PANELISTS
Sarah Espinosa
LTEC Doctoral Student, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Sarah Espinosa is an Instructional Systems Specialist in Training and Workforce Development for the Department of the Navy. She has a Bachelor of Music degree in horn performance and an MA in Music and Worship Studies from Liberty University, an MEd in Learning Design and Technology from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and a Certificate of Graduate Studies in TESOL from Regent University. As a doctoral student in Learning Design and Technology at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, her research interests include virtual worlds, usability, accessibility, and immersive audio.
Patrick Agullana
LTEC Doctoral Student, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Patrick Agullana is a language instructor and coordinator and designer for in-person, online and hybrid English programs at University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa. He is also an undergraduate academic advisor for the College of Arts, Language and Letters. He has a BA in English, an MA in Second Language Studies, and a graduate Certificate in Online Learning and Teaching from UH Mānoa. He is currently a doctoral student in the Department of Learning Design and Technology at UH Mānoa; his research interests include communities of practice, teacher education, self-efficacy, self-regulated learning, informal learning spaces, and computer and mobile assisted language learning.
Rebecca Carino-Augustin
LTEC Doctoral Student, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Rebecca Carino-Agustin currently serves as a College Success Advisor and First Year Experience Coordinator at the University of Hawai‘i-West O’ahu with over six years of experience in higher education dedicated towards supporting and serving students in different capacities. She received her BA - English (University of Hawai'i-West O'ahu), and MA in Communication (University of Hawai'i at Mānoa). She is currently a doctoral student in Learning Design and Technology (LTEC) at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; her research interests are intercultural communication, computer-mediated communication, informal and social learning, video games, and sense of belonging.
Shauna Sibonga
LTEC Doctoral Student, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Shauna Sibonga currently serves as an Academic Advisor for TRIO Student Support Services on the UHM campus and previously served as a Transfer Specialist, working with incoming Kauaʻi Community College and non-UH students. She received a BA in biology and an MEd in Learning Design & Technology from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UHM). As a doctoral student in that program, her research interests include the effects of participation in online communities on a sense of belonging and intent to persist for students at-risk for college dropout (first-generation, high financial need).
MODERATOR
Rebecca Meeder, Ph.D.
Full Sail Unversity
Rebecca Meeder received her PhD. From the University of Hawaii College of Education’s Learning Design and Technology program. As a course director at Full Sail University's Instructional Design & Technology Master's program in Central Florida she teaches classes in Corporate Training & Motivational Development and Digital Media & Learning Applications.