Call for Proposals (Papers & General Sessions)

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TCC WORLDWIDE ONLINE CONFERENCE

April 15-17, 2008

Pre-conference dates: April 2-3, 2008

The New Internet: Collaboration, Convergence,
Creativity, Contrast, and Challenges

EXTENDED Submission deadline: January 11, 2008

Homepage: http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu

CALL FOR PROPOSALS. TCC 2008 invites faculty, support staff, librarians, counselors, student affairs professionals, students, administrators, and consultants to submit proposals for papers and general sessions related to the conference theme.

http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu/2008/tcc/proposals.html

INTRODUCTION. The new Internet is a global workspace for collaboration and sharing while providing forums for different voices, new challenges, and creativity. People, technologies, and perspectives have converged, and yet there is a greater diversity of tools to communicate, collaborate, create, and compete. Today, the Internet is proliferated with "weapons of mass collaboration." (See Wikinomics by Don Tapscott & Anthony Williams, 2006)

Within this global venue, how do faculty, staff, students and the communities they serve converge, collaborate, innovate and produce useful learning outcomes? What best practices have emerged in teaching, learning and research? Is Internet-based learning effective and worth the effort? How can we efficiently assess student learning? Which tools will work best for us? How do we support faculty and staff? How do we overcome our feelings of being overwhelmed? How do we keep up?

Young adults have flocked to online communities that continue to play important roles in their daily and social life. How can we learn from this? What can we learn from our students? How can we build on our students' expertise in digital media, personal publishing and social networking?

Smart institutions and organizations will learn how to engage the online behavior of students prior to college life. How do organizations embrace and take advantage of such technologies as open source and open educational content? How can organizations manage the blurring of "play" and "work?"

As the Net Generation turns to Web 2.0, will the Internet divide gap widen? What is the promise of virtual worlds such as Second Life? What roles can mobile devices play in learning? Are we making headway with intercultural understanding, diversity and accessibility?

THEME. TCC will feature papers and general sessions on the continuing evolution of distance learning, online communities and collaboration, social networking, and best practices of instructional technology. The coordinators are interested in a broad range of topics that highlight evolving uses and issues in educational technology. These include and are not limited the following:

* Online, hybrid, blended or other modes of technology enhanced learning

* Emerging Internet tools for teaching and learning (blogs, wikis, podcasts, etc)

* Technology applications that facilitate communication and collaboration

* Building and sustaining learning communities

* Instructional models for learning in virtual environments (Second Life, etc)

* Distance learning including mobile learning

* Ubiquitous and life-long learning

* Open content and open source

* E-portfolios and other assessment tools

* Student success and assessment strategies in online learning

* Student orientation and preparation

* Student services online (tutoring, advising, mentoring, career planning, etc)

* Online learning resources (library, learning centers, etc)

* Professional development for faculty and staff

* Accessibility for persons with disabilities

* Gender equity, digital divide, intercultural understanding, and open access

* Managing information technology and change in educational institutions

* Institutional planning and pedagogy catalyzed by technology advances

* Global learning and international education

* Educational technology use around the world

PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS. Papers must be submitted in full and will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published in conference proceedings.

General sessions may use one of several forms including discussion, roundtable, and pre-conference activity. Proposals will be peer-reviewed and acceptance conveyed by email.

The coordinators are especially interested in receiving proposals that involve student collaborators. Fees for student presenters will be waived.

For submission details, see:

http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu/2008/tcc/presentation-format.html

The extended deadline for submissions is January 11, 2008.

PRESENTER RESPONSIBILITIES

* Present a 45-minute informal, interactive online session for your paper or general session.

* Upload a photo and brief professional bio to the conference web site.

* Respond to questions and comments from conference participants.

* Participate in a wrap-up session on the day of your presentation.

* Verify descriptions that will be posted on the conference web page two weeks prior to the conference.

* Respond to email, as appropriate, from the conference and presenters mailing lists.

REGISTRATION FEE. All presenters are required to register online and pay the conference fee ($69 USD; $99 USD after March 1). Group and site registration rates for faculty and students are available. Group registration may reduce the conference fee to as low as $10 USD per participant. Contact Sharon Fowler for details <fowlers@hawaii.edu>.

VENUE. This conference is held entirely online using a web browser for access to content and technology services. A computer system purchased within the past 3-4 years with headphones and microphone as well as broadband Internet access is recommended.

SPONSORS & VENDORS. Organizations or companies interested in becoming a sponsor of this event may contact Sharon Fowler <fowlers@hawaii.edu>.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. For additional information, see <http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu>. For further inquiry, contact Bert Kimura <bert@hawaii.edu> or Curtis Ho <curtis@hawaii.edu>

Mailing address: TCC Worldwide Online Conference, Attn: Sharon Fowler, University of Hawai'i, Kapi'olani Community College, 4303 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI 96816, USA.

The University of Hawai'i, Kapi'olani Community College and University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Educational Technology Department, College of Education host this event in partnership with Osaka Gakuin University, Japan and LearningTimes.org.

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