesia and from New Zealand on Polynesian Ancestral Knowledge, and am looking for the best platform to do so. Check out my Website AVAkonohiki.org for my free lectures in 270: Hawaiian Mythology, and 341: Hawaiian Genealogy.
aloha nui!
Lilikalā
Hello! My name is Danilo M. Baylen and I am a faculty at the University of West Georgia. Looking forward to learning new things and interacting with all of you!
Greetings all! I am a professor in Learning Design and Technology in the College of Education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Hello!
I suspect that I could be a student of yours if you teach graduate students and I were in HI!
I look forward to doing my first online conference!
Annetta
Aloha everyone,
My name is Jeff Anderson and I’m the Financial Aid Director for Kauai Community College which is part of the University of Hawaii system. I’ll be a presenter at this years conference as part of my graduating semester in the Education Design and Technology Masters Program through UH Manoa.
Aloha,
I’m Melissa Kunitzer and work at UH Maui College. I’m an instructor for the credit side and develop Laulima courses for the non-credit side. I am excited to see everyone’s projects and look forward to learning new technologies and strategies to improve myself. Mahalo.
Hi, my name is Mary Alexander and I’m an English instructor at Kaua’i Community College. I’ll be teaching my first fully online course in the Fall! Guess I’m kind of getting my feet wet right now!
Hello Everyone. Great to meet you all. I am Mark and currently resident in Finland, where I have lived for 7 years. Before that I lived in Dubai for 18 years and before that I was in the UK, where I am originally from. I work in Tampere University of Applied Sciences as Senior Lecturer and am Program Director for our MBA in Educational leadership, where I also teach courses in Curriculum Design, Educational Technology and also Emerging Trends in Education. I have an interest in Critical Digital Pedagogy. I am presenting one of the plenary sessions.
Greetings to All! My name is Tami and I am an adjunct faculty member at Paradise Valley Community College in Arizona, and I also teach 6th grade science full time in the Scottsdale Unified School District. This is only my second year here. I previously come from North Dakota State University where I was Senior Lecturer and Lab Coordinator in Biological Sciences for 11 years.
Hello Fellow Educators: I am Angela Jordan from Arizona. I teach nutrition sciences and I am the dept. chair. We have many instructional areas such as CAD, Engineering, Cisco Networking, Child Family Studies, Early Childhood Education and Nutrition, I’m looking forward to all the learning opportunities, especially in the area of teaching and learning.
I want to improve my skills for the online environment.
Hello everyone! My name is Darci Francis and I am a math instructor at Leeward CC, located in Pearl City. Since 2016 I have exclusively taught developmental math under the Emporium redesign model. I look forward to learning new technologies that I can potentially integrate into my Emporium statistics class.
Howdy! I am a retired English teacher living in Texas. My slice of the action each year is to edit session blurbs. Otherwise, I am involved in ministry to 31 people on death row in this state and volunteer at the Montford prison med/psych unit. Of course, since coronavirus, only the mail ministry continues. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this stressful time.
Very cool! This is close to my heart, as is prison reform and truly helping recently released folks have a real chance to have their “second” chance!
Greetings,
I work at GCU in Arizona and teach online for several universities. I look forward to the TCC conference!
ALOHA! My name is Annetta Dolowitz. Wow, the world is a crazy place! In the wildness of all of this, I forgot to register! Glad to know my memory kicked in in time to attend! One of my areas of interest and growing expertise is best practices for online learning in a team environment. In fact, a camp we traditionally do face-to-face we are in the process of quickly seeing how to transition to online…I am hoping to pick up some tips during this conference by being a participant and a learner!
Aloha,
My name is Marc and I live in Wailuku, Maui.
I work 1.25 miles from my house at UH Maui College as a Graphic Designer and a Computer Graphics Instructor, I surf 0.15 miles from my backyard when daylight and free time intermittently collide, and I’ll be 0.00283 miles away from my kitchen as I log-on to TCC from my home office. I am attending not only because it is highly recommended by my professors and colleagues, but more importantly, I am hoping to learn from others as they present their projects and share their insights. Mahalo to those presenting and making all this happen.
Aloha everyone,
I’m Peter from Saga university, Kyushu, Japan. I teach a variety of courses (pre/post grad) at in the Faculty of Arts & Regional design. My research include the design of online & blended learning that seeks to build the cultural intelligence (CQ) of students. I am hoping to learn from others and find stimulation and common goals during this conference. Many thanks to the organizers for this invitation. Looking forward to be spending time with you all.
Aloha TCC Ohana & new friends!
