The 8th National Conference for Accelerated Programs in Higher Education
ACCELERATED LEARNING:
VIRTUAL & FACE-TO-FACE
November 16 – 17, 2009
Westin Hotel, Michigan Avenue
Chicago
“I always leave here excited & ready to go back and share ideas and improve our programs. I am energized by the camaraderie and sharing by participants. This is a wonderful group.”
“I really enjoyed the conference and networking with other schools with accelerated programs. These programs have much in common, but also have unique features. The concept of acceleration and accelerated learning is central to adult learning and more study and development will likely help us all.”
“It's obvious... You all work as a team... Keep up your great work. Adult learners need you! Thank you!”
The 8h National Conference for Accelerated Programs in Higher Education
ACCELERATED LEARNING:
VIRTUAL & FACE-TO-FACE
This conference is presented by the Commission for Accelerated Programs (CAP), in affiliation with the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) and the College for Professional Studies at Regis University. Accelerated Learning: Virtual & Face-to-Face, will take place November 16-17, 2009 directly prior to the 2009 CAEL International Conference, Working
Together to Make Learning Lifelong. For additional information about the 2009 CAEL International Conference, you may visit http://www.cael.org/cael_conference.htm.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Anyone who is new to the field of higher education or accelerated learning must attend – it is an eye-opening experience for the first time participant. Veterans should attend to share their best practices and research, but also to learn from the new-comers – don’t we say we are never too old to learn something new? And, anyone thinking about developing an accelerated learning program should join us this year. Professionals in all aspects of higher education will benefit greatly from attendance at this year’s CAP conference.
WHY ATTEND?
With today’s uncertain economy attending the conference may be more important than ever! So many institutions of higher learning [IHL] are requested to do more, but with fewer resources, staff and faculty. Now more than ever is the time to take the lead invirtual and face-to-faceaccelerated learning. Adult learner enrollments may have increased due to economic layoffs, high percentage of baby boomers and accessibility; or they may have declined due to shrinking financial funds. Either way, we need to be ready to provide life-and career-engaging academic services.
Programs specifically designed for understanding adult learning needs and delivery formats attractive to this constituency are what we do best. This year’s conference focuses on online and classroom-based learning. Online learning is convenient and attractive in a sluggish economy as well as in a booming economy. Finding ways to increase our enrollments, enhance our delivery and enrich our academic content is not only smart, but practical. Acquiring information on the latest technological advances, learning how to get the most from assessment tools, determining
an effective marketing campaign, enhancing program development, and using information are a few of the key components at this year’s CAP conference.
Attendance at the conference will enable us – whether we are newcomers or a veterans – the opportunity to share best practices, ascertain new ideas, and incorporate these skills throughout our institutions and within our communities. We can obtain practical and relevant academic tools that will serve us well in accelerated learning in both a virtualand face-to-faceenvironment.
This conference will feature a mixture of collaborative learning experiences, including pre-conference workshops, a panel discussion, and plenary presentations followed by roundtable sessions. The roundtable sessions will feature papers selected from accelerated learning professionals who are members of CAP and can share research or ‘best practices’ that address the featured topic. Don’t miss the opportunity to attend a CAP pre-conference workshop! Two will be offered this year to accommodate the various needs of members:
1. Accelerated Learning 101 for those newer to accelerated learning; and,
2. Kicking-It Up a Notch: Programmatic Changes and
Enrollment Strategies to Increase Your Numbers for ‘veterans’ in accelerated learning.
This year’s event will again feature CAP’s ‘Excellence in Teaching’ awards process. Outstanding faculty will be recognized for their innovative and effective teaching practices.
Please join us for this singular opportunity to network, share ideas, and help advance and advocate the area of accelerated learning in higher education.
The 8th National Conference for Accelerated Programs in Higher Education
ACCELERATED LEARNING:
VIRTUAL & FACE-TO-FACE
AGENDA
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009
7:00am – 5:00pm Registration
Pre-conference Workshop Option 1 ACCELERATED LEARNING 101
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For those newer to accelerated learning8:00am – 12:15pm
This half-day session will include topics such as defining accelerated learning, implementing an accelerated degree program, best practices in strategy and program development, online/hybrid accelerated learning, and marketing a new accelerated program. This session is designed for those newer to accelerated learning, or for those more experienced accelerated learning professionals who wish to gain new ideas and strategies for newer programs.
