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June 14-16, 2017Tropicana Casino and Resort, Atlantic City, NJ

Preconference workshop on June 13

Tuesday, June 13

Preconference Registration Location: Havana Tower Meeting Space Lobby

Continental Breakfast Location: Bosso Nova

Preconference Workshop What Works with Adult Learners Location: Bosso Nova

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

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9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Program

Matthew Brown Systems Coordinator Office of Management Information Systems

Rachael Cooper Assistant Director Office for Assessment of Professional and Workplace Learning

Donald Cucuzzella Assistant Director School of Applied Science and Technology

Kristin LoBasso Assistant Director Evaluation and Curriculum Administration

Jeanine Nagrod Director Office for Assessment of Professional and Workplace Learning

Todd Siben Assistant Director Office of Portfolio Assessment

Marc Singer Vice Provost Center for the Assessment of Learning

All of Thomas Edison State University

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON THEASSESSMENT OF ADULT LEARNING

The Art & Science (and Business) of PLA

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This multi-segmented preconference workshop will be facilitated by staff from Thomas Edison State University, whose programs for the assessment of adult learners are among the most established and largest in the country.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the methods that work with adult learners and how to launch a successful program geared to adult learners. Among the topics that will be covered:

> Assessing adult students’ prior learning: developing methods that work, translating learning into credit, and applying credit to degree programs

> Advising adult learners> Using learning outcomes and standards effectively in assessing adult learners> Using PLA programs as a recruiting and enrollment management tool—as a bridge

to workforce development and local partnerships> Making use of data to improve programs for adult learners: when traditional

approaches don’t work> Integrating programs for adult learners with your curriculum—or how to

create a curriculum that works for adult learners> Gaining institutional buy-in: you understand the value of PLA, but how do

you get others to get it?This workshop will encourage participants to identify their goals, reflect on their PLA-related experiences, apply these ideas to their own program models, and raise concerns about all aspects of prior learning assessment. National Institute sessions will build upon the work that will begin in this workshop.

Registration and Networking Breakfast Location: Havana Tower Meeting Space Lobby and Castanet

Keynote Session Location: Castanet

Introduction of Keynote SpeakerJessica Kindred School of New Resources The College of New Rochelle

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Keynote SpeakerAlan Mandell College Professor of Adult Learning and Mentoring SUNY Empire State College

Celebrating… with a PauseThe acceptance of PLA/RPL is, indeed, a cause for celebration. What so many champions of PLA/RPL have done is quite revolutionary, as the experiments in just a few institutions not so many years ago have blossomed into practices and policies that have redefined higher education not only in the United States but in nations across the world. This talk is intended to remind us of just how revolutionary and successful PLA/RPL has been. At the same time, it points to some of the tensions and outright conflicts between the vision of PLA/RPL and the realities of its institutionalization at the state, national and international levels. Is it possible for us to celebrate and—at the same time—to pause in order to critically consider some of the ramifications of what might be considered the narrowing and instrumentalization of the promise of PLA/RPL?

Alan Mandell is College Professor of Adult Learning and Mentoring, and was the first Susan Turben Chair in Mentoring at SUNY Empire State College. For more than 40 years, Mandell has served as administrator, mentor in the social sciences, and director of the college’s Mentoring Institute. He edits the journal, All About Mentoring, an occasional paper series, Explorations in Adult Higher Education, and, with Nan Travers, the on-line journal, PLA Inside-Out.

Mandell regularly makes presentations at conferences and trainings on adult learning, mentoring and experiential learning; and has served as a consultant/reviewer on many projects. With Elana Michelson, Mandell is the author and editor of Portfolio Development and the Assessment of Prior Learning (2nd edition, Stylus, 2004). With Lee Herman, he has written From Teaching to Mentoring: Principle and Practice, Dialogue and Life in Adult Education (Routledge, 2004). Mandell and colleague Xenia Coulter regularly write about contemporary higher education, including a recent essay, “Mentoring as Precarious Practice,” in Peno (et al.) Mentoring in Formal and Informal Contexts (2016). In 2017, Mandell and Kathy Jelly edited a book, Principles, Practices and Creative Tensions in Progressive Higher Education: One Institution’s Struggle to Sustain a Vision.

