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Adult Learners Today: Agents of Irrevocable Change 2007 Hendrick Best Practices for Adult Learners Conference T

Adult Learners Today: Agents of Irrevocable Change 2007 Hendrick Best Practices for Adult Learners Conference The Pennsylvania State University May 7, 2007 Susan Porter Robinson Vice President, Lifelong Learning American Council on Education

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  1. Adult Learners Today: Agents of Irrevocable Change 2007 Hendrick Best Practices for Adult Learners Conference The Pennsylvania State University May 7, 2007 Susan Porter Robinson Vice President, Lifelong Learning American Council on Education

  2. “Adult learners are one of the greatest change agents in higher education today.” -Lee Bash, Adult Learners in the Academy

  3. Overview • Snapshot of Adult Learners • Impact of Adult Learners on Economy • Corporate Education and the Future of Learning • Trends Affecting Adults in Higher Education • - Online learning • - Standardized e-learning • -Military Learners • -Hispanic Learners • -Older Learners • -International Learners

  4. Snapshot of Adult Learners

  5. The Aging Student Population Fall Enrollment by Student Age *Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Fall Enrollment Survey, June 2006

  6. Prevalence of Women Highest Level of Educational Attainment *Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Trends in Educational Equity of Girls and Women, 2004

  7. The Aging Student Population Participation in College or University Degree or Certificate Programs (Part-Time) *Source: Boeke, Marianne, and Karen Paulson, “Adult Learners in the United States: A National Profile,” Informed Practice, American Council on Education, 2006

  8. Enrollment by Ethnicity Percentage of undergraduates 25 and older *Source: American Council on Education, College Students Today: A National Portrait, November, 2005

  9. Impact of Adult Learners on the Economy

  10. Where Pennsylvania Stands • In ratings of educational attainment of American workforce by state, Pennsylvania ranks #32 of 50 *Source: The 2007 State New Economy Index, February 2007

  11. Penn State: Leading PA Forward • One of first institutions in e-Army U • Online learning • World Campus • 50+ degrees and certificate programs • Adult learning • Center for Adult Learner Services • Commission for Adult Learners • Member of ACE Commission on Lifelong Learning – unprecedented three times

  12. What Education Will Be Needed? 55 million job openings are projected to be filled between 2004-2014 *Source: Occupation Outlook Quarterly, Fall 2006

  13. Where We Need Workers 2004-2014 Fastest growing “Pure College” Occupations • Postsecondary teachers • General managers • Elementary school • teachers • Accountants and auditors • Computer software • engineers • Computer systems • analysts • Secondary school • teachers • Physicians and surgeons • Data communications • analysts • Management analysts *Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Winter 2005-06

  14. An Aging Workforce *Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupation Outlook Quarterly, Winter 2005-06

  15. Wanted: Older Learners! • Last 20 years—20% growth/native-born workers • Next 20 years—0% growth/native-born workers • Only workforce growth: • Immigrants and adult learners • 76% of retirees expect to keep working! *Source: Merrill Lynch, “New Retirement Survey,” February 2005

  16. Where Adults TakeWork-related Courses • 51% from business or private companies • 21% from postsecondary schools • Other sources: • Professional organizations or unions • Government agencies • Religious/community organizations • Elementary/secondary schools • Public libraries *Source: National Center for Education Statistics, August 2005

  17. Corporate Education and the Future of Learning

  18. Future Corporate Trends • Outsourcing • Outsource training while keeping knowledge • Globalization • Offer locally relevant and globally consistent training • Provide multi-lingual training globally • Socialnetworking • Use technology to collaborate • Be more vigilant about security, confidentiality

  19. Future Corporate Trends Employer Educational Assistance • Lifelong Learning Accounts: • Two-way partnership for low-income employees • Tuition assistance: • Across business, industry, and military • Funding through state/industry partnerships: • Pathways for low-skilled workers

  20. Future Corporate Trends Multi-dimensional Communication • Increasedtelephone/cell phoneuse • Learner receives pre-recorded message from contentmentor at log-in or during course • Simulationlearning • Actively solving a real problem at the local level • Blending in “snippets” of prior, relevant learning to a single application *Source: Masie, Elliott. “Learning TRENDS 400,” September 2006