I’m Cynthia Calongne (aka Lyr Lobo) from CTU Doctoral Studies in Colorado Springs, CO. I teach computer science & data science courses at Colorado Technical University, CCCOnline, & Parker University. I love 3D immersive education and taught 52 CTU classes set in Second Life & Opensimulator.
My research blends game and simulation design with machine learning and artificial intelligence set in virtual worlds, Unity using VR/AR technologies, thanks to my fantastic team members, Dr. Andrew Stricker and Dr. Barbara Truman. I first learned of TCC in 2002.
Many thanks to Bert Kimura, Curtis Ho, Kitty Hino, Frank, and the wonderful members of the TCC Ohana for organizing and supporting our TCC conference!
Aloha and have a great TCC conference! *cheers*
My name is Tracy George. I teach in the nursing program at Francis Marion University in Florence, SC. I am looking forward to participating in the conference!
Hi! My name is Le Borman and I am part of the amazing Gateway Community College Nursing Program in Phoenix, AZ. I am very excited to take part in this conference.
I’m Shaun Jamison and I serve as associate dean for Concord Law School at Purdue University Global. Concord was the first fully online law school in the U.S. My administrative interests include curriculum development and faculty development. My academic pursuits have to do with the intersection of law and technology including cybersecurity and privacy law. I live in Minnesota where we were gifted several inches of snow yesterday.
Hi everyone!
I’m Jill Hegyessy. I live in San Francisco and have been working in an Apple store for the past 8 and a half years. Last year I started the MSIDT program at CSU Fullerton. This is only my second semester, so I’m excited to learn anything and everything I can from this conference!
Hello everyone. I’m Dominique Hallett from Arkansas State University. I am currently a PhD student in Heritage Studies as well as working there as the Government Information and STEM librarian. I’ve attended this conference on and off over the years and have even presented a few times. I’m looking forward to this year’s conference
Hello all! My name is Susan Spencer and I am currently a candidate for an M.S. in Instructional Design and Technology at CSU, Fullerton. I also teach and design curriculum for the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, CA. This my first time attending an online conference of any type–I’m looking forward to it!
Aloha, I am Terry Ann Richter CAP. the Division Secretary for the Arts & Humanities Division at UH Leeward Community College currently working from home. Looking forward to finding out more about this conference and to get some recertification points for my IAAP Certified Administrative Professional designation. Take care everyone!
Aloha,
My name is Dorothy Hirata and I work at the University of Hawaiʻi with the UH Online Innovation Center team. I also teach online as an adjunct with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Education, Learning Design and Technology Department.
My name is Teresa Hull. I am the Administrative Assistant for the Nursing Division at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Williams Campus. I am in Mesa, Arizona.
Hello everyone,
I am Khevna Patel, attending this from Atlanta, Georgia. I hope everyone is safe and healthy, I work as a Training Manager for Dunkin’ brands and I am passionate about education field and corporate training as well.
Looking forward to meeting everyone here and expanding the network.
Regards,
Khevna
Aloha, I’m Char Hopela. I’m the instructional designer at UH West O’ahu.
Aloha! My name Is Diana Martinez. I am the acting Director of Student Life and Leadership at Phoenix College in Phoenix Arizona. We are currently on social distancing and trying to come up with ideas on how to engage our students who are used to in-person classes. Can’t wait to participate!
Hi My name is Dr. Heather Zeng, I am a professor at Capella University. My area of expertise is Counseling and Career Development. I have taught online over twenty years and was an early adopter~ I look forward to hosting three sessions for the 25th Anniversary Conference. Through the years even with my own changes- I’ve found TCC to a constant force of innovation and support to educators and learners alike. It always is renewing and the takeaways are many! Mahalo to the work forged so many years ago- which continues to shine! See you in the sessions 🙂 Heather
Hi everyone! My name is Genevieve Van Dyck. I’m a grad student at the Master of Science – Instructional Design and Technology (MSIDT) program at Cal State Fullerton. I work as an instructional designer at the training department at Farmers & Merchants Bank and I live in the Garden Grove, California. I hope to learn more about technical aspects of instructional design at the TCC Conference. Thank you!
Hello! My name is Shira (Shy-Rah) Jones, and I am the Campus Human Resources, Training and Development Office Manager at University of California, Los Angeles. I am currently a graduate student of instructional design at California State University, Fullerton. I look forward to the conference!
Hello! My name is Carol Lee-Cunningham and I am a Masters student at California State University, Fullerton in Instructional Design and Technology. This is my first time attending this conference and I am very much looking forward to learning and participating.
Aloha! My name is Sydney Dickerson and I am the CTE Retention Specialist at Windward Community College. I support Career & Technical Education students from outreach to enrollment, registration, financial aid, and completion. My job is to help remove obstacles to students entering, persisting, and completing CTE programs.