Pre-conference Workshop Option 2
KICKING-IT UP A NOTCH: PROGRAMMATIC CHANGES AND ENROLLMENT STRATEGIES TO INCREASE YOUR NUMBERS
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for ‘veterans’ in accelerated learning8:00am – 12:15pm
This half-day session will provide strategies and best practices for program leaders and administrators who wish to increase enrollments in programs that have possibly reached a plateau or have experienced declining enrollments. This pre-conference workshop is specifically designed for accelerated learning veterans looking for a venue to collaborate with other experienced accelerated learning professionals who wish to share their experience and strategies that can lead to program growth and success.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009
ACCELERATED L EARNING:
VIRTUAL & FACE-TO-FACE
2:45pm – 3:00pm Welcome and Introductions
3:00pm – 4:00pm Plenary Session - Barbara Walvoord:
Assessment of Accelerated Programs (Virtual and Face-to-Face)
This session will help leaders of accelerated learning programs construct or revise their system for assessing student learning and using the assessment results for program improvement. We will emphasize assessment systems that are feasible given constraints of time and resources, useful to the program and its students, and consonant with requirements for accreditation. Questions addressed will include how to choose assessment instruments, how to get faculty on board, how to accommodate condensed calendars, how to use students’ classroom work for program assessment, and how to assess face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses or programs.
4:00pm – 5:00pm Small Group Sessions
5:00pm – 6:00pm Welcome Reception
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009
7:00am – 10:00am On-site Registration
8:30am – 8:45am Overview of Day 2 and Introduction of Speaker
8:45am – 9:45am Plenary Session - Bill Husson:
The Future of Accelerated Learning in a Technological Age
The 1970s introduced us to the concept of accelerated learning in higher education. This concept was pioneered by corporate America in devising a more effective and efficient means to educate the workforce. These concepts were introduced and pioneered before the introduction of the Internet. Today most adult degree programs utilize accelerated formats effectively in a wide variety of ways. Accelerated learning allows working adult students the flexibility and focus necessary to move adeptly and quickly through the higher education system. This presentation will explore the scope and developing use of accelerated learning in classroom, online and blended modes.
9:45am – 10:45am Small Group Sessions
10:45am – 11:00am Break
11:00am – Noon Plenary Session - Luke Dowden:
Is the Hokie Pokie What It’s Really All About? Accelerated Online Learning
No, the Hokie Pokie is not what it’s really all about, but some of your colleagues may think so when you talk to them about accelerated or online learning or especially accelerated online learning. In this presentation, Luke Dowden will share a case study for how institutions can take their current face-to-face accelerated learning programs or accelerated online programs from good to great, stagnant to vibrant, unknown to known, or traditional to online.
Noon – 1:30pm Lunch, CAP Business Meeting, and Excellence in Teaching Awards
1:30pm – 2:30pm Small Group Sessions
2:30pm – 4:00pm Flatworld Knowledge, Inc.:
Remixable Textbooks by Expert Authors, Free Online and Affordable Off. 4:00pm – 4:15pm Conference Evaluations and Door Prizes
The 8th National Conference for Accelerated Programs in Higher Education
ACCELERATED LEARNING:
VIRTUAL & FACE-TO-FACE
NOVEMBER 16-17, 2009 WESTIN HOTEL, MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAGOPLENARY SPEAKERS
BARBARA WALVOORD, Ph.D. Emerita Professor at the University of Notre Dame, is a specialist in assessment of student learning. She has consulted or led workshops at more than 350 colleges and universities, including those that offer accelerated programs. She has founded and directed programs for assessment, teaching and learning, and writing-across-the-curriculum at four institutions, including public and private, large and small. Named the 1987 Maryland English Teacher of the year for higher education, she has taught English and interdisciplinary humanities courses for more than 30 years and has consulted individually with hundreds of faculty about their teaching.
Second editions are forthcoming for both of Dr. Walvoord’s best-selling books: Assessment Clear and Simple and Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment. Her chapter on assessing accelerated programs is included in Wlodkowski and Kasworm’s Accelerated Learning for Adults (Jossey-Bass, 2003).
WILLIAM HUSSON, Ph.D., is Vice President for Professional Studies and Strategic Alliances at Regis University in Denver, CO. Regis University is an international leader in accelerated education, serving 11,000 students among undergraduate, graduate, and teacher education programs in the College for Professional Studies.
Dr. Husson has chaired the Steering Committee of the Jesuit Distance Education Network, a collaborative distance learning effort of 24 of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States. He is a member of the UCEA Commission on Futures and Markets. He has been a regular speaker on adult learning and corporate partnerships at the College Board and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. He regularly consults with colleges and universities in the United States, Asia and Europe. His doctorate is in Human and Organizational Systems from the Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California
LUKE DOWDEN has worked for the past five years of his ten year education career on adult learning initiatives at a public 4-year university, a 12 member higher education consortium, and currently for a public community college. Last year, he was asked to serve as Executive Director and establish the Center for Adult Learning in Louisiana (CALL), which is sponsored by the Louisiana Board of Regents. His work with adult learning programs at Bossier Parish Community College led to that institution’s creation of a Division of Accelerated Learning. The Division houses three fully online, accelerated Associate degree programs and the college’s prior learning assessment – portfolio process. The Division has received a grant to create a new online degree program and is working to fast-track a certificate program in a high demand customer support occupation.
