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Tuesday, June 7, 2005[Pre-conference Events] [Sunday June 5] [Monday June 6] [Tuesday June 7] 7:30 am - 5:00 pm 8:30 am - 10:30 am Alan B Nymark, Deputy Minister On December 20, 2004, Alan Nymark was named Deputy
Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). AND
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Before assuming his current role, Dr. Baker served as President of Mount Royal College in Alberta and Vice-President: Academic of Wilfrid Laurier University. He has held full-time faculty appointments at Stanford University, Michigan State University, and Wilfrid Laurier University, and has served as visiting professor in other universities. He earned his B.A. at the University of British Columbia and an A.M. and Ph.D. at Stanford University. In addition to articles in modern French history, Dr. Baker has published two books–Landmarks in Western Culture: Commentaries and Controversies (co-editor, Fasel) and The Making of Frenchmen: Directions in the History of French Education, 1689-1989 (co-editor, P. J. Harrigan). 10:45 am - 11:45 am T1.1 - What do the 45
ACCC Affinity Groups do for a living? (E) T1.2
- Program Performance Measurement System to Enhance Internal Accountability
(E) Grant MacEwan College has developed a program performance measurement system to guide decisions relating to program expansion, redevelopment and closure. The model provides an annual "report card" of peformance measures, as well an an overall ranking of programs divided into performance quadrants. This session will include an overview of the model, discuss the issues involved in developing a performance rating system in a large, decentralized institution and outline the applications of the model within a context of internal as well as external accountability. T1.3 - Introducing a Course in Ethics and Social Responsibility
across the Curriculum (E) Colleges and institutes are renowned for applied and occupationally-focused programs that prepare highly competent graduates for the workforce. But can we do more? In a globalized society, can college and institute graduates benefit from a greater understanding of values, ethics, environmental sustainability and social responsibility? This session will review the development and piloting of a “Values, Ethics and Issues in Technology and Society” course as a vehicle for introducing ethics, social responsibility and sustainable development across the curriculum. T1.4 - The Role of A Local College Campus in
the Regional Economical Development of the Province - The Labrador
West Campus Example (E) Created in the early 1990s, the Labrador West Campus of the College of the North Atlantic has been a major driving force in the economic development of the Labrador-West region of the Province, providing valuable education and training opportunities to the residents and furnishing a trained work force for local business and industry. This session will discuss ways of sustaining and expanding direct and indirect regional economic development through a number of activities such as partnering with the Iron Ore Company of Canada and the Steelworkers Union Local 5795 to provide training targeting the eventual replacement of an aging and retiring workforce; skills upgrading of the existing workforce; and sector -focused applied research opportunities. Participants will also learn about the successes and challenges of specific partnership and cooperative activities involving the Campus and local industry, community and governments groups and organizations. T1.5 - Using Student-Based Information to Create a Learning
College (E) The concept of the learning college (O’Banion,1997) has had a significant impact on colleges and institutes in Canada and the United States. The basic principles of the learning college focus on “placing learning first” by creating institutional environments that optimize learning. This session will discuss how information on students and their post-secondary experiences can play a major role in helping institutions actualize the learning college concept. Properly managed, this core knowledge can be used to drive faculty recruitment programs, professional development activities, program quality assessments, institutional culture and, ultimately, “place learning first”. T1.6 - Supporting Students with Disabilities (E) a) Transition Activities to Improve Retention
and Promote Success for Students with Learning Disabilities (E) b) Beyond Imparting Knowledge – Forging Community Connections
(E) Learning Support Services at NorQuest College support students with disabilities in regular college programs. Going beyond knowledge at NorQuest means partnering with community groups, agencies and institutions to develop innovative approaches to knowledge building and sharing. Presenters will discuss how successful community partnerships were forged and demonstrate an interactive CD for deaf adult literacy students and a WebCT course on learning disabilities for the Alberta literacy community. T1.7 - Community colleges serving the economy:
the case of New Brunswick’s transportation industry (F/SI) Due to its geographic location, New Brunswick, particularly the Greater Moncton area, is a hub for the distribution of goods and the movement of people in the Atlantic region. In partnership with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and the transportation and logistics industry, the New Brunswick Community College - Dieppe Campus has created a model that can be used in all sectors of the economy. Participants are invited to learn about and discuss how the College has created an independent institute whose mandate is the development of a skilled workforce, applied research and innovation. T1.8 - Research and Development at Canadian
Colleges and Institutes (E/SI) Many Canadian colleges and institutes have a long history of conducting research and development activities. In recent years, interest in these activities has significantly increased. This presentation will provide an overview of the current state of research and development activities including: motivation, success factors, structure, resources and future directions. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. T2.1 - Facilitating the acquisition of essential skills through
mediated instruction (F/SI) The New Brunswick Community College - Acadian Peninsula is investing in research to give learners the opportunity to acquire a satisfactory level of the skills needed for doing their jobs, learning and functioning in everyday life. Drawing on its expertise in the mediatization of the content and delivery of training in remote communities, NBCC-Acadian Peninsula is testing out methods for evaluating the skill level of learners and prescribing customized training that will allow the acquisition and improvement of essential skills necessary to career success. Diagnostic and delivery tools for training will be presented and the concepts explained. T2.2 - Strategies for Motivating Students Towards Environmental
