24th Annual TCC | Online Conference | April 16-18, 2019

Sustainable Learning, Accessible Technologies, & Diverse Contexts

Pacific Track

Stories from the field: Current efforts & issues in technology integration in American Samoa.

Session Description
This 45-minute panel discussion focuses on technology integration issues and current efforts in American Samoa. Audience members will be encouraged to pose questions, share their experiences and engage in a discussion with the panelists.
Presenter(s)
Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka
Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka, American Samoa, USA
Leigh Dooley
Leigh Dooley, Kapiʻolani Community College, Honolulu, HI, USA
Session Type
Pacific Track
Audience
All Audiences

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Culturally Sustaining Education for Online Classes

Session Description
This session highlights a new online professional development program for University of Hawai’i Community College faculty. The program is designed for faculty who seek to cultivate more culturally sustaining pedagogical practices in online courses to address the Native Hawaiian or Part-Hawaiian student achievement gap in online classes and to improve the online learning experiences for all students.
Presenter(s)
Mary Therese Perez Hattori
Mary Therese Perez Hattori, Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI, USA
Leigh Dooley
Leigh Dooley, Kapiʻolani Community College, Honolulu, HI, USA
Session Type
Pacific Track
Audience
All Audiences

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From Weno to WWW

Session Description
This session describes a series of workshops for college faculty who teach online courses for students in the Pacific Islands. These workshops aim to accomplish the following four goals: (1) To provide faculty with strategies to facilitate the delivery of online instruction in regions with limited internet infrastructure; (2) To help faculty identify and enact culturally sustaining pedagogy through online instruction in the Pacific; (3) To provide ongoing support and professional development for faculty who teach online courses; and (4) To contribute to the existing field of research on culturally sustaining pedagogy in online platforms.
Presenter(s)
Scott Wiley
Scott Wiley, Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI, USA
Session Type
Pacific Track
Audience
All Audiences

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A Distance Education K-12 Public School for This Generation: Shaping the Future at the Myron B Thompson Academy-Jerelyn Watanabe

Session Description
Myron B Thompson Academy is a charter school established in 2001 in the state of Hawai’i. The school’s vision is to create an Innovative, student-centered learning environment that provides equity, access and excellence for learners anywhere, anytime. Our student population is from various islands in the state of Hawai’i. The presenter will share the opportunities and challenges in providing K-12 online education in Hawai’i.
Presenter(s)
Jerelyn Watanabe
Jerelyn Watanabe, Myron B Thompson Academy and Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI, USA
Session Type
Pacific Track
Audience
All Audiences

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