It was exciting to see how the wide range of topics listed in the call for presentations has grown this year. Most of these are truly critical issues in my locus of control, my workplace, and my wider community.
The idea of “designing for cultural differences in diverse contexts rather than designing around them” intrigues me, especially as I work in a K12 setting in which the lack of design for cultural differences seems to be our blind spot, evidenced in the low success of kanaka maoli students over the last three decades.
Intercultural communication and competency; connectivism and connected learning; distance learning communities of practice; building and sustaining communities of learners; and enabling student collaboration, creativity, and advocacy for learners of all ages continue to drive my interest in instructional design.
TCC is one place where I can view research on emerging technologies, especially AR, VR, flipped learning, AI, robotics, and their relationship to ethics and social issues in online learning. It is always exciting to see my favorite presenter, Lyr Lobo!
So once again, I am looking forward to the conference and expect to gain a lot of food for thought.
LTEC647eEmerging Tech Critical Trends Spring 2019 