Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Presidents' Forum Program
National Forum for Alternative Paths to Learning
VS. T WELF TH ANNUAL MEE TING OF THE PRESIDENTS’ FORUM NOVEMBER 18, 2015 WA SHINGTON, D.C. HOSTED BY THE PRESIDENTS’ FORUM AND UNI T ED S TAT E S DIS TANCE LE ARNING A S SOCIATION
MISSION T HE P RE SIDE N T S’ F ORUM I S A C O L L A B O R AT I V E O F O V E R 15 0 I N S T I T U T I O N S , A S S O C I AT I O N S , A N D P O L I C Y B O D I E S T H AT A R E E N G AG E D I N O N L I N E H I G H E R L E A R N I N G . I T WA S L A U N C H E D I N 2 0 0 4 I N C O N S U L TAT I O N W I T H A B R O A D R A N G E O F H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N C O N S T I T U E N C I E S T O P R O V I D E A V E H I C L E T O F O R M U L AT E S T R AT EG I E S T O D R I V E I N N O VAT I O N A N D B E S T P R A C T I C E S I N D I S TA N C E L E A R N I N G AC R O S S A L L S E C T O R S O F H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N . G I V E N T H E R A P I D G R O W T H A N D A D O P T I O N O F E- L E A R N I N G , T H E P R E S I D E N T S ’ F O R U M I S TA K I N G A P R OAC T I V E R O L E I N D E F I N I N G S T E P S N E E D E D T O E N S U R E T H E A C A D E M I C I N T EG R I T Y O F O N L I N E L E A R N I N G P R O V I D E R S W H I L E I D E N T I F Y I N G M E A N S T O E X PA N D AC C E S S F O R U N D E R S E R V E D A N D U N D E R S K I L L E D P O P U L AT I O N S O F L E A R N E R S .
T HE M IS SION
O F T H E P R E S I D E N T S ’ F O R U M I S T O A D VA N C E T H E R E C O G N I T I O N O F
I N N O VAT I V E P R AC T I C E A N D E X C E L L E N C E I N O N L I N E L E A R N I N G .
s p o n s o r s h i p o f t h e TWELFTH a n n u a l p r e s i d e n ts ’ fo ru m p r ov i d e d by
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PROGRAM Palm Court Ballroom The Mayflower Renaissance 1127 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, D.C.
6:00 – 8:00
pm
NOVEMBER
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WELC O ME R EC EP TION hosted by wa l d e n u n i v e r s i t y
Through the Looking Glass: Innovation and Opportunity in Globalization of Online Learning Jonathan Kaplan, CEO, U.S. Online & Partnerships, Laureate Education Inc.
Hall of Flags U.S. Chamber of Commerce 1615 H St NW Washington, D.C.
