2024 Agenda Annual Pathways Meeting

Celebrating Pathways Innovation and Collaboration

Zoom:

Link to be provided in meeting invitation

Email acat.articulation@gov.ab.ca to request meeting invitation and Zoom link to attend

Wednesday November 20, 2024

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MST

1.       

Open Zoom and Mingle

8:15 a.m.

2.       

Welcome, Introductions, and Land Acknowledgement

·       Land Acknowledgement & Greetings from Alberta Advanced Education

-       Anne Ryton, Executive Director, Stakeholder Engagement and Student Supports, Alberta Advanced Education

·       ACAT Secretariat–Event Welcome & Introductions  

-       Ann Marie Lyseng, Senior Manager, ACAT Secretariat/Learner Pathways, Alberta Advanced Education

·       Event Overview and System Updates

-       Chalaing Gray, Articulation Coordinator, ACAT Secretariat/Learner Pathways, Alberta Advanced Education

8:30 a.m.

3.       

Contacts – Who’s Who in the System and at Today’s Event:

·       System Roles and Definitions (LPS Catalog Access)

-       ACAT Secretariat

·       Transfer System Engagement Activity

8:50 a.m.

4.       

Non-Credit to Credit Sessions – Intros:

·       Military Veteran Family Connected Campus Consortium (MVF3C) – Toolkit Tutorial and Updates

·       Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) – Barriers and Solutions

·       Micro-Credentials – Highlights and Initiatives

9:00 a.m.

5.       

Zoom Breakout Rooms (Select one of  three Sessions):

1.      Military Veteran Family Connected Campus Consortium (MVF3C) – Toolkit Tutotial and Updates

-       Dr. Suzette Brémault-Phillips, Director, HiMARC, UAlberta & Chair and Principle Investigator, CMVF3C & AB-MVF3C

2.      Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) –

Barriers and Solutions

-       ACAT Secretariat & Alberta PLAR Articulation Committee

-       Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment(CAPLA) – Andy Brown, Teacher, Champlain College Saint-Lambert & CAPLA Chair & Interim Executive Director

-       SAIT – Hannah Temple, Manager, Domestic Enrolment Operations and Transfer Affairs

3.      Micro-Credentials – Highlights and Initiatives

-       Alberta Post-Secondary Institutions Micro-Credential Forum –
Co-Chairs

9:30 a.m.

6.       

Rejoin and Recap:

·       Breakout Room Highlights

·       Q&A, Chat, Contact Info Sharing

10:00 a.m.

7.       

Innovation Demos:

·       Alberta Transfer System and Partner Innovations:

Transfer System Data Dashboards

Apprenticeship Education Program Credentials/Transfer Alberta

New PESC GEOCode Site

-       ACAT Secretariat

-       Apprenticeship Education and Pathways, Paul Hrynew, Manager, Program Implementation, Apprenticeship Education and Pathways, Alberta Advanced Education

10:05 a.m.

8.       

BREAK (10 Minutes)

10:30 a.m.

9.       

Rejoin and Innovation Demos Cont’d:

·       Alberta Post-Secondary Options Project (APOP)

–      Paul Lalonde, Senior Research Associate, Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC)

·       ONCAT/PathwAI Demo

–      Epsilon Data Intelligence, Inc - Kaylin Kainulainen (Lakehead University) and Vijay Mago (York University)

·       Groningen Declaration Network(GDN)/PanCanadian Consortium on Admissions and Transfer (PCCAT) - MoU

–      Joanne Duklas, Executive Director, GDN

10:40 a.m.

10.  

ACAT Articulation Committee Chair Panel:

·       Biological Sciences – Carol Ann Gibbons Kroeker, Chris Lukowski

·       Dual Credit – Rozlynn Wick, Monica Edwards

·       International Languages – Angela George

·       Psychology – Juanita Whalen

·       Student Advisors – Karen Ravagnolo, Brody Surette

11:20 a.m.

11.  

Farewell and Thank You – Chalaing Gray

·       Survey link

12:00 p.m.