Throughout his career, Mandell has been the honored recipient of many awards and acknowledgments such as the Eugene Sullivan Award for Leadership in Adult Higher Education (2009), the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2001), the Excellence in Mentoring Award (2000), and the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Services (1991).

Morning Break Location: Castanet Foyer

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (continued)

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Concurrent Sessions IStrategies to Consider When Designing a Prior Learning Program Location: Bossa Nova

Theresa Hoffmann Former PLA Director, University of Maryland University College; PLA Mentor, Thomas Edison State University; PLA Consultant; Adjunct Associate Professor, UMUC in Behavioral Sciences; Faculty, Carroll County Community College in Psychology; Private Practice in Psychology

Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) can provide multiple options for earning credit for life learning, expediting student degrees while lowering costs. This veteran presenter will facilitate the identification of typical issues with starting or enhancing a PLA program. Participants can explore strategic planning options and development of infrastructures, and discuss practical administrative solutions. Join us in asking questions and exploring ways to develop a program that can respond to student and institutional academic and fiscal needs.

Self-Development through Story Telling: The Benefits of Autobiographical Reflection in the Portfolio Process Location: Bongo 1

Jessica Kindred Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts, Psychology The College of New Rochelle, School of New Resources

This presentation focuses on the benefits of the prior learning portfolio process for students, with emphasis on struggling students. While often the portfolio process is considered a project for the best performing students, the role of this reflective and autobiographical project in developing the performance of struggling students is critical to understanding the potential service of the prior learning process in the development of our students and our institutions. The portfolio process is discussed in terms of its contribution to students’ own ensuing self-perspective and self-presentation as these relate to their workforce potential. Student case studies will be presented to show how the iterative reflective process generates outcomes in terms of literacy, metacognition, confidence, as well as in terms of graduation rates and cost savings among an academically under-skilled adult student population.

10:45 a.m. - Noon

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New Directions in Competency-Based Prior Learning AssessmentLocation: Bongo 2

Nan Travers Director, Center for Leadership in Credentialing Learning (CL2)

Michelle Forte Assistant Professor and Mentor Center for Distance Learning

Susan Oaks Professor

Thomas Kerr Enrollment Specialist The Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor Studies

All of SUNY Empire State College

SUNY Empire State College engaged a year-long process with seven academic teams to combine competency-based learning with prior learning assessment strategies. They used competency-based technology to provide students with a transparent, accessible platform to document college-level learning. The panelists will discuss their process, lessons learned and planned next steps. Participants will be asked to discuss how competency-based methods can support prior learning assessment and credentialing of learning at their institutions.

Networking Lunch Location: Castanet

Concurrent Sessions IIBlended Models of Prior Learning Assessment and New Student-Directed Learning Location: Bossa Nova

Marcia Anderson Student Directed Learning Coordinator Metropolitan State University

Susan Amundson Misterek Assistant Professor, College of Management Metropolitan State University

Adult students and faculty working to identify prior learning sometimes decide together that the student is not quite ready for a successful assessment. What then? What student-centered approaches could guide more students to successful assessment? This workshop introduces a continuum model of student-directed learning/assessment. Participate to review case studies from two- and four-year institutions that blend and integrate prior and new learning, share your examples, and identify formats that might fit student needs at your own campus.

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Noon - 1:30 p.m.

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PLA Isn’t Free: Pricing and Business Models to Support PLA at Postsecondary InstitutionsLocation: Bongo 1

Becky Klein-Collins Associate Vice President, Research and Policy Development Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)

The presenter will describe the various components of the business model for PLA and showcase several case studies of different pricing approaches. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss with each other the pros and cons of each model, and they will have the opportunity to examine their own programs against a business model framework.

