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Academic Credit for Prior Learning Work Group June 20, 2019 Highline College 2 Agenda for Today Part 1: 8:30 am - 10 am Overview of ACPL data and reporting Discussion: How does our data help us measure ACPL success? Summary and

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Academic Credit for Prior Learning Work Group

June 20, 2019 Highline College

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Part 1: 8:30 am - 10 am

  • Overview of ACPL data and reporting
  • Discussion: How does our data help us measure ACPL success?
  • Summary and next steps

Part 2: 10:30 am - 12pm

  • Overview of ACPL work group
  • Most important areas of ACPL work this year
  • Champions, liaisons and logistics
  • Summary and next steps

Agenda for Today

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  • Acknowledgements
  • WSAC’s role
  • Focus on improvements for the future

Also…

  • Please introduce yourself every time before speaking (hybrid meeting)
  • Restrooms and snacks

Acknowledgements and Reminders

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  • Examine current process for data collection, analysis and reporting
  • Identify ways that reporting can better inform work on ACPL

institutionally and statewide

  • Identify any changes in report process that could increase value to

institutions and the state

  • Articulate any goals identified in data, analysis and reporting process

Part 1 Objectives

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  • Statutory mandate for external audiences
  • “Progress on the ACPL goals and outcome measures”
  • Other reasons?

Why Survey and Report?

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  • Current Data survey
  • Process and timeline
  • Provides:
  • ACPL credits applied toward certificates or degrees
  • Approximate number of students receiving ACPL (some duplication)
  • Data by type of ACPL
  • Data by institution and by sector
  • Analysis of data:
  • Only 2 years of all institutions reporting (Public CTCs/Baccalaureates and

Private Non-profit Baccalaureates)

  • 3 years of 42 / 49 institutions
  • Report includes ACPL by sector, by type

2018 Survey and Report Overview

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  • Quality of data
  • Context: Enrollment changes, ACPL as a proportion of all credits
  • Institutional ACPL policy changes
  • Student populations receiving ACPL (ex. Military-affiliated, age,

race/ethnicity, etc.)

  • Other?

What we don’t know from the survey and report…

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“What’s happening with ACPL in Washington?”

Opportunities Challenges

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1. What data or information would help you examine ACPL success -

  • in your institution?
  • In our state?

2. Is current survey and report meeting our needs? In what ways would you like this survey and report to add value to ACPL work -

  • In your institution?
  • In our state?

3. Specifically, are there changes in current ACPL data collection, analysis and reporting that could help us get the information we would like?

Discussion questions

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Insights from Discussions

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  • What is our top priority this year for changing/improving the ACPL data

collection and report? (keeping realistic view of resources, time and capacity)

Discussion and Summary

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Break

10:30am – ACPL work group, Part 2

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  • Review the ACPL work group’s charge, past accomplishments, and
  • pportunities
  • Identify focus areas for work group in the areas of resources,

training, communications, reporting

  • Decide on champions, liaisons and logistics

Part 2 Objectives

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ACPL and Adult Reengagement

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Adult Reengage ment

Adult Reengagement

Help make college more affordable, reducing cost and time to degree Inspire confidence in future learning potential Launch students more quickly into their chosen career pathways

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Prior learning is the knowledge and skills gained through:

  • Work and life experience.
  • Military training and experience.
  • Formal and informal education and training.

Assessments are used to determine if the prior learning is at college level:

Definitions

Category Examples Credits by testing CLEP, DSST Extra-institutional learning ACE recommendations, industry certifications, crosswalks Course challenges Written, oral or demonstration Prior Experiential learning (PEL) Portfolio

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ACPL Work Group in context…

ACPL exists within a constellation of laws and policies…

  • Institutional
  • Sector
  • State
  • NWCCU

…and within a complex constellation of stakeholders

  • Higher ed institutions
  • Commissions and councils
  • COP, SBCTC, ICW
  • WSAC
  • Military, workforce, labor
  • Prospective students
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Challenges and Opportunities

Opportunities Challenges

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  • How does your institution define ACPL success?
  • What do we think ACPL success statewide looks like?

Small Group Discussion:

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  • What elements of ACPL work do you think are most important for

the work group this year? Please brainstorm in three areas:

  • Resource development
  • Training
  • Communication (with students, among practitioners, etc.)

Small Group Discussion:

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Discussion Insights

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  • What are our top priorities for action this year (keeping realism in mind in

resources, time and capacity)?

Prioritization Discussion

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  • Champions to move ACPL forward

this year?

  • Liaisons to connect with other

commissions / committees?

  • Work Group follow up this year?

Getting the work done

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WSAC’s ACPL webpages: https://www.wsac.wa.gov/assessments-prior- learning Ami Magisos Assistant Director, Policy and Planning AmiM@wsac.wa.gov 360-753-7823