The TCC Worldwide Online Conference: Twenty Years of Affordable, Timely Professional Development

Abstract

Founded at the University of Hawaii, Kapi'olani Community College campus, the Teaching, Colleges, and Community Online Conference (TCC), has delivered an online three-day conference annually for two decades to educators in postsecondary education worldwide. Presently, TCCHawaii.org, a non-profit organization, produces this event in partnership with the University of Hawaii, Learning Design & Technology Department, and Learning Times (New York, USA). Evaluation survey data compiled for this event since 2010 showed that the ratings for key conference indicators: Content, theme, community, interaction and face-to-face comparison were consistently high. Participants continued to express that this event is valuable for their own professional development. The conference organizers plan to expand participation in this event among Asian postsecondary faculty and graduate students to further enable information exchange and collaboration in educational technology globally.