Keynote Speakers
Dr. Alan Davis - Keynote SpeakerPresidentKwantlen Polytechnic University
Dr. Judith Harris - Keynote SpeakerInternational RPL Consultant, Adjunct ProfessorThompson Rivers University
Dr. Patrick Werquin - Keynote SpeakerInternational RPL Consultant; Head, OECD Thematic Review on the Recognition of Non-formal and Informal Learning; Professor Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, Paris
Dr. Nan L Travers
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Dr. Nan L Travers
- Country: USA
- Title: Director of the Office of Collegewide Academic Review
- Organization: Empire State College
Nan L Travers, Ph.D. currently serves as the Director of the Office of Collegewide Academic Review at Empire State College and focuses on the policies and practices of self-designed student degree programs, advanced standing, the assessment of prior college-level learning, and Portfolios.
Over the years, Dr. Travers has conducted extensive research in adult learning, including PLA practices and ways in which students develop self-regulated learning. She currently serves on the board for LearningCounts.org, the Council of Adult and Experiential Learning’s online PLA center, and the Prior Learning International Research Centre (PLIRC). Dr. Travers is also the founding co-editor of PLA Inside Out: An International Journal on the Theory, Research, and Practice in Prior Learning Assessment. Prior to Empire State College, Dr. Travers has held a variety of administrative positions at community colleges in Vermont and New Hampshire. She received her Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut in Adult Learning.