Responsibility (E) In a time of unprecedented global change, discussion of environmental issues is becoming increasingly common at Canadian post-secondary institutions. The objective of this workshop is to explore ways in which teaching can be taken beyond developing a knowledge of environmental issues to a point where learners will understand their own environmental impact, on both a local and global scale, and be motivated to adopt and advocate behaviours that are environmentally and socially responsible. T2.3 - Using Pep in Dementia: College Students Enriching
the Quality of Life of the Elderly (E) Communication and Community is an English/Humanities course linking college students with persons affected with dementia. Developed over the last 27 years by teachers at John Abbott College and psychologists at the Sainte-Anne’s Veterans hospital, Communication and Community creatively provides a person-centred training program that enhances a supportive and stimulating intergenerational relationship. Weekly visits with persons at various states of cognitive deficiency help break the cycle of loneliness and boredom associated with long-term care environments and students actively learn new communication skills, experience and sustain social exchange, process social comparisons and incorporate new social learning. T2.4 - So I Have a Degree. Now I Need the Skills
to Start a Rewarding Career. Help! (E) This session will showcase the development, implementation and success of the Post-Graduate Certificate Program in Human Resources at Confederation College. Canadian colleges and institutes are becoming the "finishing school" of choice for many university graduates. Imagine a class with graduates from Engineering, Arts, Business, Humanities,and Human Services to name only a few. This interactive workshop will provide administration, faculty, and student viewpoints about the eclectic students, the fun, hard work and camaraderie, the marketable skills learned and the amazing careers graduates have embarked upon. T2.5 - "Never Too Old - An E-Portfolio Pilot" (E/SI) Eight Saskatchewan Regional Colleges agreed to deliver a project intended to increase the workforce attachment of unemployed older persons. The project included an assessment process, portfolio development and job search assistance. An electronic portfolio mini-project was designed to enhance the job search experience and to test a number of design parameters for later adoption by Saskatchewan’s post-secondary institutions. This presentation will guide participants through the parameters of the project, illustrate sample electronic portfolios and offer “lessons learned.” T2.6 - Learning Outcomes Performance Support (LOPS): Moving
Beyond Knowledge to Develop Skills and Abilities (E) Red River College’s Program & Curriculum Development department has created a web resource intended to support instructors and course developers in understanding and writing learning outcomes that move beyond knowledge to focus on the development of skills and abilities. This workshop is intented for faculty, course developers and administrators involved in course development and assessment. Come view a demonstration of the new LOPS web resource which includes features such as a glossary, evaluation checklist, interactive tools, answers to FAQs, links to related web sites and examples of learning outcomes. Participants will also have an opportunity to draft learning outcomes. The workshop room will provide a wireless internet connection for laptops. For full participation in exploring the LOPS website, participants will need to bring a wireless enabled laptop. T2.7 - The Role of the Board as a College Advocate
and Ambassador (E) While Board Governors have a fairly well defined role in College Governance directly, their role advocacy and role in the broader Post-Secondary landscape, and in the community, is sometimes less clear. Members of college and institute boards are increasingly called up on to be advocates to varying degrees at the local, provincial/territorial and national level. This discussion is meant to examine different perspectives from Board Members and CEO's on this topic. Roundtables TR.1 - Educational Institutions: Remaining Accessible
in an Era of Rising Entrance Requirements (E) Academic entrance requirements, especially for full-time programs, are rising at public colleges and institutes across Canada. In their pursuit of higher-than-ever academic entrance requirements, adults with low levels of (Canadian) formal education may encounter major obstacles including financial shortfall, time constraints and limited language proficiency. Participants will learn about and share some creative measures being taken by colleges and institutes to remain accessible to these groups, despite rising entrance requirements. TR.2 - Beyond the Curriculum: Time Factors
in Knowledge Transfer (E) “Anybody can learn anything, given enough time.” This topic will be discussed under the following headings: TR.3 - Quest for Consistency and Portability:
Blending Research, Education and Practice (E) Participants will hear how a unique college, university and sector council partnership was challenged to respond to an industry-led request for portability and consistency in core competency training mandated by the Nova Scotia Department of Community Services for the existing residential-vocational sector workforce. The complexity lay in the interwoven layers of sector capacity and resources; policy implications; province-wide applicability; a lack of standard curriculum and clearly articulated learning outcomes; and, accessibility to education. The partnership response illustrates a journey that went well “beyond knowledge”. TR.4 - Alternate Delivery Model for Apprenticeable
Trades (E) Studies continue to reinforce our knowledge that the shortage of skilled trades is critical. Participants will discover how Cambrian College's Skills Technology Institute (SkyTech), in collaboration with industry and government, turned simple co-op placements into a winning proposition for skills-starved industries. Post-secondary students studying skilled trades acquire all the in-school training appropriate for their apprenticeable trade, and in the process of completing the SkyTech Co-op Model, receive recognition from the Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities for completion of levels of their apprenticeship. TR.5 - Beyond Knowledge - Beyond Accessibility