Creating or Enhancing Your Prior Learning Program: Strategies Promoting Academic and Business SuccessLocation: Bongo 2

Theresa Hoffmann Former PLA Director, University of Maryland University College; PLA Mentor, Thomas Edison State University; PLA Consultant; Adjunct Associate Professor, UMUC in Behavioral Sciences; Faculty, Carroll County Community College in Psychology; Private Practice in Psychology

Ingrid Bracey Director, University Without Walls University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Pamela Hamilton Director, Adult Degree Program James Madison University

Lisa Mathason Assistant Director, Advising and Transfer Center Bucks County Community College

Designing a program for success is a multifaceted effort that requires support from the institution on many levels. Because each institution has its own unique structure, it is important to learn from other PLA programs and tailor aspects that can best fit your institution. Co-led by PLA veterans, participants will have the opportunity to discuss potentially beneficial strategies to meet institutional goals for achieving academic quality, retention efforts and fiscal responsibilities.

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. (continued)

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Afternoon Refreshment Break Location: Castanet Foyer

Sponsored by Graduate!Philadelphia

Concurrent Sessions IIIWhat Is and What If? (Re)Thinking Synthesis and Praxis for Portfolio Assessment in the Humanities Location: Bossa Nova

Jeremy Dennis Former Chair of the Humanities and Professor in English and Interdisciplinary Studies St. Louis Community College (Forest Park)

Can faculty do more to promote Credit for Prior Learning in the Humanities? Portfolios have played pivotal roles in areas like English and Art for years. Could a similar performance-based assessment apply to Credit for Prior Learning portfolios? Poststructuralism suggests it can. Using Julia Kristeva’s Bakhtinian term intertextuality as a theoretical lens, I will reveal what it can teach us about knowledge, experiential learning and assessment. Also, I will review resources that faculty and adult learners can adopt or adapt for best practices in portfolio assessment.

Evaluating Workplace Training Programs: Applying Standards to PracticeLocation: Bongo 1

Nan Travers Director, Center for Leadership in Credentialing Learning (CL2) SUNY Empire State College

Jeanine Nagrod Director, Office for Assessment of Professional and Workplace Learning Thomas Edison State University

With college completion and the needs of working adult students at the forefront of the higher education agenda, many institutions want to know more about how to ensure quality academic credit reviews of workplace training and industry credentials. Join founding members of the Consortium for the Assessment of College Equivalency (CACE) for an interactive session as they guide you through the CACE Standards for the Assessment of Non-collegiate Instruction and enable you to crosswalk these proven standards with your institution’s emerging or established policies and procedures.

2:45 p.m.

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Essential Learning Outcomes (ELOs) ePortfolios: Addressing the Needs for a Skilled Workforce Location: Bongo 2 Diane Holtzman Director, MBA program and Associate Professor of Business Stockton University

Carra Leah Hood Assistant Provost for Programs and Planning and Associate Professor of Writing Stockton University

In this presentation, we will discuss ePortfolios as a way for students to collect, showcase, and reflect on their learning and accomplishments. Because composing ePortfolios can help students prepare for the workplace, students consult with the Career Center, the Business Advisory Board, and internship coordinators, all of whom work closely with employers, during the process of composing their ePortfolios. In addition to this discussion, we will facilitate an interactive dialogue about reflection prompts.

President’s Welcome Reception Location: Cuba Libre Restaurant in The Quarter

All attendees are invited to the President’s Welcome Reception, where you can network with your colleagues and enjoy hors d’oeuvres and beverages.

3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (continued)

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

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Thursday, June 15

Registration and Networking Breakfast Location: Havana Tower Meeting Space Lobby and Castanet

Keynote Session Location: Castanet

Introduction of Keynote SpeakerMarc Singer Vice Provost Center for the Assessment of Learning Thomas Edison State University

Keynote SpeakerJon Talbot Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor Centre for Work Related Studies University of Chester (England)

Past, Present and Future: Integrating Prior, Current and Future-Oriented Experiential Learning into a Personalized CurriculumThis presentation is a case study of what is known as a “Shell framework”: a validated program which enables the construction of a curriculum based entirely upon the needs of the learner, negotiated with the university. The Work Based and Integrative Studies (WBIS) program is aimed at adults in the workplace who are seeking to consolidate and advance their professional knowledge and practice.