This year, Dowden is completing his Doctorate of Education with a concentration in Higher Education Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. He holds a Master of Education in Adult Education and a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern State University of Louisiana.
CAP CONFERENCE FEES*
*These fees do not include CAEL 2009 International Conference Fees Membership
CAP Member
CAEL Member(not a CAP Member)
Non-Member
Attending CAP Preconference Workshop
$95 $95 $95
Attending CAP Conference Only
$320 $485 $535
Attending both CAP & CAEL Conferences
$270 $415 $460
HOTEL INFORMATION
Westin Hotel, Michigan Ave 909 N. Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312)943-7200 Fax: (312) 397-5580 Rate: $229 plus tax/night
The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago stands amid Michigan Avenue's shopping corridor in Chicago, IL. The John Hancock Center is located across the street, and Water Tower Place shops are positioned one block away. Additionally, you will find Chicago’s bustling Loop district, waterfront, Grant Park and Navy Pier just minutes away.
CAEL has arranged a special conference room rate of $229 single/double occupancy, plus local and state occupancy taxes. Check-in time is 3:00 p.m. and check-out is 11:00 a.m. Guests arriving before check-in time will be accommodated as rooms become available. In order to avoid a cancellation fee, you must cancel at least 4:00 p.m. the day prior to your arrival.
Reservations must be made before October 24, 2009. Register online at: http://www.cael.org/conference_hotel.htm
HOW TO REGISTER
Registration for the 8th National Conference for Accelerated Programs in Higher Education is done via the 2009 CAEL International
Conference registration process. Registration information is available on the CAEL website at http://www.cael.org/cael_conference.htm.
REGISTRATION or CAP MEMBERSHIP QUESTIONS? Please contact Jeannie McCarron at (303)964-5253 or [email protected].
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Show your support of CAP! We are seeking 2009 CAP Conference Sponsors. For information about how to become a 2009 CAP
Conference Sponsor, please contact Jeannie McCarron at (303)964-5253 or [email protected].
ABOUT CAP
CAP’s Mission
The Commission for Accelerated Programs (CAP) is an international membership organization serving professionals who lead, teach, and conduct research in accelerated programs in higher education. As an advocate for accelerated education, CAP enhances collaboration and shares best practices and research findings among its members to design and deliver the most effective accelerated learning for adult and nontraditional students.
CAP’s Core Values:
CAP………
…believes that accelerated learning is an effective and efficient educational process for adult learners;
…believes that our members have experiences, knowledge & expertise in accelerated learning to share with one another; …encourages and shares research and assessment in the field of accelerated learning;
…believes that accelerated learning provides access to higher learning for a diverse population of learners.
2009 CAP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Audrey Ashton-Savage, Adjunct Associate Professor, Whittemore School of Business and Economics, University of New Hampshire
Ex Offico Member/Past Chair
Diana Bamford-Rees, CAEL Associate Vice President
Ex Officio Member/CAEL Liaison
Tom Castle, Dean of the Institute, Mount Mercy College
Member-at-Large
Royce Ann Collins, Assistant Professor in Adult Education, Kansas State University
Vice Chair
Robert Deahl, Dean of the College of Professional Studies, Marquette University
Ex Officio Member/Founding Chair
Patricia Ellis, Associate Dean of Accelerated Undergraduate Programs, Stevenson University
Secretary
Chad Gruhl, Assistant Professor, Director of Hotel Management Hospitality, Tourism, and Events, Metropolitan State College of Denver (MSCD)
Member-at-Large
Tom Kennedy, Executive Director and CEO, New Ventures of Regis University
Regis University Liaison/Executive Director
Vana Nespor, Chair, Department of Education, Argosy University Washington DC
Chair
Karl Rodabaugh, Director of the Evening-Weekend College, Winston-Salem State University
Treasurer
Luis Zayas-Seijo, Vice President, United States and Latin American Affairs, Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez
Ex Officio Member/Past Chair
CAP Director
Jeannie McCarron, Regis University
CAP was originally founded with grant funding from the Lumina Foundation for Education. For further information about CAP, please contact
Jeannie McCarron at [email protected] or (303)964-5253. Please visit the CAP Network Website at
