Wednesday, April 18, 2018
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Registration and Networking
In the Exhibitors Hall
Dinner on your own
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Pre-Conference Workshop
Phoenix North
Thursday, April 19, 2018
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Registration and Breakfast
Keynote Speaker
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Dr. Irene Cravey
Associate Vice-Chancellor TSTC
Session 1: 9:00 am – 9:45 am
Phoenix Central
Panel Discussion — Financial Aid
Maria Ramos
Director, Financial Aid & Scholarships — Texas A&M—Commerce
Jeremy Tanner
Assistant Director, Technical Support & Compliance — Texas A&M—Commerce
Tamika Malone
Financial Aid Processing Coordinator & Special Program — Texas A&M—Commerce
Mike Carranza
Dean of Financial Services and Enrollment Management — South Texas College
Phoenix North
Accreditation and Reporting–A Case Study at Texas A&M University-Commerce
Melissa Kuhlmann
Institutional Effectiveness & SACSCOC Coordinator
Dan Su
Director of Institutional Research, Institutional Effectiveness and Research
Shonda Gibson
Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness; SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison
Dezavala
Are You CBE Ready? Strategies for Navigating the CBE Revolution
Craig Schieber, City University of Seattle
Session Moderator
Sheri Ranis
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
DeWitt
Using VALUE Rubrics to Assess Critical Thinking in the UW Flexible Option
Matthew Mayeshiba,
University of Wisconsin-Extension
Alice Pulvermacher,
University of Wisconsin System
Session Moderator
Kimya Anthony
Austin Community College
Session 2: 9:45 am – 10:30 am
Phoenix Central
Evaluating Employees’ Non-credit Credentials into Certificates and Degrees
Tricia Thomas-Anderson
Eastfield College
Christopher Johnson
American Council on Education
Carlos Ojeda
Eastfield College
Diane Tompkins,
Eastfield College
Panel Moderator
Phoenix North
Beyond the CBE Basics — Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Annie Myers
Broward College
Dr. Shonda Gibson
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Lisa McIntyre-Hite
Walden University
Panel Moderator
Michael More
D2L
Dezavala
A Blueprint for Success in Creating and Administrating a CBE Program
Dr. Emma Miller
South Texas College
Dr. Ali Esmaeili
South Texas College
Session Moderator
Ashley Nielsen
Roots2Change & Central New Mexico Community College
DeWitt
Designing & Implementing a CBE Pilot Program: Challenges, Benefits, and Lessons Learned
Sean Moran
Austin Community College
Stephanie Long
Austin Community College
Session Moderator
Jason Rosenblum
New York Institute of Technology
BREAK
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Session 3: 10:45 am – 11:30 am
Phoenix Central
One Approach to Implementing Microcredentials
Dewayne Higgs
Amarillo College
Session Moderator
Jerry Fliger
Alvin Community College
Phoenix North
The Texas Affordable Baccalaureate: Innovation in Higher Education Across Texas
Shonda Gibson
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Amardeep Kahlon
Austin Community College
Emma Miller
South Texas College
Panel Moderator
Jennifer Nailos
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Dezavala
Blended Pathways: Developing Programs that Broaden Employees’ CE Credentials
Diane Tompkins
Eastfield College
Tricia Thomas-Anderson
Eastfield College
Session Moderator
Amy Sorter
Nuro Learning
DeWitt
Developing Effective Assessments for CBE Courses
David Lungren
Collegis Education
Brooks Doherty
Rasmussen College
Session Moderator
Jennifer Graydon
Austin Community College
Session 4: 11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Phoenix Central
Phoenix North
The Texas Affordable Baccalaureate: Innovation in Higher Education Across Texas (panel)
[CONTINUED]
Dezavala
What Does Progression Look Like? Visualizing Student Experiences Using Real CBE Program Data
Cameron Smither
American Institutes for Research
Todd Nobles
American Institutes for Research
Session Moderator
Emily Dustin
Motivis Learning
DeWitt
Determining and Reporting Students’ Progress at Course and Program Levels
Rinki Suryavanshi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Alexandra Janney
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Session Moderator
Dan Bartell
Sagence Learning
LUNCH
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Keynote Speaker
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm
Dr. Charla Long
Executive Director C-BEN
Session 5: 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
Phoenix Central
Looking Forward to CBE & Innovation in Higher Education
Linda Smarzik
Austin Community College
Lisa McIntyre-Hite
Walden University
Irene Cravey
Texas State Technical College System
Jennifer Nailos,
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Eric Poe
UT–Austin
Panel Moderator
Phoenix North
Growing into Lifelong Learners: Student Success through a Competency-Based Learning Continuum
Emily Dustin, Motivis Learning
Andy Lynch, Southern New Hampshire University
Session Moderator
Stephanie Long
Austin Community College
Dezavala
The Importance & Necessity of Academic Coaching within Academia
(Birds of a Feather (BOF))
Session Moderator
Tesha Gooch
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
DeWitt
THE 1310 Introduction to Theatre Course Demo
Judith Sebesta
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Session Moderator
Pamela Campbell
San Jacinto College
Session 6: 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Phoenix Central
Looking Forward to CBE & Innovation in Higher Education
[CONTINUED]
Phoenix North
The Essential Human Element in CBE
