CONFERENCE SHEDULE
Tentative Program

TEACHING IN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES ONLINE CONFERENCE
"ONLINE INSTRUCTION: TRENDS AND ISSUES II"
April 7-9, 1998

MARCH 30-APRIL 6: PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS (no fees for registered participants) on (1) how to participate in MOO sessions scheduled for the three conference days: beginner and advanced sessions; (2) how to develop web-oriented instructional resources: beginner and advanced sessions.

All dates and times below are Hawaii Standard Time (HST), which is GMT -1000. If you cannot attend a "live" event, you'll be able to review it later on the web; all presentations and discussions will be posted or archived on the conference webpage. In most cases, you'll be able to participate in discussions re the missed event since nearly all will include links to email forums.

08:00 - GREETINGS [TCON-L Email; also WebPost]

08:30 - FIRST KEYNOTE: Steve McCarty [ distributed via TCON-L (Email); also simultaneously posted on the web]

08:30-10:00 - CHAT WITH THE FIRST KEYNOTER: Steve McCarty [ MOO 08:30-10:00; discuss the ideas presented; location and access instructions to be included in the keynote]

April 7-9 - EMAIL DISCUSSION OF FIRST KEYNOTE [ subscribe to and participate in the Email discussion on KEYONE-L, the forum for the first keynote; the discussion will be archived on the conference webpage; instructions will be included in the keynote; also, send private Email to the keynoter, April 7-9]

07:00-20:00 - CHAT WITH THE FIRST GROUP OF PRESENTERS in one-hour MOO sessions scheduled throughout the day [ see the MOO schedule on the web; or from April 7-9, join the Email Open Forums described below; also, send private email to specific presenters, April 7-9]

April 7 - OPEN FORUMS ON PAPER PRESENTATIONS: Join the presenters and other participants in one or more of the eleven Email Open Forums devoted to discussions on important topics or critical issues re online instruction; subscription information TBA[these email forums are ongoing; they will begin on April 7 and end on April 9; discussions will be archived on the conference webpage]

00:00-24:00 - CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: "Attend" the presentations and participate in the discussion attached to each; the presentations will be posted on the web from March 30-April 6; you'll also be able to view them during the three conference days, April 7-9 [Web]

07:00-24:00 - THE COCONUT CAFE: Visit the cafe for rest and relaxation with a virtual tropical drink; participate in informal talks [LiveChat; the cafe will remain open throughout the three-day conference]

07:00-24:00 - WEB TOURS OF HAWAII: These tours will be ongoing throughout the three-day conference [Web]

08:00-08:30 - SECOND KEYNOTE: Lucy MacDonald [Email via TCON-L; also WebPost]

08:30-09:30 - CHAT WITH THE SECOND KEYNOTER [ MOO; or send privateEmail to the keynoter, April 7-9]

April 8 & 9 - EMAIL DISCUSSION OF SECOND KEYNOTE [subscribe to and participate in KEYTWO-L, the Email forum devoted to ideas presented in the second keynote; subscription information TBA; the discussion will be archived on the conference webpage]

07:00-20:00 - CHAT WITH THE SECOND GROUP OF PRESENTERS in one-hour sessions scheduled throughout the day [MOO; or send private email to specific presenters, April 7-9]

April 8 - OPEN FORUMS ON PAPER PRESENTATIONS: Join the presenters and other participants in one or more of the eleven Email Open Forums devoted to discussions on important topics or critical issues re online instruction; subscription information TBA[these email forums are ongoing; they will begin on April 7 and end on April 9; discussions will be archived on the conference webpage]

00:00-24:00 - CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: "Attend" one of the 100+ presentations and participate in the discussion attached to each; the presentations will be posted on the web from March 30-April 6; you'll also be able to view them during the three conference days, April 7-9 [Web]

00:00-24:00 - THE COCONUT CAFE: Visit the cafe for rest and relaxation with a virtual tropical drink; participate in informal talks [LiveChat; the cafe will remain open throughout the three-day conference]

00:00-24:00 - WEB TOURS OF HAWAII: These tours will be ongoing throughout the three-day conference [Web]

08:00-08:30 - ANNOUNCEMENT RE CONFERENCE EVALUATION [TCON-L Email, WebPost]

08:30-09:00 - ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE THEME FOR THE 1999 CONFERENCE [Email via TCON-L; also WebPost]

07:00-20:00 - PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON THE THEME FOR THE 1999 CONFERENCE [ subscribe to and participate in CFORUM-L, the Email conference devoted to the discussion of the 1999 conference theme; subscription instruction TBA; the discussion will be archived on the conference webpage]

07:00-20:00 - PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE 1999 CONFERENCE [participate via Email on TCON-L, the Conference Forum; the discussion will be archived on the conference webpage]

07:00-20:00 - CHAT WITH THE LAST GROUP OF PRESENTERS in one-hour sessions scheduled throughout the day [MOO; or send private email to specific presenters, April 7-9]

April 9 - OPEN FORUMS ON PAPER PRESENTATIONS: Join the presenters and other participants in one or more of the eleven Email Open Forums devoted to discussions on important topics or critical issues re online instruction; subscription information TBA[these email forums are ongoing; they will begin on April 7 and end on April 9; discussions will be archived on the conference webpage]

00:00-20:00 - CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: "Attend" one of the 100+ presentations and participate in the discussion attached to each; the presentations will be posted on the web from March 30-April 6; you'll also be able to view them during the three conference days, April 7-9 [Web]

00:00-20:00 - THE COCONUT CAFE: Visit the cafe for rest and relaxation with a virtual tropical drink; participate in informal talks [LiveChat; the cafe will remain open throughout the three-day conference]

00:00-20:00 - WEB TOURS OF HAWAII: These tours will be ongoing throughout the three-day conference [Web]

20:00-21:00 - CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS; ALOHA MESSAGE