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Recognizing Military Experience: Prior Learning Assessment for Military Learners

Learn about the value of Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) for military learners, including its role in academic culture and its potential to reward military experience. Explore different types of PLA, such as ACE, CLEP/DSST, AP exams, and PLA portfolios, and discover how PLA can enhance the value of lifelong learning, save time and money, and expedite graduation.

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Recognizing Military Experience: Prior Learning Assessment for Military Learners

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  1. Rewarding Military Experience: Prior Learning Assessment and the Military Learner Presented by Joshua Carcopa Associate Director of Evaluations & Student Records

  2. Agenda • What is Prior Learning Assessment? • Value of Prior Learning Assessment • Prior Learning Assessment and Academic Culture • Prior Learning Assessment and the Military Learner

  3. What is Prior Learning Assessment or PLA? The valuation of skills and knowledge gained outside of a traditional academic environment to determine if college credit can be awarded.

  4. Types of PLA • American Council on Education (ACE) • Credit by Exams (CLEP/DSST) • Advanced Placement (AP) Exams • Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) • Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) portfolios

  5. Value of PLA • Enhancing the value of life-long learning • Formalizing the learning process • Saving time • Saving money • Lessening the time to graduation

  6. PLA and Academic Culture • Accreditation views on PLA • Faculty views on PLA • Military credits • Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

  7. PLA and the Military Learner • Reward military experience • American Council on Education a great place to start • Robust university wide PLA program to fill the void • Relate academic life with military life

  8. “Serve those who serve by rewarding life long learning”

  9. Questions?

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