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Prior Learning Assessment: Supporting Student Completion

Prior Learning Assessment: Supporting Student Completion. Madeline Burillo, Ed.D. Associate Vice Chancellor Workforce Instruction June 2, 2015 Texas Community College Instructional Leaders Summer Conference. 1. About HCC. Over 62 Workforce Programs Over 25 MSAA CEU

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Prior Learning Assessment: Supporting Student Completion

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  1. Prior Learning Assessment: Supporting Student Completion Madeline Burillo, Ed.D. Associate Vice Chancellor Workforce InstructionJune 2, 2015Texas Community College Instructional Leaders Summer Conference 1

  2. About HCC • Over 62 Workforce Programs • Over 25 MSAA CEU • 13+ DOL Approved Apprenticeship • 1st in Gulf Coast region to be approved part of U.S. DOL Registered Apprenticeship College Consortium (RACC) • Founded in 1971 • 6 colleges; 17 locations 12+ • 75K + / semester • 58% F; 42% M; • H-35%; AA-33%;W-15%; A-13%; O-4% • Ranked #3 Assoc. degrees 2

  3. What is PLA? • Prior Learning Assessment is a process to allow learners to demonstrate their knowledge and skill in a particular field or fields and have that learning evaluated for college credit. 3

  4. What is PLA? Adults knowledge and skills to be evaluated for college credit. • On-the-job learning • Corporate training • Military service • Industry recognized credentials / licenses • Independent study • Volunteer service

  5. HCC and PLA • Spring 2011: Task Force • Objective: • Revised procedures and develop a simple, “easy to follow, easy to understand and easy to access” • Kresge Grant -$800K • CAEL Partnership • Director PLA • Procedure Manual • Web Site • Training • Marketing 5

  6. HCC Six Methods for PLA • Military Training • Testing/Credit by Exam • CEU/WECM to Credit • Industry Credentials • Work Experience-Portfolio Evaluation • Articulated Agreements 6

  7. HCC PLA Six Methods of PLA • Credit for Military Training • ACE • CCH • Credit Exam • Standard Exams, Internal or Final • CEU to SCH • Mirror courses • Internal Articulations • *Apprenticeship • Credit by Industry credentials • *Demonstrated Competency Based • Credit by Work Experience • Portfolio evaluation – CAEL Learningcounts.org • Credit by Articulation Agreement-No Fee 7

  8. What is a Portfolio? A formal written, visual, or spoken communication describing, illustrating, and documenting college-level learning– and requesting college credit. 8

  9. Portfolio: Resource for those in-transition • Workers in transition can use knowledge portfolios to document professional experiences • Veterans and active duty personnel can use to document other areas, not measured by ACE • Provides objective evaluation 9

  10. What is LearningCounts? • CAEL One Stop Online Plan Portal • Access to College Credit Predictor and a College Credit Specialist • Portfolio Development Courses 10

  11. CAEL College Credit Predictor 11

  12. PLA Trends - HCC 12

  13. Challenges • Training • Training • Training • Objective and Standard Method for Portfolio Evaluation • Large Institution • Resistance to change • Training Sustainability 13

  14. Future Plans – In Progress • Embedding PLA process as part of new advisors and instructional leaders required training through HCC Center for Teaching & Learning • Online training module • Competency Based Training-FL model • Construction Trades pilot • Electrical • HVAC • Welding 14

  15. Thank youwww.hccs.edu/pla 15

  16. References • Fueling the Race to Postsecondary Success, March 2010 • HCC 2015 Fast Facts report 16

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