Three new Organising Committee members have joined The 8th IAFOR International Conference on Education in Hawaii (IICE2023) and The 3rd IAFOR International Conference on Arts & Humanities in Hawaii (IICAH2023).
Organising Committees are composed of distinguished academics who are experts in their fields. The Organising Committees are responsible for nominating and vetting Keynote and Featured Speakers; developing the conference programme, including special workshops, panels, targeted sessions, and so forth; event outreach and promotion; recommending and attracting future Organising Committee members; working with IAFOR to select PhD students and early career academics for IAFOR-funded grants and scholarships; and overseeing the reviewing of abstracts submitted to the conference.
The IICE/IICAH2023 Organising Committee is currently calling for papers to be presented at the event. Submit your abstracts by October 19, 2022, to participate. To benefit from discounted registration rates, submit your abstract before the Early Bird deadline, August 19, 2022.
To participate in IICE/IICAH2022 as an audience member, please register for the conference.
Biographies
Robin Dyrensborg
University of Hawai’i at Manoa, United States
Robin Dyrensborg is a doctoral student in Learning Design and Technology at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. Her research interests include educational technology, English/Language Arts, history, socio-emotional learning, and educational leadership in Asia and the Pacific. Her dissertation examines post-pandemic online professional development in Asia and the Pacific. Robin has conducted international teacher professional development in partnership with Teachers Across Borders Southern Africa. Most recently she provided online teacher professional development in partnership with the Comprehensive Center Network and Pacific Resources for Education and Learning. She has spent nearly 30 years in the classroom and is a National Board Certified Teacher. She currently teaches 6th grade English/Language Arts at ‘Iolani School in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Daniel Hoffman
University of Hawai’i at Manoa, United States
Daniel L. Hoffman is an Assistant Professor of Learning Design and Technology at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Dan earned his doctorate in Instructional Technology and Media from Teachers College, Columbia University. His research focuses on the design of interactive experiences and their impact on learning and engagement. This interdisciplinary work is situated at the intersection of cognitive science, computer science, and learning science. He is a graduate of the New York City Teaching Fellows program and has designed and evaluated educational software for Intel and the Games for Learning Institute.
Tialei Scanlan
Brigham Young University – Hawaii, United States
Tialei Scanlan is an assistant professor at Brigham Young University – Hawaii (BYU-H), United States. Tialei obtained her Global Masters of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in accounting from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Shidler College of Business and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Tialei began her career in auditing at Deloitte, Honolulu office. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Learning Design and Technology at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Her research interests include academic success for ethnic minorities and gamification in higher education.