Hello, Everyone, My name is Mayumi Kubota. I am a professor at Faculty of Informatics of Kansai University in Japan. Since I was ex-Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer (equivalent to American Peace Corps) , I am interested in intercultural exchange between two countries. I am looking forwards to seeing you in the screen but from all over the world!
Hi! I’m Ilene Frank, a librarian at Hillsborough Community College (Florida). I also teach online courses for University of Maryland Global Campus (which used to be UMUC), and I’m a volunteer librarian at UoPeople – an accredited, global, online university https://uopeople.edu I’ve been the library director for about 10 years and we’re looking for someone to take over that volunteer position. I volunteering to stay on to help with reference questions. If you can think of anyone who might be interested, track me down! Oh – and… I’ve been with the TCC conference since.. the beginning! How neat to see that the conference has reached its silver anniversary!
Aloha,
my name is Anuschka Faucci. I am a Marine Biologist by training, having worked as an education specialist at UM and recently LCC over the last 12 years. I mostly have been coordinating, teaching and supporting biology labs and classes. My focus is in trying to engage students (and faculty) by teaching with a place-based framework. I will start lecturing starting this Fall.
Hello all,
Wish I was there in person instead of just virtually! My name is Maureen Kilzer. I am the Clinical Lab Instructor at Phoenix College of Nursing. I am in charge of Open Lab (where the students practice skills). I also assist with each level of the program. Hope to be hired on as faculty someday soon. Love my students.
Hello new friends,
My name is Christine Moore. I’m a librarian at Phoenix College (a public community college) in Phoenix, AZ. It’s been years since I first attended TCC – and it was such an satisfying experience! A busy and distracting professional life (a few maternity leaves, change of college) has intervened so I’m rather grateful to have this opportunity to return.
Know that I’m delighted with the prospect of soaking up new ideas and learning from our conference presenters and from you!
Hi Everyone! My name is Georgia Sang-Baffoe. I work remotely (in NY) with Purdue Global University where I teach primarily Algebra courses. I look forward to all that this conference brings for me to discover. See you soon!
Good Morning,
I am Michael Rosenberger. I have supported instructional media and technology at Phoenix College for almost 30 years now, serving in various staff and management capacities. I consider myself a conservative technologist and always look at teaching and learning needs through tech enhancement eyes over liberal applications of technology for technology’s sake. I look forward to hearing from colleagues and learning how they blend instruction and technology to meet their needs, and I am very grateful for this opportunity to attend TCC again. Thank you!
Hello everyone. My name is Christine Jones and I am with Maricopa Community Colleges, Glendale campus in Arizona. I am really looking forward to the conference. I attended TCC previously and found it fun and informative. I can’t wait to learn more and share more with everyone.
Good morning,
I am Byron Pulu and currently pursuing a Masters’s Degree (online) in learning design and technology at the University of Hawai’i, Manoa. I live in Santa Clara, CA and work as a Training Manager for TDK. I look forward to watching all the presentations as I prepare for my presentation next year.
Thank you
Good Morning from California!
My name is Kathleen O’Mara. I’m happy to be attending this conference. I’m a graduate student at California State University, Fullerton, Education Department. I’m in the MS, Instructional Design and Technology, Cohort 20.
Five years ago, my life changed, so I changed careers. I became a Secondary Social Studies & English Teacher. My current assignment is World Languages for which I’m developing a middle school level curriculum for socio-economically disadvantaged students. My interests are in adolescent brain development, and learning, e-learning & motivation in and out of the classroom.
Hi everyone! It’s a pleasure to participate in the 2020 TCC online conference. I am indeed Malcolm Brown, director of learning initiatives at EDUCAUSE. I’m on the EDUCAUSE team that produces the annual Horizon Report. I’ve been on all of the Horizon Report panels since the inception of the Report in 2004. I will be facilitating on the 2020 report at 10 am ET on 4/15. We’ve shifted the methodology some for 2020, and I will be taking you on a tour of both the new methodology and the revamped contents. If you want to get a jump start on the methodology, there is a short article in the EDUCAUSE Review on the subject: http://tinyurl.com/gorbis5
Good Morning, what a wonderful opportunity. I am Bernice Portervint, the Dean of Academic Innovation at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix. I am looking forwards to the workshops.
Aloha! My name is Albert Sangrà, and I am full professor at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) (Open University of Catalonia, in English). I’m currently the director for the UNESCO Chair in Education & Technology for Social Change.
I am a researcher at the Edul@b research group, and I focus my research in the uses of ICT in education and training and, in particular, policies, organization, management and leadership in the implementation of online education (e-learning) and the guarantee of its quality, as well as the professional development for online education.