WBIS is transdisciplinary in the sense that it incorporates disciplinary, inter-disciplinary and non-disciplinary professional knowledge. The process of negotiating the curriculum identifies learner needs in respect of past, present and future. Claims for past formal, non-formal and informal (experiential) learning are identified and up to two thirds of an award can be claimed in this way. Present experiential learning is also negotiated, usually in the form of transdisciplinary workplace projects. Future learning requirements are accommodated through what are known as “taught” modules in recognizable subject disciplines.

The presentation will briefly review some of the theoretical underpinning of practice and its practical operation.

Jon Talbot is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Work Related Studies at the University of Chester, England, where he has worked since 2004. His principal teaching role is facilitating workplace research projects at the Masters and Doctoral levels and research into areas associated with flexible learning for working adult learners. He has been a professionally qualified city planner for over 30 years,

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although his practice in recent years has been largely confined to the facilitation of Continuing Professional Development and the Assessment of Professional Competence. He gained his doctorate in 1987 at the University of Northumbria on a topic related to urban regeneration, and for many years taught undergraduates on real estate and professional housing management programs.

Dr. Talbot is a widely published scholar, especially in the fields of Lifelong Learning, Recognition of Prior Learning (known as PLA in the United States) and Work-based Learning. He previously led the transdisciplinary Professional doctorate program at the University of Chester, but in recent years has concentrated more on research and international projects. Most recently, he completed participation in the three-year European Union-funded VALERU project, which seeks to bring PLA processes and procedures to the Russian Federation. He is currently engaged in creating the first Russian-language book on the subject with Russian colleagues. He has recently published the first-ever Russian language paper on work-based learning. He is planning another project which aims to replicate the success of VALERU by bringing PLA processes to Israel. Among other publications he is in the process of preparing a book (in English) reviewing global work-based learning practices.

Additionally, he is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and member of the Universities Association for Lifelong Learning.


Concurrent Sessions IV

The Intersection of PLA, CBE, and Technology – An Exploratory Session on How We Can Improve Alternative Paths for Credit Assessment and Evaluation Location: Bossa Nova

Dan Bartell Vice President of Sales and Business Development

Jenny Yu Instructional Designer

Brett Berkowitz Senior Project Manager

All of Sagence Learning

In Competency-Based Education, demonstration of mastery is independent of time and place. Join us for a working group discussion around the confluence of PLA and CBE, and the major innovations and challenges schools face in these spheres. We will explore how technology can be used to facilitate the PLA-CBE continuum, address the challenges of authentic assessments, effective and standardized evaluation, continued student engagement and support, and recruitment and retention. Share your thoughts as we discuss these related tools for alternative credit.

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (continued)

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10:45 a.m. - Noon

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PLA and Work-Based Learning: A Discussion with Jon Talbot and Alan Mandell Location: Bongo 1

Alan Mandell College Professor of Adult Learning and Mentoring SUNY Empire State College

Jon Talbot Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor Centre for Work Related Studies University of Chester (England)

This session features a conversation between our two keynote speakers: Alan Mandell of SUNY Empire State College, and Jon Talbot of the University of Chester. During this session, they will engage attendees on some common themes of their work: the pursuit of educational models that fit the needs and aspirations of learners across the world, and the global emergence of nontraditional approaches to higher education that incorporate work-based and experiential learning, despite obstacles imposed around the world.