8:00 – 8:30
am
NOVEMBER
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C O N TIN EN TAL B R EA K FA S T hosted by f l at w o r l d k n o wl e d g e
8:30 – 8:45
am
O PEN IN G C O MM ENTS Paul H. Shiffman, Chief Executive Officer, Presidents’ Forum John G. Flores, Executive Director, United States Distance Learning Association Executive Director/Program Professor, Nova Southeastern University/ Abraham S. Fischler School of Education
8:45 – 9:00
am
WEL C O ME Cheryl A. Oldham, Vice President of Education Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce & Vice President of Education and Workforce, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
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9:00 – 9:45
S PEAKER PR ES EN TATION
am
followed by questions & discussion
Unshackling Innovation Peter Smith, President, Open College at Kaplan University
9:45 – 10:40 am
PAN EL PR ES EN TAT ION followed by questions & discussion Non-traditional Is the New Normal. What Model of Quality Assurance Maximizes Opportunities for Learners? MODERATOR
Judith Eaton, President, Council for Higher Education Accreditation
PANELISTS James Applegate, Executive Director, Illinois Board of Higher Education Joan Bouillon, Director of Regulatory Compliance, Pearson Edward Klonoski, President, Charter Oak State College Leah Matthews, Executive Director, The Distance Education Accrediting Commission Burck Smith, CEO, StraighterLine
10:40 – 11:00 am
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B R EAK
11:10 – 11:50 am
PAN EL PR ES EN TATIO N followed by questions & discussion Expanding Interstate Reciprocity to Address Critical Workforce Needs: Removing Barriers to Acquisition of and Portability of License Credentials MODERATOR
Russell Poulin, Director, Policy & Analysis, WCET – WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies
PANELISTS Alan Contreras, Consultant and Member, Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission Jonathan Kaplan, CEO, U.S. Online & Partnerships, Laureate Education Inc. Lucas Kavlie, Associate Provost for Accreditation and Compliance, Western Governors University Nancy Spector, Director, Regulatory Innovations National Council of State Boards of Nursing
11:50 – 12:00 pm
12:00 – 1:15 pm
B R EAK
AWARDS LUNCHEON
followed by comments by awardee
hosted by c o o l e y , ll p
Presentation of Champions of E-Learning Award — “The Heavy Lifter” AWARDEE
Alan Contreras, Consultant and Member, Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
S PEAKER PR ES EN TATIO N followed by questions and discussion Untethering Place from Education and Employment: State Responses to the Mobility of Learning and Working Jeremy Anderson, President, Education Commission of the States
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1:15 – 2:00
pm
PAN EL PR ES EN TATION followed by questions & discussion Reauthorization of the HEA: Focus on Removing Barriers to Innovation MODERATOR
Michael B. Goldstein, Partner, Co-Chair, Higher Education Practice Group, Cooley LLP
PANELISTS Jennifer Blum, Senior Vice President, External Relations & Public Policy, Laureate Education Inc. Vince Sampson, Special Counsel, Higher Education Practice Group, Cooley LLP James Selbe, Principal, American Human Capital LLC
2:00 – 2:45 pm
S PEAKER PR ES EN TAT ION followed by questions & discussion FOCUS SESSION
Data, Privacy, and the Economics of Innovation: Time to Revisit FERPA Randy Sabett, Vice Chair of the Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group, Cooley LLP
2:45 – 3:15 pm
S PEAKER PR ES EN TAT ION followed by questions & discussion SARA Scorecard Marshall Hill, Executive Director, National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements
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RO UN D TABLE 3:30 – 4:00 pm D IS C US S IO N
followed by questions & discussion
SCANNING THE HORIZON: NEXT STEPS
Next Steps: A Discussion of Needed Structural Policy Change and Actions by the Presidents’ Forum MODERATOR John G. Flores, Executive Director, United States Distance Learning Association Executive Director/Program Professor, Nova Southeastern University/ Abraham S. Fischler School of Education
PANELISTS Judith Eaton, President, Council for Higher Education Accreditation Michael B. Goldstein, Partner, Co-Chair, Higher Education Practice Group, Cooley LLP Russell Poulin, Director, Policy & Analysis, WCET–WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies Randy Sabett, Vice Chair of the Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group, Cooley LLP Peter Smith, President, Open College at Kaplan University
4:00 pm
AD JO UR N
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wallace E. Boston Jr.
Edward Klonoski
VICE CHAIR, PRESIDENTS’ FORUM
CHAIR, PRESIDENTS’ FORUM
President and CEO American Public University System
President Charter Oak State College
Chris Bustamante
Robert W. Mendenhall President Western Governors University
TREASURER, PRESIDENTS’ FORUM
President Rio Salado College
Paul H. Shiffman
Wade Dyke President Kaplan University
CEO, PRESIDENTS’ FORUM
Assistant Vice President for Strategic and Government Relations Excelsior College
John F. Ebersole President Excelsior College
Roger H. Sublett President Union Institute & University
Jonathan Kaplan CEO U.S. Online & Partnerships, Laureate Education Inc.