Aloha, my name is Ardi Vesnefski, from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. I currently am support at Hawaiian Studies.
Hello, My name is Emily Ramirez , I’m a student at South Mountain CC in Arizona.
I’m just tuning in to get more information on anything going on.
Aloha, my name is Jan Zastrow and I worked as a distance learning librarian at Kapiolani Community College way back when TCC first started. Congratulations to Bert and the Team for 25 years of success! Currently I live in Washington, DC, and work as an archivist in the U.S. Senate. Still miss Hawai’i every day (and especially in the wintertime! 🙂
Aloha,
My name is Denise Dugan and I teach in the Education department at Leeward Community College in Hawaii.
Greetings from Toronto, Canada. I am Dr. Selia Karsten, Sessional Lecturer Level II, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. This summer I will be teaching my online course Holistic Approaches to Information Technology for the 21st time! To learn much more about me please visit http://astralsite.com
My name is Diane Sykes and I teach in the marketing department of Purdue University Global. We own a motorcycle campground and my research interest is in motorcycle tourism. COVID-19 has certainly affected us but we hope to be back in business soon.
Hi,
My name is Duane Esty. UH MEd LTEC distance learner. Instructional Design is my name, Action Research is my game. 😉
Aloha,
My name is Saul Bernal. I’m a master’s student at UH Manoa on the LTEC program. Excited to join this year’s TCC.
Best,
Saul
Aloha!
Aloha! My name is Pualiʻi Rossi-Fukino and I am an instructor of Hawaiian Studies at Kauaʻi Community College. I’m excited to learn more about best practices, especially in online teaching. Mahalo!
Aloha mai Maui! I’m Melanie Chan-Vinoray a second-year graduate student in UH Manoa’s online Learning Design and Technology Master’s cohort. I’ll be presenting 4/14 at 6 p.m. and on 4/16 with a classmate in my cohort. Looking forward to learning online with you all!
Hi!
I’m excited to see my first ever TCC.
Judy
Helly Everyone! My name is Laura, and I am an instructor with Purdue University Global.
I am Ralph Toyama, a librarian at UH-Leeward Community College.
Aloha Kākou! My name is Kristin Elizabeth Kauʻionālani Bacon, MPH, CIP, IRB Coordinator, Education Program Manager, Human Studies Program, Office of Research Compliance, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, TRHT Fellow, Fine Artist. I teach in person and online about research ethics and research design.
I am especially excited about
“Empowerment Teaching: Creating ‘Mobile’ Learning in an Online Experiential Learning Theory Environment” with Dr. Siobhán Ní Dhonacha on Thursday, April 16, 8:00 AM HST. Exciting and fascinating topic! Empowering!
Thank you to everyone around the world who are contributing, who care about students, learning, and who took the time to share your wisdom, experience, and insights with us. I am learning so much from you. I am so grateful to the amazing people at COE Department of Learning Design and Technology who are working so hard to make this powerful event happen, especially at this incredibly difficult time in human history. Mahalo Piha!
Hello. My name is Chandra Jones. I work at California State University, Fullerton as an IT Consultant and I’m working on my Masters of Science in Instructional Design. I look forward to meeting you all and learning more about instructional design.
Aloha kākou,
My name is Laureen Kodani and I am the Educational, Communications and Technology Developer at the University of Hawaii Maui College. One of my responsibilities is to support faculty with online learning and teaching. I also teach online. I look forward to learning with all of you!
Hi, I am a nursing instructor from Kapiolani Community College. I teach in the PN, ADN and NA program.
Aloha Everyone! I am Charles Fail, a professor in Purdue Global’s School of Business and IT. I am joining you from Atlanta, Georgia and look forward to contributing to these sessions.
Hi Everyone, This is Winnie from the Aloha State. I am on the island of Oahu. I teach online and on-campus and I find both formats very enjoyable. I am looking forward to my first TCC online conference.
Greetings,
My name is Evelyn I. Milian. I am an adjunct instructor and tutor of biological sciences at 3 to 4 colleges and universities. Yes! I go wherever they need me first. It’s crazy sometimes, but it’s fine. I wish all the best to everyone these days with the coronavirus pandemic.
Hello!
My name is Farris Amayreh. I am a MSIDT student at Californian State University, Fullerton. I work for T-Mobile. I am here from Diamond Bar CA!
Aloha (although not a Hawaiian, I did my fifth grade state report on Hawaii and fell in love with the spirit), I am an MSIDT student at California State University Fullerton, and I work at the CSU Chancellor’s Office. I am looking forward to exploring the conference.