Evaluating Student Portfolios - A Hands-On Workshop (Part 1) Location: Bongo 2

Todd Siben Assistant Director of Portfolio Assessment Center for the Assessment of Learning Thomas Edison State University

This is the first part of a two-part session on portfolio advisement, development, faculty training, assessment, documenting, measurement and transcripting of credits for prior learning. Working in small groups with real portfolios, in this session we will discuss the essential characteristics of a good portfolio. Other topics will include identifying essentials of a quality portfolio, the role of learning outcomes, and facilitating the student’s journey from “experience” to “knowledge” toward college credit. Sample portfolios will be provided.

Networking Lunch Location: Castanet

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Noon - 1:30 p.m.

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Schedule at a Glance...Tuesday, June 13, 2017

PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP

9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 CONCURRENT SESSIONS I

10:45 a.m. – Noon

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 CONCURRENT SESSIONS II

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 CONCURRENT SESSIONS III

3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 15, 2017 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, June 15, 2017 CONCURRENT SESSIONS IV

10:45 a.m. – Noon

Thursday, June 15, 2017 CONCURRENT SESSIONS V

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Thursday, June 15, 2017 ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS

3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Friday, June 16, 2017 CONCURRENT SESSIONS VI

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Friday, June 16, 2017 CONCURRENT SESSIONS VII

10:45 a.m. – Noon

Friday, June 16, 2017 CLOSING SESSIONS

Noon - 12:45 p.m.

CASTANET

Celebrating… with a Pause Alan Mandell

Past, Present and Future: Integrating Prior, Current and Future-Oriented Experiential Learning into a Personalized Curriculum Jon Talbot

See pages 15-18 for a comprehensive list of Roundtable Sessions in Castanet

What Works with Adult Learners Matthew Brown, Rachael Cooper, Donald Cucuzzella, Kristin LoBasso, Jeanine Nagrod, Todd Siben, Marc Singer

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BOSSA NOVA

Strategies to Consider When Designing a Prior Learning Program Theresa Hoffmann

Self-Development through Story Telling: The Benefits of Autobiographical Reflection in the Portfolio Process Jessica Kindred

New Directions in Competency-Based Prior Learning Assessment Nan Travers, Michelle Forte, Susan Oaks, Thomas Kerr

Blended Models of Prior Learning Assess-ment and New Student-Directed Learning Marcia Anderson and Susan Amundson Misterek

PLA Isn’t Free: Pricing and Business Models to Support PLA at Postsecondary Institutions Becky Klein-Collins

Creating or Enhancing Your Prior Learning Program: Panel Discussion on Strategies Promoting Academic and Business SuccessTheresa Hoffmann, Ingrid Bracey, Pamela Hamilton, Lisa Mathason

The Intersection of PLA, CBE, and Technology - An Exploratory Session on How We Can Improve Alternative Paths for Credit Assessment and Evaluation Dan Bartell, Jenny Yu, Brett Berkowitz

PLA and Work-Based Learning: A Discussion with Jon Talbot and Alan Mandell Alan Mandell and Jon Talbot

Evaluating Student Portfolios - A Hands-On Workshop (Part 1)Todd Siben

Balancing PLA Credit: Easing the Tension Between Individual Needs and System Sustainability Bitsy Cohn

A Certain Ratio: Seeking Efficiency and Quality in the PLA Process at Empire State College Thomas Kerr and Bhuwan Onta

Helping Adult Students and Comebackers Reach the Finish Line with Credit for Prior LearningTracy Robinson

Credit for Prior Learning: The Start of Something Big Cristy Sugarman and David Colaizzi

Using Data to Examine the Impact of Your PLA Program (Plus Bonus: New Finding from CAEL Research on PLA and Academic Outcomes) Becky Klein-Collins and Sean Hudson

Evaluating Student Portfolios - A Hands-On Workshop (Part 2)Todd Siben

Unlocking the Potential of Prior Learning Assessments through Better Data Lisa Montiel, Nan Travers, Sarah Ohle Leibrandt

Prior Learning Assessment: The Academic and Business ModelsOtto Hernandez and Sherwood Taylor

What Is and What If? (Re)Thinking Synthesis and Praxis for Portfolio Assessment in the Humanities Jeremy Dennis

