Jim Callinan, M.A.
Topics
 ASAP Program
 Prior Learning Assessments
Define Adult Learner
 National Student Clearinghouse
 25 or older
 Director of Adult Learning
 Nancy Andreasen
Preparation
 D2L Workshop (D2L Guide )
 INTS 1010 Educational Planning and Assessment (3 cr.)
 Goal 2 Liberal Arts Education or Business Elective
 INTS 1011 Prior Learning Development (1 cr.)
 Business Elective
ASAP Model - New Students
◦ Become educated consumers of higher education.
◦ Be in charge of their educational choices and
decisions.
◦ Review and reflect on past formal and informal
learning to earn college credit.
◦ Create an individual educational plan.
◦ Achieve their educational goal through accessible,
convenient and varied course format programming
to fit individual needs.
INTS 1011 Learning Outcomes
 Analyze knowledge and skills gained through work/life
experiences.
 Compile evidence of knowledge necessary for PLAs.
 Prepare oral discussion, demonstration, and/or
performance for evaluation meeting.
 Prepare work needed for completion of at least one PLA.
Credit for Prior Learning
 CLEP _ College Level Exam Program (P.5)
 https://clep.collegeboard.org
 Business, English, Language, Social Science, Science, Math
 ACE – Maps to Credentialing
 DSST _ DANTES http://getcollegecredit.com
 Prior Learning Assessments
Individualized Professional Studies,
A.S. Degree (60 Credits)
Program (focus area) Curriculum
(30 credits)
Liberal Arts Curriculum
(30 credits)
INTS 1010, 3cr
Educational Planning and
Assessment
ENG 1108 Writing and Research Skills, 4cr
COMM 1100, 1110, 2230 or 2240, 3cr
INTS 1011, 1cr
Prior Learning Assessment
Development
Social Science, 3cr
(See Goal 5 of MnTC)
26 other focus related
credits
Goals 7 – 10 (See MnTC), 3cr
Math or Lab Science, 3cr
(See Goal 3 or 4 of MnTC)
Humanities/Fine Arts/Literature, 3cr
(See Goal 6 of MnTC)
Liberal Arts Electives, 11cr
(Restricted to MnTC courses)
Emphasis: Management
Course Title
Academic
Area
Cr.
Transf
Credits
Assess- IHCC
ment
Course
Educational Planning and
Assessment
INTS 1010
3
XX
Prior Learning Assessment
Development
INTS 1011
1
XX
Principles of Management
BUS 1121
3
XX
Human Relations in Business
BUS 1119
3
XX
Leadership Skills and Development
BUS 7152
3
X
Supervisory Techniques in Business
BUS 7150
3
X
Business Ethics
BUS 7118
3
X
Achieving Customer Satisfaction
BUS 7310
3
X
Principles of Customer Service
BUS 7102
3
X
Business Math
BUS 1112
3
Cultural Issues in International
Business
INTL 1415
3
TOTAL
31
X
XX
Emphasis: Management
Course Title
Academic
Area
Cr
Transf
Credit
Educational Planning and
Assessment / PLA Dev.
INTS 1010
INTS 1011
4
Principles of Management
BUS 7121
3
X
Effective Comm. in Organizations
COMM 7130
3
X
Leadership Skills Development
BUS 7152
3
X
Supervisory Techniques in Business
BUS 7150
3
X
Business Ethics
BUS 7118
3
X
Basic Noncommissioned Officer (ACE)
600-BNCOC
3
XX
Personal Supervisor MOS 11B-006
3
XX
Human Relations MOS 11B-006
3
XX
Principles of Instruction MOS 11B-006
3
XX
Management Field Experience MOS 11B-006
3
XX
XX
Infantry Noncommissioned Officer
(ACE)
TOTAL
31
Assess- IHCC
ment
Course
Course Title
Academic Area
Cr.
