The theme of this year's conference is "A Celebration of Learning".

  • Students have a special price of $120 for the full conference.
  • The educator's price is $240
  • The campus accommodation with linen is $85 for 3 nights. Hotels are filling up very quickly in Kamloops.
  • Note that Organizational memberships entitle one employee to the member price.
  • Group rates (10 or more) are available. $10 off per person per day.

A CELEBRATION OF LEARNING - CONFERENCE

ATTENTION!

Please address your registration envelope to FINANCE DEPARTMENT-ABEABC REGISTRATION, at TRU.

Workshops and Speakers

Information on the various workshops and speakers will be available on the website. http://www.nald.ca/province/bc/abe/confe.htm These include Charles Ramsey, Janine Hannis, Gerry William, Kathy Mitchell, Janet Funger, Elizabeth Templeman, Velma McKay, Devin Gambler, June Williams, Jane Parker, Darryl Hutcheon. Margaret Huff, Irish Rich McQuay and Doug Knowles

Corrections Education

Once again the staff of correctional educational programs will be meeting for an afternoon (Friday) at the ABEABC conference.

Thursday Keynote Speaker:

photo of Jeanne L. HigbeeJeanne L. Higbee began her career in developmental education and she currently serves as Professor and Senior Advisor to the Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy (CRDEUL) at the University of Minnesota General College. She is the recipient of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA, 2005) Voice of Inclusion Medallion, the Henry Young Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution to the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE, 2002), the award for Outstanding Article in the Journal of Developmental Education (2000), and the Hunter R. Boylan Outstanding Research/Publication Award (NADE, 1999), as well as the General College's 2004 Multicultural Recognition Award. In addition to serving as the chair of the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Media Advisory Board and as co-editor of The Learning Assistance Review for the National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA) and on numerous other journal editorial boards, she has edited 12 monographs and published more than 75 articles related to access to higher education and success in the first year of college. She has also edited a book titled Curriculum Transformation and Disability: Implementing Universal Design in Higher Education and is currently working on a monograph for ACPA addressing issues for professionals with disabilities. Jeanne is the principal investigator for a new U.S. Department of Education grant to enhance discipline-specific professional development in Universal Instructional Design for faculty and student services staff.