Evaluating Workplace Training Programs: Applying Standards to Practice Nan Travers and Jeanine Nagrod

Essential Learning Outcomes (ELOs) ePortfolios: Addressing the Needs for a Skilled WorkforceDiane Holtzman and Carra Leah Hood

BONGO I BONGO II

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Concurrent Sessions V

Balancing PLA Credit: Easing the Tension Between Individual Needs and System Sustainability Location: Bossa Nova

Bitsy Cohn Former Director, Credit for Prior Learning Colorado Community College System (CCCS)

The PLA system for Colorado’s community colleges balances student support against the extra labor required to do the job. This presentation will introduce you to the CCCS PLA Credit System designed to both connect potential students to PLA opportunities on our campuses and to minimize the time and core knowledge required of PLA staff and advisors. Time will be set aside for your questions about designing and implementing system level change in PLA.

A Certain Ratio: Seeking Efficiency and Quality in the PLA Process at Empire State CollegeLocation: Bongo 1

Thomas Kerr Enrollment Specialist The Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor Studies

Bhuwan Onta Assessment Specialist Office of Academic Review NYC Metropolitan Location

Both of SUNY Empire State College

This presentation will share experiences that occur in a system affecting college administrators working with students to develop PLA portfolios. We will share helpful suggestions to guide students through the PLA process, such as how to support mentors supporting students and aid evaluators in developing detailed evaluator reports. We will address a specific theme of “collective bargaining,” and share an example evaluation report to address points of efficiency and quality in the PLA process.

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. (continued)

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Helping Adult Students and Comebackers Reach the Finish Line with Credit for Prior LearningLocation: Bongo 2

Tracy Robinson Director of Innovative Academic Initiatives University of Memphis

Recruiting adult students is not for the faint of heart, and retaining those students to graduation is an even bigger task. This presentation will highlight a degree completion program that utilizes Credit for Prior Learning to help students reach the finish line (aka graduation). Since launching the program four years ago, we have graduated 350 students. Come learn how we started, what we’ve learned, and how you can start a similar program at your campus.

Afternoon Refreshment Break Location: Castanet Foyer

Roundtable/Learning Exchange Discussions Location: Castanet

Evaluating Professional Learning: Opening Doors, Strengthening PartnershipsNan Travers Director, Center for Leadership in Credentialing Learning (CL2) SUNY Empire State College

Jeanine Nagrod Director, Office for Assessment of Professional and Workplace Learning Thomas Edison State University

This roundtable will introduce different types of college-level learning assessments for professional training, non-credit offerings, licenses and certifications and how these evaluations can be used to strengthen partnerships. Standards for assessing professional learning developed by the Consortium for the Assessment of College Equivalency (CACE) and models for implementation as part of partnership development will also be shared. Field examples will be presented to help participants understand the process and advantages to different student populations. Participants will engage in a discussion about what it would entail to implement a similar program at their institution.

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

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Standardizing Prior Learning Assessment Creation for ScalabilityCourtney Forness Career Pathway Coordinator Lakeshore Technical College

As Lakeshore Technical College (LTC) began to scale its Credit for Prior Learning program it became crucial to develop a process that was sustainable. LTC developed a solution with a standardized template for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) creation. Key aspects of the template include the type of assessment, course competencies, student guidelines/directions, and rubric. This session will review the template creation process and how scalability with PLA creation can be achieved.

Getting to Done: Prior Learning Experience Programs as a Pathway to Access and Affordability for Degree CompletionPamela Hamilton Director, Adult Degree Program James Madison University

Ingrid Bracey Director, University without Walls University of Massachusetts, Amherst Using James Madison University and the University Without Walls as case studies, this roundtable will provide an overview of how PLA programs can provide access to and affordability for degree completion for adults. Discussion topics include: promoting a PLA program, moving to an online format to improve access, creating a leads management strategy, developing a PLA curriculum that best helps students develop essays to submit for evaluation, and creating a positive PLA experience.