G1 & G2 Writing & Research Skills
Research Writing in Disciplines
ENG 1108
ENG 1111
6
G3
BIOL 1117
w/Lab
3
XX
Physical Geology
GEOL 1101
w/Lab
4
XX
G4
College Algebra
MATH 1118
4
XX(CLEP)
G5
Intercultural Communication
COMM 7240
3
XX
Psyc of Death, Dying, and Loss
PSYC 7230
3
XX
Social Inequalities
SOC 7127
3
XX
Beginning Class Voice
MUSC 7107
3
XX
American Literature
Goal 6B
8
XX(CLEP)
Class Piano
MUSC 7104
3
XX
G7
Interpersonal Communication
COMM 7100
3
XX
G8
Spanish Language, Level 1
SPAN 1101 & 1102
6
XX(CLEP)
G9
Creative Problem Solving
INTS 7125
3
XX
G10
Met by Goal 3
G6
Environmental Science *10
Transf
Credits
Assessment
IHCC
Course
XX(CLEP)
ASAP Profile
 Initiated in 1997
 Average student age 41; 72% female
 Current active student base – 800+
 Over 7,000 students served since inception
 Largest accelerated adult degree program in
a public college/university in Minnesota
ASAP Model - Final Portfolio
1.) Educational Goals Statement
2.) Degree Plan
 Transfer Credits
 Credit for Prior Learning
 Prerequisites
 Action Plan
3.) Support Letter (IPS Degree Only)
ASAP Model - Course Choices
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Traditional 16 week delivery (day, evening, on line)
Accelerated (8 week course; one meeting per week)
Accelerated online courses
Prior learning assessments
A combination of all
Over 95% choose a combination of
accelerated courses and prior
learning assessments.
Prior Learning Assessments (PLAs)
Business
Communication
Computers
Sociology
Psychology
Prior Learning Assessments (PLAs)
 Based on CAEL PLA standards
 Based on established courses and established
outcomes
 Assessment evaluators work with student
individually for outcome demonstration
 Credits are awarded based on the course ($100)
 Credits are identified the same as a course, but
with a distinct number designator
Ten Standards for Assessing Learning
1.) Credit or its equivalent should be awarded only
for learning, and not for experience.
4.) The determination of credit awards and
competence levels must be made by appropriate
subject matter and academic or credentialing
experts.
http://www.cael.org/standards_assessing_le
arning.htm
 EGS – Educational Goals Statement
 ECACs – Evaluation Components and Criteria
 Outcomes
 Assignment Guidelines
 PLA (Competence) Narrative
 Outcomes
 Additional Learning (Professional, Personal, Volunteer, Work)
 Evaluation Meeting
 Group Discussion / Individual Evaluation
 Presentation
 EAF – Evaluation Assessment Form
Interpersonal Communication
COMM 7110
 Read Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal
Communication
 View and Analyze the movie, When Harry Met Sally.
 5 – 7 Page Paper incorporating 2 – 4 concepts from the
book, the movie, and your personal experiences.
 PLA (Competence ) Narrative
Interpersonal Communication
COMM 7110 (ECAC)
 Demonstrate understanding of basic interpersonal
communication theory.
 Analyze and evaluate one’s own communication habits
and behaviors in interpersonal situations.
 Synthesize information from readings, lecture and
course activities.
 Recognize and evaluate one’s own assumptions and
biases regarding the communication behavior of others
and themselves.
Interpersonal Communication
COMM 7110
 PLA (Competence) Narrative:
 Outcomes
 Formal Work/Life Experience
 Seminars/Workshops, Certificates
 Readings
 New Learning
PLA Evaluation & Schedule
 Group or Individual Presentation
 Group Discussion
 EAF – Evaluator Assessment Form
 Saturday, December 7th
 8 – 9 a.m. COMM 7100-02
 9 – 10 a.m. COMM 7100-01
PLA Resource Room
 PLA Schedule
 Narrative Template
 ECACs
 EAFs
 Evaluators
 Prior Learning Assessment Coordinator
 Assessment _ Adult Learner Inventory 2000 – 2013
 Awareness (Administration)
 Faculty
 Academic Quality
 Enrollment
 Start small _ One PLA
 Professional Development
ASAP Model - Seamless Transfer
Seamless transfer is essential.
Martha Kudak
mkudak@inverhills.edu