A Match.com for Mid-Life Adults in Higher Education Prior Learning Assessment & Career Planning and Development Presented by Melanie Booth, Lynn Brown, & Jackie Fowler Marylhurst University

Agenda About Us & About Marylhurst Student Roles & Student Needs Personal and Professional Assessment - PLA Professional Development and Career Services Support The Match Institutional Possibilities

About Us & About Marylhurst

Student Roles & Student Needs

Personal and Professional Assessment - PLA

Professional Development and Career Services Support

The Match

Institutional Possibilities

About Us Melanie Booth Director of Learning Assessment Center & Prior Learning Assessment Program Jackie Fowler Faculty, Prior Learning Assessment program Lynn Brown Director of Career Services & Internship Program

Melanie Booth

Director of Learning Assessment Center & Prior Learning Assessment Program

Jackie Fowler

Faculty, Prior Learning Assessment program

Lynn Brown

Director of Career Services & Internship Program

About Marylhurst University Liberal Arts higher educational institution since 1893 Lifelong learning institution for men and women since 1974 “ Dedicated to making innovative post-secondary education accessible to self-directed students of any age.” Average age of students: 38 Mid-life adult learners

Liberal Arts higher educational institution since 1893

Lifelong learning institution for men and women since 1974

“ Dedicated to making innovative post-secondary education accessible to self-directed students of any age.”

Average age of students: 38

Mid-life adult learners

The Match Themes We’ll Explore Reflection & Assessment Life and Career Roles & Transitions Articulating Knowledge & Skills Aligning Education to Personal & Professional Goals Prior Learning & New Learning Integration of Liberal Arts & Professional Education

Themes We’ll Explore

Reflection & Assessment

Life and Career Roles & Transitions

Articulating Knowledge & Skills

Aligning Education to Personal & Professional Goals

Prior Learning & New Learning

Integration of Liberal Arts & Professional Education

Roles List current active roles (nouns) in the center of the circle Examples: Mother, student List ascending and descending roles in the second ring of the circle Ascending – roles coming in Descending – roles going out List wished-for roles (nouns) in the outer ring of the circle Examples: Graduate, leader

List current active roles (nouns) in the center of the circle

Examples: Mother, student

List ascending and descending roles in the second ring of the circle

Ascending – roles coming in

Descending – roles going out

List wished-for roles (nouns) in the outer ring of the circle

Examples: Graduate, leader

Roles Take a few minutes to share with the person next to you about the relationship between the roles you’ve identified: What roles do you savor, and want to encourage? What roles do you feel burdened by, and want to let go of? What emerging roles are you excited about? Are they in anyway linked to your “wished for” roles?

Take a few minutes to share with the person next to you about the relationship between the roles you’ve identified:

What roles do you savor, and want to encourage?

What roles do you feel burdened by, and want to let go of?

What emerging roles are you excited about? Are they in anyway linked to your “wished for” roles?

Roles This exercise represents the complexity of the lives of our students. Our “matched” programs seek to help them find integration.

This exercise represents the complexity of the lives of our students.

Our “matched” programs seek to help them find integration.

Personal and Professional Assessment - PLA Adult learners are not “blank slates” Typically done at the beginning of a student’s entry into Marylhurst Students can earn credit for college-level learning that has resulted from their varied experiences – up to 45 credits Requires reflection and articulation of knowledge, linked to academic theory

Adult learners are not “blank slates”

Typically done at the beginning of a student’s entry into Marylhurst

Students can earn credit for college-level learning that has resulted from their varied experiences – up to 45 credits

Requires reflection and articulation of knowledge, linked to academic theory

Marylhurst’s PLA Program LRN 150 (1 credit): Learning Assessment Workshop LRN 305 (6 credits): PLA Seminar ~ From Experience to Learning LRN 311, 312, 003 (varying credits): PLA Tutorials Compile and submit final PLA Portfolio for transcription

LRN 150 (1 credit):

Learning Assessment Workshop

LRN 305 (6 credits):

PLA Seminar ~ From Experience to Learning

LRN 311, 312, 003 (varying credits):

PLA Tutorials

Compile and submit final PLA Portfolio for transcription

Professional Development Recent student survey: Primary motivation for degree completion is related to career: career advancement and/or career change 2 illustrations Christine T. Alex C.

Recent student survey:

Primary motivation for degree completion is related to career: career advancement and/or career change

2 illustrations

Christine T.

Alex C.

The Match - Revisited Themes We’ve Explored Reflection & Assessment Life and Career Roles & Transitions Articulating Knowledge & Skills Aligning Education to Personal & Professional Goals Prior Learning & New Learning Integration of Liberal Arts & Professional Education An Example Tool Assessment Chronolog – for PLA and Professional Development

Themes We’ve Explored

Reflection & Assessment

Life and Career Roles & Transitions

Articulating Knowledge & Skills

Aligning Education to Personal & Professional Goals

Prior Learning & New Learning

Integration of Liberal Arts & Professional Education

An Example Tool

Assessment Chronolog – for PLA and Professional Development

Institutional Possibilities Think about your own institutional possibilities for program “matches” that can help support and serve mid-life adult learners: What programs might currently exist that could be matched? Consider events, courses, programs, etc. What new programs could be developed to create matches? Consider events, courses, programs, etc.

Think about your own institutional possibilities for program “matches” that can help support and serve mid-life adult learners:

What programs might currently exist that could be matched?

Consider events, courses, programs, etc.

What new programs could be developed to create matches?

Consider events, courses, programs, etc.

Session Reflections As time will allow, please feel free to share your reflections, ideas, or questions with the whole group. Please complete an evaluation of this session. THANKS FOR JOINING US!

As time will allow, please feel free to share your reflections, ideas, or questions with the whole group.

Please complete an evaluation of this session.