Presenters: Alan Mandell, PhD. College Professor of Adult Learning and Mentoring, /SUNY Empire State College

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1 Presenters: Alan Mandell, PhD. College Professor of Adult Learning and Mentoring, /SUNY Empire State College Theresa Hoffmann, LCPC PLA Consultant/Former PLA Director at UMUC/ Currently PLA Mentor at Thomas Edison College/ Behavioral Sciences Faculty at UMUC and Psychology Faculty at Carroll County Community College

2 Obama Administration support for workforce oriented skills in adult focused institutions and the use of PLA Reauthorization of Higher Ed Act and Tying Financial Aid/Grant money to affordability, accessibility, accreditation, and outcomes Accountability and Transparency for costs, tuition increases and outcomes Economic pressures and increased need for qualified workers Social Pressures and Boomers Retirement Attention to the realities of social diversity Awareness of social and economic inequalities Transferability and documentation of credit Efficiency through leaner program models & expediting degree completion pathways Use of Technologies for e-learning & use of smart phones, etc. Increase in use of adjuncts

3 Identify some of the ways these external forces have impacted your institution. Discuss with your group

4 Streamlining educational delivery systems Reducing benefit packages Increased use of adjuncts Changing from credit based to competency or outcome based degrees Changing from courses to modular education Jumpstarting and accelerating degrees Focus on work skills and professionally oriented degrees

5 What are the PLA models? What needs to be changed in light of the students we seek to serve? In what ways do our PLA models disadvantage our students? What policies and practices are needed to support PLA across the curriculum? What quality controls are place? What quality controls need to be in place?

6 What still needs to be put into place to create a strong PLA environment at your institution to increase access, create flexible degrees, and increase efficiency while ensuring academic quality? Discuss with your group.

7 Please feel free to ask us any questions you may have or any thoughts you would like to share. Please complete the Workshop Evaluation before you leave.we value your feedback!

8 Andersson, P. & Harris, J. (Eds. 2006). Re-theorising the recognition of prior learning. Leicester, UK:NIACE. Fiddler, M., Marienau, C., Whittaker, U. (2006). Assessing Learning: Standards, Principles and Procedures. 2 nd Edition. Chicago: CAEL. Colvin, J. (2006) Earn College Credit for What You Know, 4 th ed. Chicago: CAEL. Harris, J. A. & Wihak, C. (2011). Introduction and overview of chapters. In J. A. Harris, M. Breier, & C. Wihak (eds.), Researching the recognition of prior learning: International perspectives. Leicester, U.K.: NIACE. Hart, D. & Hickerson, J. (2009) Prior Learning Portfolios: A Representative Collection. Chicago: CAEL. Hoffmann, T. (2012) Defining College-Level Learning: Prior Learning Assessment Student Workbook. A Step-by-Step Guide for Articulating Knowledge Derived from Life Experience. 2 nd Edition Burtonsville, Maryland. PLA Consulting. Hoffmann, T. (2009) Evaluating Prior Learning: A Hands-on Manual That guide the Evaluator Through the Prior Learning Assessment Process. Burtonsville, Maryland. PLA Consulting.

9 Hoffmann, T. (2006) Defining College-Level Learning: A Manual for Coaching Prior Learning Assessment Students Through the Process of Assessing Life Experiences To Identify College-Level Learning. Burtonsville, Maryland. PLA Consulting. Kolb, D. A. (1984). Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Mandell, A. & Travers, N. L. (2013). A second chance for qualification: An interview with Patrick Werquin. Prior Learning Assessment Inside Out: An international Journal on the Theory, Research and Practice of Prior Learning Assessment. (accessed 29 April 2014). Michelson, E. (2012). Inside/Out: A meditation on cross-dressing and prior learning assessment. Prior Learning Inside Out: An International Journal on Theory, Research and Practice in Prior Learning Assessment, 1 (1). (accessed 29 April 2014). Michelson, E., Mandell, A., & contributors (2004). Portfolio Development and the Assessment of Prior Learning: Perspectives, Models and Practices. Sterling, Virginia: Stylus.

10 Evans, M., Hoffmann, T., Travers, N., Treadwell, A. (2009). Researching Critical Factors Impacting PLA Programs: A Multi- Institutional Study to Identify Best Practices. CAEL Forum and News, September, Hoffmann, T., Legrow, M. & Sheckley, B.G. (1999). Making Prior Learning Assessment Pay Its Way: Three Case Studies. M.T. Keeton (Ed.): Efficiency in adult higher education: Case studies. Adelphi, MD: Institute for Research on Adults in Higher Education. Hoffmann, T., LeMaster, J., & Flickinger, S. (1996). The Effectiveness of the EXCEL Program in Supporting Efficient Learning for Adults. Study of UMUC s Prior Learning Program linking UMUC s Best Practices in PLA to Student Retention to their degree. UMUC. Hoffmann, T., LeMaster, J., & Flickinger, S. (1997). Efficiency of the EXCEL Program In Enhancing Effective Learning. UMUC. Hoffmann, T., & LeMaster, J. (2002). Are Faculty Really Recognizing College-Level Learning? Research presented at the CAEL Conference in UMUC. Hoffmann, T., & LeMaster, J. (1996). What percentage of EXCEL students earn lower and upper level credits? Research presented for Montgomery Community College. UMUC.

11 Hoffmann, T., & Michel, K. (2009). Survey of Best Practices in Portfolio Evaluation. Summary of Preliminary Results to be presented at CAEL Conference in November, Hoffmann & Michel (2010) Recognizing Prior Learning Assessment Best Practices for Evaluators: An Experiential Learning Approach. The Journal of Continuing Higher Education. 50 (2), Hoffmann, T., (2013). Reflecting on the Importance of Reflection and Critical Analysis in Prior Learning Portfolios: Instructional Materials Designed To Enhance and Guide the Portfolio Development and Evaluation Process. The Journal of Continuing Higher Education. (Estimated publication date: June 18 (online) and July 8, 2013 (in print) Hoffmann, T. (2013). Review of the Types of Portfolio Reflection Sections Used Across Select Institutions. Review taken from Institutions in Hart, D. M., & Hickerson, J. H., (2008). Prior Learning Portfolios: A Representative Collection. Chicago: CAEL and Michelson, E., Mandell, A., & Contributors (2004). Portfolio development and the assessment of prior learning: Perspectives, models and practices. Sterling, Virginia: Stylus. Klein-Collins, R. (2010). Fueling the Race to Postsecondary Success 48 Institution Study of Prior Learning Assessment and Adult Student Outcomes. (CAEL). Klein-Collins, R. (2011). Underserved Students Who Earn Credit Through Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Have Higher Degree Completion Rates and Shorter Time-to-Degree. CAEL, April LeGrow, M., Sheckley, B., & Kehrhahn, M. (2000, fall). Comparison of Problem-Solving Performance Between Adults Receiving Credit via Assessment of Prior Learning and Adults Completing Classroom Courses. The Journal of Continuing Higher Education. 50 (3), 2-13.

12 Please contact us if you have any questions: Alan Mandell, PhD. - Mentor and College Professor of Adult Learning and Mentoring at SUNY Empire State College Phone: Alan.Mandell@esc.edu Terry Hoffmann, LCPC - PLA Consultant/Former PLA Director at UMUC/Current PLA Mentor at Thomas Edison/Faculty in Psychology at Carroll & Behavioral Sciences at UMUC Phone: Website for Instructional Materials: PLAConsulting.com placonsulting1@gmail.com