TCC 2026 Online Conference

Schedule

Conference Program

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Schedule is subject to change.
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LEGEND

45 min. Featured Plenary	45 min. Concurrent Session	25 min. Concurrent Session
25 min. European Voices	15 min. Lightning Talk	25 min. LTEC Student Session

Time	Track A	Track B	Track C
7:00 HST	Main AI Drivers in Education [Cristina Obae]	Human-AI Collaboration for Online Course Quality Assurance: A Pilot Study [Abigail Dutcher and Rae Mancilla]

8:00 HST	Creativity is Not a Prompt: Promoting Student Originality and Reflection in an AI-Supported Classroom [Lori Brooks]	From Archive to Authentic Classroom Inquiry: Women’s History, Primary Sources, and Critical AI Literacy [Jennifer Schneider]	Emotional Technology™ in an AI World: Human-Centered Leadership for Creative Learning [Tika Simone]

9:00 HST	Human by Design: Nano Learning Lessons from the People’s Professors [Emily Green]	Sparking Creative Course Design with Custom GPTs [Amanda (Mandy) Taylor]	Beyond Frameworks: Embedding Quality Design Principles Organically in Faculty Professional Development [Carla Ghanem]

9:30 HST	Your Students, Your LMS, Your Data [Gregory Beyrer]	Educators and AI: Advancing Student Success [Ritu Sharma]

10:00 HST	PLENARY – Creativity and the Future of Learning: Designing Education for What Comes Next [Carolina Cuesta-Hincapie]

11:00 HST	– – – – – – – – – – BREAK – – – – – – – – – –

12:00 HST	Students as Co-Leaders in the Age of AI: Learning Together Through Change [Faye Furutomo and Gabriel Yanagihara]	The Art of Individually Relevant Engagement: Approaches to Meeting DOE Requirements for Regular and Substantive Interaction [Yolanda Harper et al.]

13:00 HST Lightning Talks	Human-AI Collaboration for Online Course Quality Assurance: A Pilot Study [Natalia Echeverry and Rae Mancilla]	The Right to Refuse: 3 Myths That Keep Us Using Platforms We Distrust [Monika Sereniene]

13:20 HST Lightning Talks	Future-Proof or Fade Out: How Online Educators Prepare Workers for What’s Next [Yolanda Harper]	Human-Centered AI Avatars: Transforming OER Texts into Immersive, Culturally Authentic Language-Learning Videos [Arnaldo Robles-Reyes]

13:40 HST Lightning Talks	The Hidden Battle: Exploring the Emotional Landscape of Imposter Syndrome in Academia [Tanya Williams]

14:00 HST	Primary Sources vs. the Plausible Fabrication: Teaching Mercy Otis Warren in an AI Age [Jennifer Schneider]	Revisiting Design Thinking with New Perspectives [Jenica Taylor]	Human by Design: The JOY Framework for Ethical Human–AI Collaboration in Creative and Educational Practice [Daniel Boulos]

14:30 HST	Life in Simulated Space: Designing the Analog Astronaut Curricula as a Living Laboratory for AI Governance, Creativity and Workforce Transformation [Marufa Bhuiyan]	TIE That Tech! Teacher-Influencer-Educators Repurpose Learning Creatively [Katherine Watson]

15:00 HST	PLENARY – The Promise and Pitfalls of AI in Academia: Cultural and Scholarly Impact [Michael Menchaca]

16:00 HST	Deepening Engagement in Learning Traditional Practices Among Indigenous Youth Through Participation in Online Community: A Literature Review [Corrin Barros]	Reimagining Math Learning: How an AI Study Buddy Influences Math Anxiety and Reshapes Classroom Dynamics [Maryam Mirzaee]	Using Speculative Fiction to Navigate the Edtech Schism [Eduardo Silva]

16:30 HST	FlourishED: Stress Management and Well-Being Strategies for Preservice Teachers [Justice Kanaulu]	Attention and Engagement in Hybrid Learning Environments: Graduate Students’ Perspectives at the Asian University for Women [Mariam Jafaari]

17:00 HST LTEC Student Sessions	Using an Instagram Microlearning Instructional Module to Change Financial Behaviors of Au Pairs in America [Jimena Andrea Riano Tellez]

