Identifying the Scope of the Problem Background on Prior Learning Assessments What it is How it can help Who is CAEL Why LearningCountsorg How it works Who uses it Its impact on recruiting and graduation rates ID: 373056
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Today’s AgendaIdentifying the Scope of the Problem
Background on Prior Learning Assessments
What it is
How it can help
Who is CAEL?
Why LearningCounts.org
How it works
Who uses it
Its impact on recruiting and graduation rates
QuestionsSlide3
About Your PresentersCathy Brigham, Ph.D.Director of Academic Programs
CAEL, LearningCounts.org
Jo-Carol Fabianke, Ed.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor
Alamo CollegesSlide4Slide5
Why College Completion Matters
U.S. position as a world leader in education has slipped from 4th – 11th (1997 – 2009)
By 2018, 63% of jobs will require some college or above
Source: Help
Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018
, Georgetown University, Center for Education and the Workforce, June 2010Slide6
Tools to Meet these Workforce Needs
Common core initiatives / Transferability
2+2 programs create alliances between affordable community colleges and strong four-year programs
Dual-enrollment programs encourage a more prepared K-16 pipeline
But these are traditional approaches to a nontraditional problem.Slide7
Finite number of traditional students –
Focus on adult learners
Increase the numbers of highly-trained, college-educated individuals in the workforce
Prepare for emerging industries
Build on transferable skills
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Focus On Adult Learners
Increase the numbers of highly-trained, college-educated individuals in the workforce
Prepare for emerging industries
Build on transferable skills
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Barriers to Participation
Access
Affordability
AspirationSlide11
What is PLA?
P
rior
L
earning
A
ssessment
is a process for evaluating knowledge and skills in order to award college credit for learning from: Slide12
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How PLA Can Help:
Graduation Rates
Fueling the Race to Postsecondary Success
, CAEL, March 2010Slide14
How PLA Can Help:
Persistence Slide15
Not enough colleges granting credit for prior learning
Need for consistent standards
Adult learners are not aware of PLA so they often repeat what they already know
Need for a national, on-line approach with easy access
Ability to use faculty experts nationwide to review learning portfolios in various disciplines
Why LearningCounts.orgSlide16
One-Stop Shop for PLA
Free academic advising
Individualized portfolio development and review
Why LearningCounts.orgSlide17
LearningCounts.org
educates adult learners about the multiple ways people can
earn college credit for
what they already know.
Why LearningCounts.orgSlide18
Students have the option to
speak one-on one with a PLA advisor
to find out which PLA option is right for them Slide19
Individualized Portfolios
CAEL 100: Prior Learning Assessment Theory and Practice
Six-weeks, credit-bearing, online course
Facilitated by an instructor
Asynchronous
Courses start every few weeks
Teaches students how to recognize and document college level learning; leads them through the development of their portfolio.
Cost: $500 Slide20
Create and Submit Portfolios
Each portfolio may contain up to 6 credits in any one discipline
Faculty from colleges and universities from across the country will evaluate portfolios and make credit recommendations
Two week turn-around
Credits will be recorded on an American Council on Education (ACE CREDIT) transcript
Cost: $250 for 1-6 credits attempted
Individualized PortfoliosSlide21
Portfolio CreditsSlide22
Portfolio DisciplinesSlide23
Faculty Assessors
Nearly 800 faculty applications, 71 faculty assessors trained
Online training for assessors
(example?, screenshot?)Slide24
Who Uses LearningCounts.org
Learners (matriculated and non)
Institutions – marketing, accreditation, retention and completion improvement plans
Corporations
Workforce boards
Professional associations
Military to Medicine
Veterans Upward Bound
Achieving the DreamSlide25
Sample Partner InstitutionsSlide26
Student Benefits
Access to free academic advising
Information on all major forms of PLA
Online – accessible – affordable
National roster of faculty ensure coverage of all disciplines
Credit-bearing course guiding them through portfolio
Timely review of portfolios
Transcription of results by ACE
Fast, convenient, and reputable
Access to philanthropic supportSlide27
Foundation SupportSlide28
Walmart
Foundation Stipends
The
Walmart
Learning Assessment Stipends program will ensure services offered by LearningCounts.org are available to low-income students.
The stipends will fully support:
1. Enrollment in CAEL 100 (a $500 value)
2. Evaluation of one (or more) portfolio(s)
For requests greater than six credits or
across
multiple disciplines, students may submit
additional portfolios
for a fee of $
250/portfolio.Slide29
Achieving the Dream and LearningCounts.org have partnered to remove obstacles that face adult students and accelerate the pace their learning.
Achieving the DreamSlide30Slide31
33 years oldCompleted Associates Degree
7 years experience in Finance
Saved > $3000 in tuition
Graduating May 2012
Jeff ReardonSlide32
Here, a student testimonial was played during the live presentation. To access all of our student testimonials, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/learningcountsorgSlide33
Benefits
Benefit your institution, faculty, and students
Instant capacity to recruit, serve, and retain more adult learners
Administer a PLA program simply and cost-effectively
Refer your students to CAEL 100 and the portfolio process
Eligible for
Walmart
Foundation stipends
Requirements
Agree to accept credit recommendations
Institutional-level membership in CAEL
Become a PartnerSlide34
PartnerPlus Program
Benefits
Turn-key service with administrative and training support
Option to list CAEL 100 in your academic catalog
Flexibility to set your own tuition and assessment rates
Ability to transcribe assessment results directly
Requirements
Institutional-level membership in CAEL
Annual service feeSlide35
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For more information email:
colleges@learningcounts.org
cbrigham@cael.org
@
cathybrigham