Brooks Doherty
Rasmussen College
Session Moderator
Vincent Villanueva
US Air Force
Dezavala
Initiating, Implementing, and integrating Continuous Communication to Ensure Student Success
(Birds of a Feather(BOF))
Mallory Schares
North Central Texas College
Cherly Furdge
North Central Texas College
Session Moderator
Sarah Morrow
North Central Texas College
DeWitt
Texas OnRamps US History
Dr. Penne Restad The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Chris Ernst The University of Texas at Austin
Jennifer Porter The University of Texas at Austin
Session Moderator
Nicholas Hinojosa
South Texas College
BREAK
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Session 7: 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
Phoenix Central
Two Models for Identifying Competencies in your Fast-Track Program
(Long Session)
Chuck Abshier
Texas State Technical College
Randy Haley
Texas State Technical College
Session Moderator
Herb Coleman
Austin Community College
Phoenix North
Introduction to Versant’s Competency-Based System
Barbara Joseph
Versant Holdings, LLC
Patty Deasy
Versant Holdings, LLC
Session Moderator
Lisa McIntyre-Hite
Walden University
Dezavala
Managing Student Success in an Ever-Evolving Digital World–Strategies and Solutions for Competency-Based Learning Programs
David Leasure, Western Governors University
Amy Sorter, Nuro Learning
Session Moderator
Jeremy Tanner
TAMU–Commerce
DeWitt
CBE: A Business Model for Changing Times
Carlos Rivers
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Shonda Gibson
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Session Moderator
Sarah Morrow
North Central Texas College
Session 8: 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Phoenix Central
Two Models for Identifying Competencies in your Fast-Track Program
[CONTINUED]
Phoenix North
Introduction to Versant’s Competency-Based System
[CONTINUED]
Dezavala
The TIP Program at UT Austin
Kerri Harmon
Univerisity of Texas at Austin
Session Monitor
Mallory Schares
North Central Texas College
DeWitt
CBE Dashboard Demonstration
Carlos Rivers
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Session Moderator
Dan Su
TAMU–Commerce
Networking Reception
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Friday, April 20, 2018
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Breakfast
Keynote Speaker
8:00 am – 8:45 am
Dr. Rex Peebles
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Session 9: 9:00 am – 9:45 am
Phoenix Central
Preparing Faculty to Design Online CBE
Randall Garver
Texas State Technical College
Randy Haley
Texas State Technical College
Session Moderator
Kelle Parsons
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Phoenix North
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Exploration & Education
Satwinder Kahlon
President of Saber Data
John Bosch
Principle and Partner
TyRex Group, LTD.
Martin Johnson
Executive Vice President
TyRex Group, LTD
Session Moderator
Craig Schieber
City University of Seattle
Dezavala
Making a REAL Connection with Your Students
Judy Arriaga
Austin Community College
Session Moderator
Carlos Rivers
TAMU–Commerce
DeWitt
CITP 3302 Advanced Networking & CITP 4350 Advanced Computer Programming
Nicholas Hinojosa
South Texas College
Meng-Hung Wu
South Texas College
Session Moderator
Robert Wolfe
TAMU–Commerce
Session 10: 9:45 am – 10:30 am
Phoenix Central
Preparing Faculty to Design Online CBE
[CONTINUED]
Phoenix North
Leveraging Competency-Based Design & Technology for Workforce Development & Continuing Education
Jenny Yu, Sagence Learning
Nancy Salzman, Brandman University
Session Moderator
Patricia Parham
Walden University
Dezavala
Use of Role Play to Introduce Conflict Management and Resolution
Alex Hapka
Walden University
Barbara Bailey
Walden University
Session Moderator
Judith Sebesta
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
DeWitt
Towards Building a CBE Fundamentals of Scripting Course: A Project-Based Course for Cybersecurity Scripting
ACM CCECC Cybersecurity-infused Computer Science Curricular Guidance
Christian Servin
El Paso Community College
Session Moderator
Eric Roe
UT–Austin Cockrell School of Engineering
BREAK
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Session 11: 10:45 am – 11:30 am
Phoenix Central
Development of an Online Academic Coaching Pilot
Kimya F. Anthony
Austin Community College
Session Moderator
Melissa Kuhlmann
TAMU–Commerce
Phoenix North
Game-Based Learning & CBE-Beyond the Badge
Jason Rosenblum, PhD
New York Institute of Technology
Session Moderator
Tesha Gooch
University Mary Harden Baylor
Dezavala
CAP Activities-Differentiation in Higher Education
Dr. Carrie Simpson
Austin Community College
Session Moderator
Jamed Fountain
TAMU–Commerce
DeWitt
Digital Badging at Texas State Technical College (TSTC)
Shinobu Rowe
Texas State Technical College
Chuck Abshier
Texas State Technical College
Session Moderator
Ann Kennedy
Ausitn Community College
Session 12: 11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Phoenix Central
An Innovative Model of Peer-Led Team Learning in Community Colleges
Christian Servin
El Paso Community College
Session Moderator
Shonda Gibson
TAMU–Commerce
Phoenix North
Consider Google Classroom to Support your CBE
Dr. Herb Coleman
Austin Community College
Session Moderator
Carlos Rivers
TAMU–Commerce
Dezavala
Improving Student Success while Reducing Student Debt–It’s a No Brainer
Stuart Greenfield
Austin Community College
Session Moderator
Sarah Morrow
North Central Texas College
DeWitt
Utilizing a Graduate Exit Survey to Understand Student Needs and Successes
Dan Su
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Session Moderator
Jennifer Graydon
Austin Community College