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Launching PLA at Your Institution - Thomas State Edison Conference

Learn about the history of West Institute, the Prior Learning Assessment Process, and strategies for implementing PLA at your institution. Gain insights from faculty evaluators, research and benchmarking, and communication and marketing plans. Recommended books and resources included.

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Launching PLA at Your Institution - Thomas State Edison Conference

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  1. Launching PLA at Your Institution Thomas State Edison Conference By Catrina Roitman 6/15/2011

  2. History of West • Founded in 1978 as a private, non-profit institution and regionally accredited in 1980 • In 1995, WIU was acquired by Apollo Group Inc. • In 2010, WIU became part of Apollo Global, a consolidated subsidiary of Apollo Group, and joined with sister schools in the United Kingdom, Chile, and Mexico

  3. Prior Learning Assessment Process • Essays and portfolios • Credit for West courses • Before admitted • Workshops and seminars • Online • Face-to-face • At corporations

  4. Introduction • Strategy Process • Faculty • Research and Benchmarking • Communication and Marketing Plan • Discussion

  5. PLA Strategy • Support from management • Assess systems • Create a process • Set a launch date

  6. Faculty Evaluators/ Evaluators • Training and Hiring Challenges • Recommended Books • Hart & Hickerson (2009) • Fiddler, Marienau, & Whitaker (2006) • Zucker, Johnson, & Flint (1999) • Communication and update training plan • Calibrating Faculty each quarter or as needed

  7. Research and Benchmarking • Data and Industry Standards • CAEL Discussion board/ Contact List • Find a Mentor • CAEL Books

  8. Communication and Marketing Plan- Staff • Training • Developing materials • Create a plan • Regular schedule • Newsletters • Faculty training • Student orientations

  9. Communication and Marketing Plan- Prospective Students • Community colleges • Human resource departments • Websites • Student Workshops

  10. Interactive Discussion • Discussion • Table Group Exercise

  11. References • Fiddler, M., Marienau, C., & Whitaker, U. (2006). Assessing learning: Standards, • principles & procedures. Council for Adult and Experiential Learning: Chicago. • Hart, D., & Hickerson, J. (2009). Prior learning portfolios: A • representative collection. Chicago: Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. • Nonaka, I., & Nishiguchi, T. (Eds.). (2001). Knowledge emergence: Social, technical, and • evolutionary dimensions of knowledge creation. New York, NY: Oxford • University Press. • Zucker, B., Johnson, C., & Flint, T. (1999). Prior Learning • Assessment: A guidebook to American institutional practices. CAEL Dubuque, • Iowa: Kendall/Hunt.

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