Program

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Monday, June 1     (Workshop)
Time (Pacific / Eastern ) Activity
8:30 am / 11:30 am Process Education Through the Lens of Assessment: A Five-Level Journey
11:30 am / 2:30 pm Lunch
12:15 pm / 3:15 pm Fundamental Principles and Practices of Team-Based Learning
Self-Growth Research Summit session(s) (sponsored by Pacific Crest)
4:00 pm / 5:45 pm #1 The Self-Growth Project: Where We Are Now?
6:15 pm / 8:00 pm #2 Defining What a True Self-Grower Looks Like
     

DAY 1: Tuesday, June 2    

Time (Pacific / Eastern ) Activity
All day Hall of Innovation Interactive Poster Session (asynchronous online)
8:30 am / 11:30 am Welcome & Conference Orientation
9:00 am / 12:00 pm Plenary Keynote (Wendy Duncan)
9:30 am / 12:30 pm Plenary Session (Wendy Duncan)
10:30 am / 1:30 pm Coffee & Conversation Break
10:45 am / 1:45 pm Provost Session
11:15 am / 2:15 pm Team Time
11:45 am / 2:45 pm Lunch Break
12:30 pm / 3:30 pm

Breakout Sessions I
1

Designing AI-Powered Learning Experiences: Interactive Tasks, Better Evidence, Faster Feedback

Heather Pelkie, West Coast University

Co-presenters: Justin Ako, Khaled Alomari (West Coast University)

[Practitioner Workshop]
2

Learn Anything in 30 Minutes: Transforming AI from Answer Generator to Learning Performance Coach

Wade Ellis, West Valley College

Co-presenter: Dan Apple, Pacific Crest

[Practitioner Workshop]
3

Psychological Safety as a Learning Strategy: Building High-Trust Classrooms That Increase Engagement & Competence

Bickkie Solomon, West Coast University

[Practitioner Workshop]
2:00 pm / 5:00 pm Coffee & Conversation Break
2:15 pm / 5:15 pm Directed Team Time
2:45 pm / 5:45 pm Adjournment
3:00 pm / 6:00 pm Optional: On-ground social activities
Self-Growth Research Summit session(s) (sponsored by Pacific Crest)
4:00 pm / 5:45 pm #3 Analyzing Current Self-Growth Research
6:15 pm / 8:00 pm #4 Writing to Think for Research: Generating the Next Wave of Questions
     

DAY 2: Wednesday, June 3
Time (Pacific / Eastern ) Activity
All day Hall of Innovation Interactive Poster Session (asynchronous online)
7:00 am / 10:00 am Online Tea/Coffee Social Hour
8:00 am / 11:00 am Academy Annual Business Meeting/Board Elections
8:30 am / 11:30 am

Breakout Sessions I
1a

AI-Augmented Capstone Coaching: A Performance-Centered Mentoring System

Christine Kroll, University of Indianapolis

[Research Paper]
1b

Sovereignty-Centered Pedagogy and Process Education: Instructional Design, Governance, and Institutional Capacity in Tribal Colleges and Universities

Jerry Crawford, Virginia State University

[Research Paper]
2

Adapting the Process and Tools for Implementing a Mock Trial as an Active Teaching Strategy

Ettie Rosenberg, West Coast University

Co-presenters: Shih-Ying (Audrey) Hsu (WCU), Hoai-An Truong (University of Maryland Eastern Shore)

[Practitioner Workshop]
3

Personalized Learning in the Age of AI: Integrating Reflective Psychology with AI-Assisted Learning

Nazanin Fathi, West Coast University

[Practitioner Workshop]
10:00 am / 1:00 pm Coffee & Conversation Break
10:15 am / 1:15 pm

Breakout Sessions II
1

Immersive Active Learning in the Metaverse: Designing 3D Learning Experiences

Heather Pelkie, West Coast University

Co-presenters: Luning He, Julie Herbert, Justin Ako (WCU)

[Practitioner Workshop]
2

From Model to Practice: Co-Designing a Feedback-Regulated Momentum System for Learning

David Leasure, University of Maryland Global Campus

[Research Workshop]
3

Teach It Like You Stream It: Making Zoom Learning Engaging and Interactive

Peter Esperanza, West Coast University

[Practitioner Workshop]
11:45 am / 2:45 pm Lunch Break
12:30 pm / 3:30 pm

Breakout Sessions III
1

Reconfiguring English Composition: Evaluating Writing Assignment Design in AI Classrooms

Jawad Ali, West Coast University

[Research Workshop]
2

Putting Performance Measures for Mentoring Skills Into Practice

Tris Utschig, Kennesaw State University

Co-presenters: Steve Beyerlein (University of Idaho), Helena Baert & Kathy Burke (SUNY Cortland)

[Practitioner Workshop]
3

Coaching the Modern Learner: A Leadership Framework for Psychological Safety, High Performance & Learning-Centered Growth

Bickkie Solomon, West Coast University

[Practitioner Workshop]
2:00 pm / 5:00 pm Coffee & Conversation Break
2:15 pm / 5:15 pm Directed Team Time
2:45 pm / 5:45 pm Adjournment
3:00 pm / 6:00 pm Optional: On-ground social activities
Self-Growth Research Summit session(s) (sponsored by Pacific Crest)
4:00 pm / 5:45 pm #5 Designing the Next Phase of the Self-Growth Project
6:15 pm / 8:00 pm #6 AI, Practice, and the Six Dimensions of Living Forward
     

DAY 3: Thursday, June 4
Time (Pacific / Eastern ) Activity
All day Hall of Innovation Interactive Poster Session (asynchronous online)
8:30 am / 11:30 am Directed Team Time
9:00 am / 12:00 pm

Plenary Keynote

Learning to Grow: Exploring the New Standard for Living Well

Cy Leise (Bellevue University)
9:30 am / 12:30 pm

Plenary Session

PE Special Interest Groups

Steve Beyerlein, University of Idaho

Co-presenters: Kathy Burke (SUNY Cortland), Cy Leise (Bellevue University)
11:00 am / 2:00 pm Break: To-Go Lunch Distribution
11:15 pm / 2:15 pm Team Report Outs
12:00 pm / 3:00 pm “THE” Academy Awards
Conference Assessment
2027 Conference Announcement
2:45 pm / 5:45 pm Adjournment
3:00 pm / 6:00 pm Online Tea/Coffee Social Hour
Self-Growth Research Summit session(s) (sponsored by Pacific Crest)
4:00 pm / 5:45 pm #7 Measuring Life Trajectory
5:45 pm / 6:15 pm opt. Closing Conversation