PLA Data Tracking: Assessing Institutional Practices for Tracking Program Effect and Identifying Variables for Cross Institutional ComparisonLisa Mathason Assistant Director, Advising and Transfer Center Bucks County Community College

As PLA programs become more robust, methods for analyzing their effectiveness across institutions becomes necessary. With this in mind, there has been a push for institutions to move towards more standardized methods of PLA data tracking. Standardization requires neatly defined PLA methods and emphasizes the importance of identifying variables that measure success. Join this roundtable to discuss tracking systems and reporting measures for the purpose of defining success of the PLA program at your institution.

3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (continued)

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The Essential Intersections between Needs, Institutional Capacity, and the Adult LearnerAdrian Zappala Dean of Graduate Studies Professor of Organizational Leadership and Management Peirce College

Michael Schirmer Assistant Professor, Marketing and Supply Chain Management Deputy Academic Director, Online MBA Fox School of Business Temple University

The non-traditional adult learner remains the fastest growing segment of higher education clientele. This group pursues higher education as a means towards career growth or change. Given their motivation, higher education institutions must work collaboratively with partners in designing high-quality academic programs with immediate organizational applicability and impact. This interactive roundtable discussion will review methods by which higher education institutions can partner with industry leaders to develop and market high-quality and immediate-impact academic programs.

Thomas Edison State University’s “One-Step Towards CLEP” Pilot ProgramAntoinette Lewis Assistant Director, Office of Portfolio Assessment Center for the Assessment of Learning Thomas Edison State University

In March 2017, Thomas Edison State University, in collaboration with Modern States Education Alliance, launched a pilot program called “One Step Towards CLEP.” Through the 8-week program, online discussion sessions and weekly live synchronous meetings led by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in Business Law and Macroeconomics prepared students for CLEP examinations. Students enrolled and participated at no cost. We will discuss the results and challenges of this program designed to prepare students with limited subject knowledge for a successful outcome.

3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (continued)


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3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.(continued)

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Conversations About PLA: Program Questions and Possible SolutionsTheresa Hoffmann Former PLA Director, University of Maryland University College; PLA Mentor, Thomas Edison State University; PLA Consultant; Adjunct Associate Professor, UMUC in Behavioral Sciences; Faculty, Carroll County Community College in Psychology; Private Practice in Psychology

With resources shrinking at institutions and economic trends that are driving students to expedite their degrees, educators are asked to put new PLA programs into place or enhance outdated programs. This roundtable discussion will focus on questions you have about Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) program development and administration. This PLA veteran will lend practical expertise to our conversation. Join us for a stimulating discussion and hopefully take away some new ideas for your institution.

Friday, June 16

Networking Breakfast

Location: Castanet

Concurrent Sessions VI

Credit for Prior Learning: The Start of Something Big

Location: Bossa Nova

Cristy Sugarman Director, Center for Alternative Studies and Education Testing North Shore Community College

David Colaizzi CEO and CTO Five Star Development, Inc.

The 15 schools of the Massachusetts Community College System (MCCS) sought to raise the bar in assisting jobseekers and students by streamlining the credit for prior learning process. Their mission? Integrate education, labor and workforce development, career services and industry data so individuals can make informed choices. Learn how MCCS overcame challenges, made decisions and implemented solutions — improving efficiencies and outcomes — helping staff better serve those seeking experiential learning credits from inquiry, through evaluation, to enrollment and beyond.

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Using Data to Examine the Impact of your PLA Program (Plus Bonus: New Finding from CAEL Research on PLA and Academic Outcomes)

Location: Bongo 1

Becky Klein-Collins Associate Vice President, Research and Policy Development Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)

Sean Hudson Senior Research Associate Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)

In 2010, CAEL released research findings on PLA that showed a strong positive relationship between PLA and student outcomes. In this session, CAEL will share new research findings, which will again examine PLA and degree completion, but using a different approach and data sources. The session will engage attendees in discussions of the different ways to analyze their own student data for different purposes – meeting goals, advocacy, and understanding how to improve programs.