- A Comprehensive Service Model for Students with Disabilities (E) The College of the North Atlantic (CNA) has implemented an exceptionally inclusive model of service delivery for students with disabilities. Touted to be the most inclusive of its kind in North America, this model recognizes and addresses the many variables that impact on students with disabilities when attending post-secondary institutions. This roundtable discussion will share CNA’s experiences in service delivery to students with disabilites and demonstrate how the college built and continues to fine tune its services to ensure students with disabilities meet with success. 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm T3.2 - How Can Colleges and Institutes Achieve NSERC Institutional
Eligibility (E/SI) Colleges and institutes play an essential role in Canadian applied research – a role which is increasingly recognized as vital for advancing innovation. To develop this responsibility, colleges and institutes need access to research funds provided by the major Canadian granting agencies. This session will present how one college worked its way through the challenges to achieve NSERC institutional eligibility. Details on the process and lessons learned and hints to ease the process will be included in the session. T3.3 - Basic Education Online: A Global Opportunity
(E) With support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the League for Innovation is developing a large-scale project to provide free online access to high-quality developmental education and ESOL programs for individuals and educators around the world. Participants will learn about early findings and join in a discussion about the need for high-quality programs in these areas. T3.4 - Strategic planning: a means for being
visionary and proactive (B/SI) Quebec’s ministère de l’Éducation brought in legislation that required each CEGEP to submit a strategic plan. This plan derived from institutional self-evaluation and had to incorporate an academic success plan. The College Evaluation Commission was appointed to evaluate potential effectiveness and compliance. This workshop will present the key findings of this process, the points of convergence and the training needs of the CEGEP network. A discussion will follow on the role of educational strategic plans in a publicly-accountable system. In New Brunswick, the community college network is part of the Department of Training and Employment Development. The network’s operations follow the directives of a cycle of planning, implementation and review called the “business plan cycle.” A discussion will follow on the role of strategic plans in education in an imputable public system. T3.5 - We've Got Vision (E) For an organization to move "Beyond Knowledge," its employees first need a compelling vision of where they're going to take it. "We've Got Vision" will describe how, and why, employees of the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology would stop in hallways and recite the organization's new vision statement during its one-month official launch. It will also discuss how this level of awareness was accomplished and how it is sustained. T3.6 - College, Hospital Corporation and University
Collaborate to Redefine the Concept of Health-Career Education (E) This session will describe how an extraordinary partnership involving a college, two health care corporations and a university was created to achieve a common goal: improved preparation of employees entering the health-care field. In this unique relationship, each partner contributes and participates fully in decision-making and policy planning to design delivery models specifically suited to respective disciplines and the needs of health care employers. In redefining the concept of health career education, this Bachelor of Health Science (BHS) partnership exemplifies the flexible model of team work required by health-care workers, demonstrates the importance of innovation and proves the power of collaborative relationships to effect positive outcomes. T3.7 - Beyond Knowledge - On the Ground in the Community
(E) The multifaceted roles that colleges and institutes play in society are not well understood. Through a study of projects identified by ACCC as exemplary practices in rural community development, the "on the ground" impact of competing visions regarding the roles of colleges and institutes were examined. Typical projects involved community partnerships and government funding through which the college or institute developed a training program to suit local challenges. Participants will hear how the findings of this study have implications for students, faculty, administrators and policy-makers. 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
He has held a variety of senior roles with international bodies. He holds 20 honourary degrees from Canadian universities and in 2003, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest honour for lifetime achievement. He is a noted radio and television commentator and race relations arbitrator. On June 01, 2001, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed Stephen Lewis as his Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. Mr. Lewis' work with the UN has shaped the past two decades of his career. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Lewis was Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF at the organization's global headquarters in New York. He was first appointed as Special Representative for UNICEF in 1990. In that capacity, he spoke and traveled regularly, acting as a spokesperson for UNICEF's passionate advocacy of the rights and needs of children, especially children of the developing world. In 1997, Mr. Lewis was appointed by the Organization of African Unity to a Panel of Eminent Personalities to Investigate the Genocide in Rwanda. The 'Rwanda Report' was issued in June of 2000. From 1984 through 1988, Stephen Lewis was Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations, where he chaired such ground breaking committees as the Five-Year UN Programme on African Economic Recovery, and the first International Conference on Climate Change. Recently, Mr. Lewis created the Stephen Lewis Foundation to help ease the pain of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Stephen Lewis speaks knowledgeably on subjects as diverse as international relations, economic and social development and management excellence. His recent work at UNICEF is merely an extension of a life-long dedication to social causes and improving the human condition. Mr. Lewis researches his speeches with obsessive care, enlivens them with personal anecdotes, and is never ashamed to be both passionate and emotional. Most compelling perhaps, is the way in which Stephen engages, moves and motivates his audience so that they emerge challenged and energized. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm 6:45 pm - 7:15 pm 7:15 pm Beyond the conference! [Pre-conference Events] [Sunday June 5] [Monday June 6] [Tuesday June 7] |
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