  21. Learning Dashboards: ATutor

  22. Learning Dashboards: ATutor • Designed to accommodate all learners • Visual ─ Global • Verbal ─ Hierarchical • Kinesthetic ─ Sequential • Monitors learners’ click paths and preference modifications to match each user’s learning tendencies

  23. Corporate University Trends • Serve as intermediaries with universities • Teach common culture and vision • Offer more employee desk-top learning • Allow individual business units to outsource and control learning *Source: DeVeux, Paul. “Life at Corporate U.,” February 2001

  24. Corporate University Trends • Most corporate universities offer some virtual training • Delivery • Courses offered via live chat, video conferencing, and web • Presentation of content in even smaller chunks • More learning tools – gaming and simulation

  25. What Corporate America Wants from Higher Education • Faster response time for • Creating contracts • Designing new courses and programs • Starting new classes • Immediate on-demand training • On-site ▪ Off-site • Cost savings on training and education • E-learning • ACE college credit recommendations • University brand *Source: Masie, Elliot. Learning 2006, November 2006

  26. Other Trends Affecting Adults and Higher Education

  27. Online Learning Evolution • Frontier • Competition • Age of Branding *Source: Peter Stokes, Eduventures, Presentation, Presidents’ Forum of Excelsior College, March 28, 2006

  28. Online Learning Evolution The Growth of Online Learners • 35% growth • from 2004-05 • Growth rate far • exceeds that • for higher • education • Enrollment and • infrastructure • continue growth Over 3.2 million students are taking at least one online course. *Source: The Sloan Consortium, Making the Grade: Online Education in the United States, 2006

  29. Granular Clumps Learning objects to “chunk” education and separate content into smaller parts. • Learning objects are: • Self-contained • Varied in size • Reusable • Easily combined for complex concepts • Clearly labeled and may be accessed on searchable databases

  30. MERLOT: Not Just Another Fine Wine Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning & Online Teaching • Databases of peer-reviewed, online materials • Provide free, easy, timely access • Foster collaboration across HE and other sectors • Decrease online development obstacles ▪ Time ▪ Money ▪ Level of IT Skills www.merlot.org

  31. Military Learners • Active Duty Military Personnel: 1.4 million • Military Veterans: 24 million • Severely Injured: 23-53,000 • Projects on campuses to support military • National Guard Online, Minnesota • Military Experience Translator • Campuses with Veteran Centers • Career One Stop and iSeek • ACE Severely Injured Initiative *Source: Department of Defense, February 2007. http://siadapp.dior.whs.mil/personnel/MILITARY/rg0702.pdf **Source: Department of Veterans Affairs, 2004. http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?ID=2000

  32. Hispanic Learners • Fastest growing student group in K-12 • Largest minority (13%) in workforce • White-Hispanic postsecondary gap: 16%(1974) to 26% (2003) • Hispanic males only group with declining postsecondary participation • Lowest computer use at HSI’s *Source: NCES, “Postsecondary Rates by Sex and Race/Ethnicity 1974-2003,” 2005 **Source: “Distance Education: Growth in Distance Education Programs and Implications for Federal Education Policy,” GAO, 2002

  33. Hispanic Learners However, growth in Spanish Internet use • 856% growth in viewing entertainment ads • 451% growth in viewing retail goods and service portals • 207% growth in Web media use *Source: Nielsen/NetRatings report, 2004

  34. Older Learners • Longer U.S. life expectancy • 1900: 47 years • 2007: 78+ years • Learner goals affected by • Triggers ▪ Transitions • Changing trends • Work • Retirement • Personal fulfillment

  35. Older Learners • Workforce and re-careering programs • Portland Community College Career Pathways Training • Intergenerational programs • Lasell Village at Lasell College • Leadership/service development programs • MetLife/Civic Ventures’ Encore Career Grants • Research on aging learners and workers • U of Indianapolis’ Center for Aging and Community

  36. Trends in International Lifelong Learning • Hong Kong—Hunger for Learning • China—Need for Learning • Europe—A Mobile Workforce • Australia—Hunger for Learners • International “Hubs”

  37. Pennsylvania’s future – and that of our nation – is in the hands of leaders like you.

  38. For you are the educators • who teach the students • who solve the problems…

  39. that change the world.

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