The high level conference schedule is provided below. Download full program schedule.
Monday, November 5
| TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 12:30 PM | Registration Open |
| 2:00 PM | Welcome & CBTE 2018 Overview |
| 2:15 PM | Keynote Address: CBTE in Context Charla Long, Executive Director, Competency-Based Education Network |
| 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:15 PM | Unleashing Innovation: How Setting the Right Foundation Changes Everything Greg Henson, President, Sioux Falls Seminary |
| 4:00 PM | Laying the Foundation: What is CBTE (and what is it not?) Kent Anderson, President, Northwest Baptist Seminary |
| 4:30 PM | Introductions: Who's Here and Why Ruth McGillivray, Director of CBE, Northwest Baptist Seminary |
| 4:45 PM | Reception |
Tuesday, November 6
| TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast Buffet (provided) |
| 8:00 AM | Welcome, Announcements, Opening Prayer |
| 8:15 AM | Educational Models and Practices in Theological Education Stephen Graham, Senior Director of Programs and Services, ATS |
| 9:00 AM | Mini-Consultations #1 |
| 9:45 AM | Break |
| 10:00 AM | Breakout Sessions #1 1A - US Government Regulations and Financial Aid for CBE Programs Deb Bushway, Consultant, Lumina Foundation 1B - Managing Change for Faculty Ruth McGillivray, Director of CBE, Northwest Baptist Seminary Howard Andersen, Academic Dean, Northwest Baptist Seminary 1C - All Aboard! Moving Ahead Without Leaving Key Players Behind Amy Kardash, President, In Trust Center for Theological Schools Jay Blossom, Vice-President, Communications, In Trust Center for Theological Schools 1D - A Quality Framework for CBE Charla Long, Executive Director, Competency-Based Education Network |
| 10:45 AM | Transition Time |
| 11:00 AM | Breakout Sessions #2 2A - Financial Models for CBE Programs Deb, Bushway, Consultant, Lumina Foundation 2B - Getting Started with CBTE: Backward Design Charla Long, Executive Director, Competency-Based Education Network 2C - Technology Supports for CBTE Programs Paul Johnson, CEO and Co-Founder, Pathwright 2D - Degree Program Assessment for CBTE Programs Howard Andersen, Academic Dean, Northwest Baptist Seminary Eric Fehr, Assistant to the Academic Dean, Northwest Baptist Seminary |
| 11:45 AM | Lunch (provided) |
| 12:30 PM | CBTE Student Panel Interview |
| 1:15 PM | Mini-Consultations #2 |
| 2:00 PM | Break |
| 2:15 PM | Breakout Session #3 3A - Introduction to Direct Assessment Deb Bushway, Consultant, Lumina Foundation 3B - Immerse Model of Mentor Development & Training Krista Penner, Leadership Development, Fellowship Pacific 3C - Designing Context-Based Competencies & Learning Activities: Who Should be at the Table? John Lillis, Provost, Grace College and Seminary Leland Eliason, Executive Director and Provost Emeritus, Bethel Seminary of Bethel University 3D - Evidence-Driven Continuous Improvement Charla Long, Executive Director, Competency-Based Education Network |
| 3:00 PM | Transition Time |
| 3:15 PM | Breakout Session #4 4A - Pioneering a CBTE Undergraduate Program: Lessons from an Ongoing Journey Jeromey Martini, President, Horizon Bible College 4B - Interview with CBTE Network Leaders Trent Erickson, COO, Northwest Baptist Seminary Kajle Radbourne, Associate Director of Operations, Northwest Baptist Seminary 4C - Abandoning the Credit Hour Greg Henson, President, Sioux Falls Seminary 4D - Direct Assessment Workshop Deb Bushway, Consultant, Lumina Foundation |
| 4:00 PM | Visioning the Future of CBTE Kent Anderson, President, Northwest Baptist Seminary |
| 4:30 PM | Closing Comments |