AAEEBL is delighted to welcome Terry Rhodes as our 2018 Batson Lecturer.  In this role, he will give our closing keynote for the Annual Meeting in July.

Dr. Terrel Rhodes is Vice President, Office of Quality, Curriculum and Assessment and Executive Director of VALUE at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) where he focuses on the quality of undergraduate education, access, general education, e-portfolios and assessment of student learning. He was a faculty member for twenty-five years before joining AAC&U. He leads the faculty-driven assessment project on student learning entitled Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) Institute.  For three years, it involved 100 institutions in thirteen states in a nationwide project to assess student learning and is now open to all institutions.

Since 20007, Terry has lead AAC&U’s ePortfolio initiatives to enhance student learning, including founding the annual ePortfolio Forum in 2010.  The ePortfolio Forum is a one day event, always held in conjunction with the AAC&U Annual Meeting in January.

Rhodes received his B.A. from Indiana University at Bloomington and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

AAEEBL is thrilled to have Gianina Taylor Baker, Assistant Director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA), kick off our 2018 Annual Meeting with an opening keynote.

At NILOA, Gianina assists with the development and maintenance of partnership networks under the Lumina Foundation for Education grant at NILOA. Her main research interests include student learning outcomes assessment at Minority Serving Institutions, access and equity issues for underrepresented administrators and students, and higher education policy. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Organization & Leadership with a Higher Education concentration from the University of Illinois, a M.A. in Human Development Counseling from Saint Louis University, and a B.A. in Psychology from Illinois Wesleyan University.

At AAEEBL, we are excited about our 2018 Annual Meeting at Capilano University.  We have thought-provoking keynotes booked, sessions full of both practical help for ePortfolio implementation as well as deep dives into the knotty issues of ePortfolio practice and pedagogy.  We have time reserved to build community, meet birds of feather, and connect with your favorite Special Interest Group.  We hope you are planning to come chart of the future of ePortfolios with us in Vancouver this July!

Our at-a-glance schedule below will help you plan your trip.  A detailed schedule is coming soon!

Monday July 23

• 9am to 12:00pm AAEEBL Board Meeting (Board Members)
• 1 pm to 4:30 pm Registration
• 12:30 pm to 4:00pm Think Tank: ePortfolios for 21st Century Learning (By Invitation)
• 4:00pm Welcome Session for Newcomers to AAEEBL

Tuesday July 24

• 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Registration
• 8:00 am Coffee
• 8:30 am Welcome
• 9:00 am Keynote: Dr. Gianina Taylor Baker
• 9:45 am Interactive Discussion & QA with Gianina Taylor Baker
• 10:15 am Coffee break
• 10:30 am Concurrent sessions
• 11:30 am Break
• 11:45 am AAEEBL Annual Membership meeting, open to all conference attendees (lunch provided) 
• 1:15 pm Concurrent sessions
• 2:15 pm Break
• 2:30 pm Plenary Session: Designing an ePortfolio Curriculum
• 3:30 pm  Refreshment Break
• 3:45 pm  Ignite Session
• 4:45pm  Reception & Poster Session (hors d’oeuvres and beverages provided)
• 6:00 pm Adjourn
• 7:00 pm Birds of Feather Restaurant Event (sign up at the conference)

Wednesday July 25

• 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Registration
• 8:00 am Coffee
• 8:30 am AAEEBL Welcome: Day 2
• 9:00 am Keynote: Dr. Cassandra Volpe Horii
• 9:45 am Interactive Discussion & QA with keynote speaker
• 10:15 am Coffee break
• 10:30 am Concurrent sessions
• 11:30 am Break
• 11:45 am AAEEBL Volunteer Awards Lunch, open to all conference attendees (lunch provided) 
• 1:15 pm Concurrent sessions
• 2:15 pm Break
• 2:30 pm  Plenary Session: 21st Century Learning and ePortfolios
• 3:30 pm Refreshment Break
• 3:45 pm Concurrent sessions
• 4:45 pm Special Interest Group Meetings
• 5:45 pm Adjourn

Thursday July 26

• 8:00 am to 9:00 am Registration
• 8:00 am Coffee
• 8:30 am AAEEBL Welcome Day 3
• 9:00 am Concurrent Sessions
• 10:00 am Break
• 10:15 am Plenary Session: Out of Practice
• 11:00 am Coffee and Snack Break
• 11:30 am Keynote: Batson Lecture from Terry Rhodes
• 12:15 pm Interactive Discussion & QA with Terry Rhodes
• 12:30 pm Reports from the Conference:  Get Involved in AAEEBL!
  • Building Bridges reports
  • Special Interest Group reports
• 1:00 pm Adjourn

If you have questions about the conference schedule, send an email to connect@aaeebl.org.

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Our 2018 Annual Meeting will be held at Capilano University campus in North Vancouver.  Capilano University is a gorgeous, wooded, secluded spot, so conference attendees will need to find transportation.  The public transportation system in Vancouver is lovely.

There are really few cities like Vancouver.  On the ocean, at the foot of the mountains, award-winning dining everywhere, and perfect for outdoor recreation, Vancouver is an ideal location.

At AAEEBL, we encourage you to arrive early or stay on after the conference and enjoy Vancouver.  Our schedule is for keynotes starting at 9 am to give you time to travel to campus (coffee at 8 am, welcome at 8:30 am).  The conference ends before 5 pm each day to give you time to explore Vancouver with your colleagues.

Staying in North Vancouver
For your accommodations, there are number of hotels in North Vancouver.  AAEEBL has discounted rates at two, with options at a third.  All rates in Canadian dollars.

• There is conference block of rooms at the Holiday Inn hotel next to the campus.  To make individual reservation, please call hotel directly at 1-877-985-3111 and ask for rooms under group block name (2018 AAEEBL Annual Meeting at Cap U) and/or email reservation request to sales@hinorthvancouver.ca on or before June 15, 2018. Past this cut-off date, group rate is no longer available and all rooms not picked up will be released for general sale at higher rates.  Calling our hotel directly or emailing reservation request to sales@hinorthvancouver.ca, allows us to better track the group’s rooming status.
  • 🚌 There is a public transportation bus that runs regularly from the Holiday Inn to the campus.  It is a 5 minute bus ride.
  • 🚶‍♀️It is 15 minute walk from the Holiday Inn to the campus.
• There is conference block of 25 regular rooms and 10 executive rooms at the Lonsdale Quay Hotel.  The 25 standard rooms will be $189 plus tax “no view guarantee” and 10 Executive rooms at $269 plus tax. Unbooked rooms will be released by April 13th.  
  • 🚌 There is a public transportation bus that run regularly from the Quay to Capilano University.  It is a 25 minute bus ride to campus.
  • 🚗 For folks who are renting a car, it is 10 minute drive to campus.

• At The Pinnacle hotel, group rates are not available, but the Manager encouraged individuals to call and ask for the government rate.  This is a small but luxurious hotel.  Regular rates are currently $409 plus tax for Mountainside and $439 plus tax for Harbourview. Government rates, which must be inquired about, will be $215 plus tax Mountainside and $245 plus tax for Harbourview.
  • 🚌 There is a public transportation bus that run regularly from the Quay (a bloc from the Pinnacle) to Capilano University.  It is a 25 minute bus ride to campus.
  • 🚗 For folks who are renting a car, it is 10 minute drive to campus.