Continuing and Professional Education

    Homepage > Course Description

    Course: PLA Workshop 3

    PLA Workshop 3 is the third course in the four-part Prior Learning Assessment Certificate Program. This online course looks at administering and assuring quality in prior learning assessment (PLA) programs. In this workshop, you'll learn to integrate activities, policies and procedures to ensure that your program's practices are congruent with its goals. By implementing quality assurance efforts, you'll gain confidence that what is being done academically will likely result in learning at levels established by your institution.

    Programs Associated with this Course
    • Certificate in Prior Learning Assessement
    Who Should Attend

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

    Benefits

    This workshop will help you and your organization develop the following competencies:

    • Creating alignment from purpose to practices
    • Sustaining consistency across policies
    • Communicating expectations to all involved
    • Financing a program
    • Being aware of - and meeting - accreditation expectations

    Topics/Syllabus

    • Articulating program purpose(s)
    • Personnel roles and responsibilities
    • Boundaries
    • Costs and pricing
    • Training and organizational development
    • Continuous improvement

    FAQ

    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:

    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?
    Assessing Learning
    • 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.

    For More Information, Contact:

    Janie Rollinson

    Email: jrollin1@depaul.edu
    Phone: +1 312-362-5792

    Upcoming Class Offerings

    There are no classes currently being offered in this course. Check back again!

    Paper Registration

    If you wish to register for a class via a paper form, click here.
     

    Student Policies

    Click here for a list of our student policies.
    016105

    Contact Us

    For general inquiries, please email us or call 312-362-6300.