The Future of Learning:
ACCJC Conversations Among Thought Leaders
ACCJC is pleased to present an online seminar series The Future of Learning: ACCJC Conversations Among Thought Leaders this December. The series is presented in partnership with the California Community College system, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC), the Pacific Postsecondary Education Council (PPEC), and the University of Hawai’i Community Colleges. ACCJC would also like to thank Bakersfield College for their support of and work on this event.
Sonya Christian
Stephanie Droker
See the full agenda, lineup of speakers, and recorded sessions below!
Event Date(s): December 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 8th, 2020
Event Time(s): 2-4 p.m. (PST)
In partnership with:
The format of the series is to create 40-minute conversations with each of the speakers highlighted below – each brief segment will be a window into the significance of the topic. ACCJC partners will converse with the speakers, allowing us all to engage more deeply. Please check out the books on the topics that interest you prior to the event if you can.
We hope to present a survey of the landscape of the future of learning to provoke your thinking of how you want to shape your courses, the pedagogies you use in your classroom, and how you can shape your department, your college, your district, your system.
Schedule of Speakers
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. (PST)
2:00-3:00 p.m. – Session I: From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education
Featured Speaker:
Tia Brown McNair
Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Student Success
Association of American Colleges and Universities
A conversation with:
Kathleen Burke
Chancellor
South Orange County Community College District
Partnership Spotlight:
Eloy Ortiz Oakley
Chancellor
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
3:00-4:00 p.m. – Session II: Learning to Stand Together: A Call for Higher Education to Bridge the American Divide Through Equity
Featured Speaker:
David French
Senior Editor at The Dispatch
Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation
A conversation with:
Ned Doffoney
Chancellor Emeritus
North Orange County Community College District
Partnership Spotlight:
Michael Zimmerman
President
MTI College
| Speaker(s): | Duration of Video: | View Video: |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction – Sonya & Stephanie | 6:01 | View Video |
| Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley | 14:58 | View Video |
| Tia Brown McNair & Kathleen Burke | 00:00 | Pending Approval |
| Michael Zimmerman – Independent Institutions | 4:51 | View Video |
| David French & Ned Doffoney (Session 2 with Q&A) | 51:50 | View Video |
| Wrap Up | 2:48 | View Video |
Thursday, December 3, 2020 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. (PST)
2:00-3:00 p.m. – Session I: Degrees That Matter: Moving Higher Education to a Learning Systems Paradigm
Featured Speaker:
Natasha Jankowski
Executive Director
National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
Degrees that Matter: Moving Higher Education to a Learning System Paradigm
A conversation with:
Cheryl Aschenbach
Professor of English
Lassen Community College
Partnership Spotlight:
Dolores Davison
President
Academic Senate for California
Community Colleges
3:00-4:00 p.m. – Session II: Learning with and from Community College Students’ Knowledges, Skills, and Work Experiences
Featured Speaker:
Cecilia Rios-Aguilar
Associate Dean for Equity & Inclusion
University of California, Los Angeles
Funds of Knowledge in Higher Education
A conversation with:
Sally Pestana
Professor of Health Sciences,
Kapi’olani Community College,
University of Hawai’i
| Speaker(s): | Duration of Video: | View Video: |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction – Sonya and Stephanie | 3:00 | View Video |
| Dolores Davidson – ASCCC President | 6:43 | View Video |
| Sonya Christian – Remarks | 11:06 | View Video |
| Natasha Jankowski & Cheryl Aschenbach (Session 1 with Q&A) | 51:53 | View Video |
| Cecilia Rios-Aguilar & Sally Pestana (Session 2 with Q&A) | 41:51 | View Video |
| Wrap Up | 3:14 | View Video |
Monday, December 7, 2020 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. (PST)
2:00-3:00 p.m. – Session I: Creating a Learning Ecosystem using Competency-Based Education
Featured Speaker:
Deb Bushway
President and CEO
Northwestern Health Sciences University
A Leader’s Guide to Competency-Based Education: From Inception to Implementation
A conversation with:
Aisha Lowe
Vice Chancellor for Educational Services and Support
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
Partnership Spotlight:
Marty Alvarado
Executive Vice Chancellor for Educational Services
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
3:00-4:00 p.m. – Session II: Micro-Credentials and Pathways Mapping – A New Currency of Mapping
Featured Speaker:
Wayne Skipper
Founder/CEO
Concentric Sky
Badgr: The Easiest Way to Issue Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials
A conversation with:
Bill Moseley
Facilitator
Bakersfield College
Partnership Spotlight:
Erika Lacro
Vice President
University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges
| Speaker(s): | Duration of Video: | View Video: |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction – Sonya & Stephanie | 10:55 | View Video |
| Marty Alvarado – California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office | 8:09 | View Video |
| Erika Lacro – University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges | 8:16 | View Video |
| Deb Bushway & Aisha Lowe (Session 1 with Q&A) | 42:42 | View Video |
| Wayne Skipper & Bill Moseley (Session 2 with Q&A) | 44:32 | View Video |
| Wrap Up | 2:44 | View Video |
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. (PST)
2:00-3:00 p.m. – Session I: The Fifth Wave: The Evolution of American Higher Education
Featured Speakers:
Michael Crow
President
Arizona State University
The Fifth Wave: The Evolution of American Higher Education
A conversation with:
Randy Beach
Professor of English and Education
Southwestern College
Partnership Spotlight:
Daisy Gonzales
Deputy Chancellor
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
3:00-4:00 p.m. – Session II: The Social Construction of Learning: A Student Perspective
Featured Speaker:
Sam Clark & Connie Jiang
Students
Deep Springs College
A conversation with:
Jennifer Vega La Serna
Vice President of Academic Services
College of the Sequoias
| Speaker(s): | Duration of Video: | View Video: |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction – Sonya and Stephanie | 5:04 | View Video |
| Michael Crow & Randy Beach (Session 1 with Q&A) | 44:35 | View Video |
| Daisy Gonzales – California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office | 6:15 | View Video |
| Sam Clark, Connie Jiang & Jennifer Vega La Serna (Session 2 with Q&A) | 45:53 | View Video |
| Wrap Up | 3:50 | View Video |