Evaluating Student Portfolios - A Hands-On Workshop (Part 2)

Location: Bongo 2

Todd Siben Assistant Director of Portfolio Assessment Center for the Assessment of Learning Thomas Edison State University

In this second of two sessions, having reviewed sample portfolios, we will discuss their merits (or lack thereof) and defend or dispute the observations of the previous session. We will determine whether the package is ready for assessment, whether or not credit should be granted, how the credit might be noted on a transcript, and whether additional effort is needed before granting credit. All attendees will come away with a better understanding of portfolio assessment.


9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. (continued)

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Noon - 12:45 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions VII

Unlocking the Potential of Prior Learning Assessments through Better Data

Location: Bongo 1

Lisa Montiel Assistant Provost, Office of Institutional Research and Data Analytics State University of New York System Administration

Nan Travers Director, Center for Leadership in Credentialing Learning (CL2) SUNY Empire State College

Sarah Leibrandt Research Analyst, Policy Research and Analysis Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

To fully evaluate programs and policies while improving how they serve adult students, institutions and state agencies ought to consider how they record credits for prior learning on student transcripts. During this session, SUNY System and SUNY Empire State panelists will share their current practices for evaluating PLA programs. Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education staff will demonstrate how states are sharing outcomes data with each other through the Multistate Longitudinal Data Exchange. Join us for an exciting, data-driven discussion!

Prior Learning Assessment: The Academic and Business Models Location: Bongo 2

Otto Hernandez Vice President of Academic Affairs Atlantic Cape Community College

Sherwood Taylor Director, Workforce Development Atlantic Cape Community College

This presentation will focus on two important elements of PLA at Atlantic Cape. The first element is the academic focus on our PLA efforts: how we use portfolio evaluations and our Technical Studies (AAS) degree as part of a prospective student’s PLA design. The second element is the process of how we deliver PLA services: the integration of Workforce Development as part of our PLA service and delivery model.

Box Lunch/Closing Session Location: Castanet

10:45 a.m. - Noon

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Attendees may utilize the ChaCha Boardroom as a business center.

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For more information, contact:Valerie Delleville, Ed.D. Director, Partnership Development [email protected] | 303.834.3087

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The National Institute on the Assessment of Adult Learning plays a key role in advancing the knowledge and best practices of the assessment of adult learning by bringing together academics and professionals in the field of higher education at its annual gathering. The main goals of the National Institute are to address issues of interest to these professionals, such as the development and growth of a PLA program, the assessment of adult learning, student advising, faculty development, research, quality assurance, and quality issues and trends.

We would like to acknowledge the efforts of the National Institute Planning and Program committees for their invaluable work in running this year’s National Institute on the Assessment for Adult Learning 2017: The Art & Science (and Business) of PLA.



The National Institute 2017 Planning Committee Members

Debbie Anmuth-Hunt Eventive Productions, Inc.

Jeanine NagrodDirector, Office for Assessment of Professional and Workplace Learning Thomas Edison State University

Michelle RobinsonProjects Coordinator, Center for the Assessment of Learning Thomas Edison State University

Dave SchwagerDirector of Assessment Development, Center for Learning and Technology Thomas Edison State University

Marc SingerVice Provost Center for the Assessment of Learning Thomas Edison State University

Carol SmithSecretarial Assistant II, Center for the Assessment of Learning Thomas Edison State University

The National Institute 2017 Program Committee Members

William Bajor Interim Dean, College of Health Sciences East Stroudsburg University

Ingrid Bracey Director, University Without Walls University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Liz GauffreauDirector of Individualized Learning Granite State College

Jessica Kindred Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts School of New Resources The College of New Rochelle

Marc SingerVice Provost Center for the Assessment of Learning Thomas Edison State University

111 West State Street Trenton, NJ 08608-1176

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June 14-16, 2017Tropicana Casino and Resort, Atlantic City, NJ

Preconference workshop on June 13

We proudly acknowledge the following sponsors of the National Institute 2017

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