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VS. T WELF TH ANNUAL MEE TING OF THE PRESIDENTS’ FORUM NOVEMBER 18, 2015 WA SHINGTON, D.C. HOSTED BY THE PRESIDENTS’ FORUM AND UNI T ED S TAT E S DIS TANCE LE ARNING A S SOCIATION
MISSION T HE P RE SIDE N T S’ F ORUM I S A C O L L A B O R AT I V E O F O V E R 15 0 I N S T I T U T I O N S , A S S O C I AT I O N S , A N D P O L I C Y B O D I E S T H AT A R E E N G AG E D I N O N L I N E H I G H E R L E A R N I N G . I T WA S L A U N C H E D I N 2 0 0 4 I N C O N S U L TAT I O N W I T H A B R O A D R A N G E O F H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N C O N S T I T U E N C I E S T O P R O V I D E A V E H I C L E T O F O R M U L AT E S T R AT EG I E S T O D R I V E I N N O VAT I O N A N D B E S T P R A C T I C E S I N D I S TA N C E L E A R N I N G AC R O S S A L L S E C T O R S O F H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N . G I V E N T H E R A P I D G R O W T H A N D A D O P T I O N O F E- L E A R N I N G , T H E P R E S I D E N T S ’ F O R U M I S TA K I N G A P R OAC T I V E R O L E I N D E F I N I N G S T E P S N E E D E D T O E N S U R E T H E A C A D E M I C I N T EG R I T Y O F O N L I N E L E A R N I N G P R O V I D E R S W H I L E I D E N T I F Y I N G M E A N S T O E X PA N D AC C E S S F O R U N D E R S E R V E D A N D U N D E R S K I L L E D P O P U L AT I O N S O F L E A R N E R S .
T HE M IS SION
O F T H E P R E S I D E N T S ’ F O R U M I S T O A D VA N C E T H E R E C O G N I T I O N O F
I N N O VAT I V E P R AC T I C E A N D E X C E L L E N C E I N O N L I N E L E A R N I N G .
s p o n s o r s h i p o f t h e TWELFTH a n n u a l p r e s i d e n ts ’ fo ru m p r ov i d e d by
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PROGRAM Palm Court Ballroom The Mayflower Renaissance 1127 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, D.C.
6:00 – 8:00
pm
NOVEMBER
17, 201 5
WELC O ME R EC EP TION hosted by wa l d e n u n i v e r s i t y
Through the Looking Glass: Innovation and Opportunity in Globalization of Online Learning Jonathan Kaplan, CEO, U.S. Online & Partnerships, Laureate Education Inc.
Hall of Flags U.S. Chamber of Commerce 1615 H St NW Washington, D.C.
8:00 – 8:30
am
NOVEMBER
18 , 201 5
C O N TIN EN TAL B R EA K FA S T hosted by f l at w o r l d k n o wl e d g e
8:30 – 8:45
am
O PEN IN G C O MM ENTS Paul H. Shiffman, Chief Executive Officer, Presidents’ Forum John G. Flores, Executive Director, United States Distance Learning Association Executive Director/Program Professor, Nova Southeastern University/ Abraham S. Fischler School of Education
8:45 – 9:00
am
WEL C O ME Cheryl A. Oldham, Vice President of Education Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce & Vice President of Education and Workforce, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
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9:00 – 9:45
S PEAKER PR ES EN TATION
am
followed by questions & discussion
Unshackling Innovation Peter Smith, President, Open College at Kaplan University
9:45 – 10:40 am
PAN EL PR ES EN TAT ION followed by questions & discussion Non-traditional Is the New Normal. What Model of Quality Assurance Maximizes Opportunities for Learners? MODERATOR
Judith Eaton, President, Council for Higher Education Accreditation
PANELISTS James Applegate, Executive Director, Illinois Board of Higher Education Joan Bouillon, Director of Regulatory Compliance, Pearson Edward Klonoski, President, Charter Oak State College Leah Matthews, Executive Director, The Distance Education Accrediting Commission Burck Smith, CEO, StraighterLine
10:40 – 11:00 am
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B R EAK
11:10 – 11:50 am
