12 p.m. - Lunch
1 p.m. - Concurrent Sessions
Qualifications for PLA Faculty Evaluators
Theresa Hoffman
What Might Be Going on in the PLA Process?
Nan Travers, Empire State College
2:15 p.m. - Break
2:25 p.m. - Home Groups
2:55 p.m. - Concurrent Sessions
Accreditation Issues for PLA Programs
John Taylor, The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Second session is TBD
4:10 p.m. - Break
4:20 p.m. - Home Groups
5 p.m. - End of First Day
Friday, June 20
7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. - Concurrent Sessions
Evaluator Training: Different Ways, Different Perspectives
Theresa Hoffman
Second session is TBD
9:30 a.m. - Break
9:40 a.m. - General Session
Scenario-based Simulation Training at the New Jersey State Police Academy
Ernest Kovacs, Jr., Farleigh Dickinson University & William M. Toms, New Jersey State Police
10:55 a.m. - Break
11: 05 a.m. - Concurrent Round Table Sessions
Do Submission Deadlines Help or Hinder Portfolio Participation?
Susan C. Gunn, St. Edward's University
Evaluating Knowledge in Religion for Prior Learning Assessment
Amy Hannon, Thomas Edison State College
Differentiating Prior Learning Assessment from Independent Study
Dawn B. Sova, Thomas Edison State College
12:15 p.m. - Lunch
1:15 p.m. - Home Groups
1:45 p.m. General Session
Where Do We Go From Here?
National Institute Faculty Members
2:30 p.m. - Conclusion of the Institute