17:30 HST LTEC Student Sessions	Designing for Implicit Interactional Feedback: A Game-Based Approach to Asynchronous Language Learning [Justin Quezon]

18:00 HST LTEC Student Sessions	Puna ʻIli: Designing an Accessible and Culturally Sustaining Digital Learning Environment for Beginning Homesteaders [Māpuana Carey]

18:30 HST LTEC Student Sessions	The LIBI Game: A Visual-Spatial Practice Tool of Affixation Patterns for Indonesian Foreign Language Users [Ruadhán Buddenhagen]

19:00 HST LTEC Student Sessions	Using AI to Create Personalized, Structured Training Plans for the World Marathon Majors [Rosalie Paradise]

19:30 HST LTEC Student Sessions	Creating a Social and Emotional Awareness Instructional Module to Teach Communication Between Peers [Alexandra Murphy]

20:00 HST	DAY 1 CONCLUDES

Time	Track A	Track B	Track C
7:00 HST TAMK/ Europe	From McDonald’s to Wai Wai: UDL and Cultural Frameworks for Instructional Designers [Karen Fujii and Natalie Perez]	Postdigital Paths to Finnish Language Acquisition for International Talent [Margarita Guskova]

7:30 HST TAMK/ Europe	“I’m Sorry Dave, I Can’t Do That”: So, What Can AI Actually Do for Learning? [Mark Curcher]	Human-Centered AI and Digital Identity: How Educational Inequalities Shape Learner Agency in the Digital Age [Elemeleki Boanerge Ndayisenga]

8:00 HST TAMK/ Europe	Beyond the 11:55 PM Phenomenon: How Online Students Really View Asynchronous Discussions [Mary Dereshiwsky et al.]	Reshaping the Teaching & Learning Process: Building an AI Learning Community [Michael LaMagna and Andrea Rodgers]	Human by Design: The Influence of Artificial Intelligence and Human Stewardship in Recruitment [Christine Marquis]

8:30 HST	From Obligation to Opportunity: Using UDL to Design Courses That Are Equally Accessible and Engaging [Carla Ghanem]	Jacking into The Matrix: The Future of AI in Education [Cynthia Calongne]

9:00 HST	PLENARY – Human by Design: Teaching with AI for Sustainable Instructional Practice [Florence Williams]

10:00 HST	From Awareness to Application: Leveraging Generative AI in Teaching and Learning [Feygens Saint-Joy, Jr.]	Human by Design: Turning Static Handouts into Interactive Gemini Learning Tools [Syreeta Washington]

11:00 HST	– – – – – – – – – – BREAK – – – – – – – – – –

12:00 HST	Disengaged vs. Engaged Students – How Can Faculty Encourage a More Engaging Discussion Environment Through Video & AI Use in The Online Classroom? [Tracy Crawford]	AI-Assisted Qualitative Research: Measuring Student Discussion Board Engagement [Brigit McGuire]

12:30 HST	Teaching NGSS with Confidence: The Power of Digital Science Curriculum [Pamela Kohara]	Scaling AI Literacy: A Framework for Sharing, Scaffolding, and Refining Generative AI Prompts [Satoru Shinagawa]

13:00 HST	Learning AI Together: Building an AI-Ready Library Workforce Through a Community of Practice [Evan Fruehauf]	AI-Agnostic Assessment in Teacher Education: Digital Makerspace on Substitute Teaching [Stefanie Panke]

14:00 HST	PLENARY – The EduBot-a-thon: Building to Think in a Philosophy of Education Classroom [Casandra Silva Siblin]

15:00 HST	Artificial Intelligence and Leadership in Small Businesses: A Hawai`i-Based Perspective with Broader Implications [Eduard Merc]	Exploring the Role of ChatGPT in Supporting Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in Higher Education [Minowash Zafar et al.]