PAN EL PR ES EN TATIO N followed by questions & discussion Expanding Interstate Reciprocity to Address Critical Workforce Needs: Removing Barriers to Acquisition of and Portability of License Credentials MODERATOR
Russell Poulin, Director, Policy & Analysis, WCET – WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies
PANELISTS Alan Contreras, Consultant and Member, Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission Jonathan Kaplan, CEO, U.S. Online & Partnerships, Laureate Education Inc. Lucas Kavlie, Associate Provost for Accreditation and Compliance, Western Governors University Nancy Spector, Director, Regulatory Innovations National Council of State Boards of Nursing
11:50 – 12:00 pm
12:00 – 1:15 pm
B R EAK
AWARDS LUNCHEON
followed by comments by awardee
hosted by c o o l e y , ll p
Presentation of Champions of E-Learning Award — “The Heavy Lifter” AWARDEE
Alan Contreras, Consultant and Member, Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
S PEAKER PR ES EN TATIO N followed by questions and discussion Untethering Place from Education and Employment: State Responses to the Mobility of Learning and Working Jeremy Anderson, President, Education Commission of the States
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1:15 – 2:00
pm
PAN EL PR ES EN TATION followed by questions & discussion Reauthorization of the HEA: Focus on Removing Barriers to Innovation MODERATOR
Michael B. Goldstein, Partner, Co-Chair, Higher Education Practice Group, Cooley LLP
PANELISTS Jennifer Blum, Senior Vice President, External Relations & Public Policy, Laureate Education Inc. Vince Sampson, Special Counsel, Higher Education Practice Group, Cooley LLP James Selbe, Principal, American Human Capital LLC
2:00 – 2:45 pm
S PEAKER PR ES EN TAT ION followed by questions & discussion FOCUS SESSION
Data, Privacy, and the Economics of Innovation: Time to Revisit FERPA Randy Sabett, Vice Chair of the Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group, Cooley LLP
2:45 – 3:15 pm
S PEAKER PR ES EN TAT ION followed by questions & discussion SARA Scorecard Marshall Hill, Executive Director, National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements
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RO UN D TABLE 3:30 – 4:00 pm D IS C US S IO N
followed by questions & discussion
SCANNING THE HORIZON: NEXT STEPS
Next Steps: A Discussion of Needed Structural Policy Change and Actions by the Presidents’ Forum MODERATOR John G. Flores, Executive Director, United States Distance Learning Association Executive Director/Program Professor, Nova Southeastern University/ Abraham S. Fischler School of Education
PANELISTS Judith Eaton, President, Council for Higher Education Accreditation Michael B. Goldstein, Partner, Co-Chair, Higher Education Practice Group, Cooley LLP Russell Poulin, Director, Policy & Analysis, WCET–WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies Randy Sabett, Vice Chair of the Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group, Cooley LLP Peter Smith, President, Open College at Kaplan University
4:00 pm
AD JO UR N
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wallace E. Boston Jr.
Edward Klonoski
VICE CHAIR, PRESIDENTS’ FORUM
CHAIR, PRESIDENTS’ FORUM
President and CEO American Public University System
President Charter Oak State College
Chris Bustamante
Robert W. Mendenhall President Western Governors University
TREASURER, PRESIDENTS’ FORUM
President Rio Salado College
Paul H. Shiffman
Wade Dyke President Kaplan University
CEO, PRESIDENTS’ FORUM
Assistant Vice President for Strategic and Government Relations Excelsior College
John F. Ebersole President Excelsior College
Roger H. Sublett President Union Institute & University
Jonathan Kaplan CEO U.S. Online & Partnerships, Laureate Education Inc.
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