PLA Workshop 2

• Adult learning practitioners
• Faculty and administrators in higher education
• Professional association education developers
• Employees of institutions interested in developing a professional portfolio assessment system

This workshop will help you develop the following competencies:

• Determining college level learning from experience
• Discriminating between college level and pre-college level learning
• Conducting proper assessments of student learning
• Advising/guiding students in preparing evidence for assessment of learning

What are the system requirements this program?

The program is delivered online with some offline assignments.

You will need a computer (IBM Compatible PC or Apple Macintosh) with:

• Internet access (Broadband preferred, dial-up is acceptable)
• Internet browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox
• Email
• Microsoft Word
• Adobe Acrobat Reader

The program is taught asynchronously - you can take it anywhere, anytime you have access to the above. However, there is a weekly schedule you are expected to keep.

Is there a required text?

Yes. Assessing Learning, 3rd edition [2017] by the Council For Adult Experiential Learning (CAEL), Donna Younger, and Catherine Marineau will be mailed to you as you start the program.

What is the weekly time commitment for the workshops?

On average you should spend five to seven hours weekly on the workshops. The best way to do this is to spread the hours over the week, perhaps half an hour each evening or during lunch, then longer at the weekend.