15:30 HST	Unroughening Diamonds: FACET Learning for Five-Faced Transdisciplinary Success [Katherine Watson]

16:00 HST	Future-Ready by Design: Inclusive AI & XR Workforce Ecosystems for Every Learner [Rohana Swihart]	Chicken Jockey Scribe Racing & Other Scholastic Sports of the Quillverse [Cody Lestelle]

17:00 HST LTEC Student Sessions	UNIV 240 – Your Academic Journey: Using Empathy-Driven Design and AI to Navigate Undergraduate Uncertainty [Raezheen Pascua]	Bridging Inquiry and Action with Google NotebookLM [Sarah Wright]

17:30 HST LTEC Student Sessions	Designing for Belonging: How to Humanize Politically Sensitive Content in Asynchronous Higher Education. [Vanessa Ghersi Cordano]	Introduction to Fitness 101 [Jalen Meyers]

18:00 HST LTEC Student Sessions	Encore: Expanding the Professional Musician’s Edge [Nicole Laeha]	AI For Human Learning & Digital Creativity [Dre Bullock]

18:30 HST LTEC Student Sessions	Mini Asynchronous 9th Grade English Course Centered Around Identity [Kaelin Tancayo-Spielvogel]	Aloha Māla: Food Sustainability in Hawaiʻi [Savannah Fair & Caitlin Fowlkes]

19:00 HST LTEC Student Sessions	Financial Aid Basics: Unpacking College Costs for University of Hawaiʻi Students [Ku’ulei Pereira & John Paul Gampon]	Internship 101: Preparing to Enter the Workforce [Alex Murphy]

19:30 HST LTEC Student Sessions		Strategic Player Development: A Systems Approach for Coaches [Dyesha Stahley]

20:00 HST	DAY 2 ENDS

Time	Track A	Track B
7:00 HST	Using Mayer’s Principles of Multimedia Design to Guide AI-assisted Course Design [Pattiya Shenila]	AI on AI: Profiles, Perspectives, Possibilities [Michelle Cranney and Jacqueline Saldana]

8:00 HST	Critical Thinking with AI [Mark Mabrito]	Ungrading without Points [Gregory Beyrer]

8:30 HST	Amplifying Voices: Using AI for Creative and Intentional Inclusivity in Online Learning [Josef Vice et al.]	Exploring Digital Burnout and Stress in Hybrid Learning: A Qualitative Study of Tertiary Education Experiences [Tanbin Irfat and Sadia Binth Shahin]

9:00 HST	PLENARY – Nurturing Socially Just Care Ecosystems While Facing Uncertainty in Education [Maha Bali]

10:00 HST	AI for Learning, Not Doing: Using ChatGPT Responsibly in ESL Teaching [Merve Beyazit Taner]	Implementing VR Training in a Communicative Disorders Course: Perspectives from Instructional Designer, Faculty, and Students [Iyan Barrera-Sandri]

11:00 HST	– – – – – – – – – – BREAK – – – – – – – – – –

12:00 HST	Re-Imagining Workforce Development: AI & XR Learning Communities for Re-Skilling, Renewal, and Reintegration [Rohana Swihart]

13:00 HST	PLENARY – Navigating Tomorrow: Developing Futures Literacy and Adaptive Leadership [Maricel Lawrence]

14:00 HST	Preparing the Educator for an AI-Augmented Future: Identity, Roles, and Design in Human-Centered Learning [Carl Beitsayadeh and Pamayla Darbyshire]

14:30 HST	Exploring AUW’s UG & MA Students’ Perceptions of Digital Storytelling in the Classroom [Taiba Ghazanfar]

15:00 HST	Learning with Embodied Agents: A Descriptive Review of Pedagogical Agent Research (2000–2025) [Brian Bays]	Supporting Adult Learners’ Self-Regulated Learning Through Guided Use of Generative AI [Hajeen Choi and Daeun Jung]

15:30 HST	Human Voices, AI Tools: Revitalizing Asynchronous Online Discussions through Purposeful Human-AI Collaboration [Mary Dereshiwsky and Danielle Babb]	Integration of AI Tools in a General Education Course [Teresa Handy and Bonita Bryant]

16:00 HST	Digital Literacy and Generative AI Awareness Among Bamyan University Students: A Quantitative Cross-Sectional [Halima Shafai]	Integrating Technologies into Emergency-Designed Schools: Advancing Accessible and Sustainable Education in Rohingya Refugee Camps [Habiba Habiba]

16:30 HST	CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

TCC Hawaii invites faculty, researchers, librarians, counselors, student affairs and student support professionals, graduate students, administrators, and consultants from around the world interested in evolving technologies and learning practices to submit proposals for this online conference.

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