7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast and Registration
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Prince William Ballroom
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Dr. George A. Pruitt, President, Thomas Edison State College
9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Prince William Ballroom
Plenary session
Keynote address: Dr. Pamela Tate, CEO, CAEL
Question & Answer session
9:45 – 10:45 a.m. - Parallel sessions
- E-assessment for Distance Learning: A Case Study
Professor Stephen Swithenby, Open University, UK
(Nassau Rooms A & B)
- Symposium: Using E-Portfolio as an Assessment of Professional Competencey and Measurement of Program Outcomes
Dr. Susan M. O'Brien, School of Nursing, Thomas Edison State College
Ritamarie Giosa, nursing graduate student, Thomas Edison State College
Louise C. Riley, School of Nursing, Thomas Edison State College
Dr. Mary Price, School of Nursing, Thomas Edison State College
(Princeton Room)
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. - Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. - Parallel sessions
- Quality Control of Online Course Design
Cynthia MacMillan, Thomas Edison State College
Dr. Wang Weiman, Thomas Edison State College
(Princeton Room)
- Developing a Comprehensive Learning Outcomes Assessment Strategy for Adult Learners
Ann Prime-Monaghan, Thomas Edison State College
Dr. Susan C. Davenport, Heavin School of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Edison State College
(Nassau Rooms A & B)
12:00– 1:30 p.m. - Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. - Parallel sessions
- Accelerating Delivery of Quality Feedback to Students Using Portfolio Assessment
Professor Rakgadi Phatlane, University of South Africa
- Virtual Speed Dating For Recruiting and Training New PLA Evaluators at a Distance
Dr. Nan L. Travers, Empire State College
Kevin Dean, Empire State College
Marnie Evans, Empire State College
Viktoria Popova-Gonci, Empire State College
(Princeton Room)
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. - Break
2:45 – 3:45 p.m. - Parallel Sessions
- Testing the Adult Learner
Emily Carone, Thomas Edison State College
Maureen Woodruff, Thomas Edison State College
(Princeton Room)
- Rethinking the Use of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in the Context of Assessment: Educational Consultant Viewpoint
Mpho Tshesane, University of South Africa
(Nassau Rooms A & B)
3:45 – 5:15 p.m. - Panel Discussions, Prince William Ballroom
- Feedback on Assessment in Adult Distance Learning
Professor Stephen Swithenby, Open University, UK
- Prior Learning Assessment at a Distance – Lessons Learned
Carleen Bailey, Thomas Edison State College
Ann Marie Pinchera, Excelsior College
Bernard Smith, Empire State College
- Alignment of Assessment and Course Objectives: A Case Study
Dr. Ken Lightfoot, Thomas Edison State College
David Schwager, Thomas Edison State College
6:30 – 8:00 p.m. - President’s Reception