ACHE 2018 Concurrent Sessions
The Evolution of Adult Learning with CBE and PLA: Attracting and Retaining Your Adult Students
Session Description
Adult learners with some college and no degree made up over 92% of the 39 million Americans eligible for pursuit of higher education in 2013. Planning your institution’s adult student success will pave the pathway for survival and evolution in the ever-changing higher education landscape. National post-secondary enrollment decreases are due partially to a drop in high school graduates, but also from an economic boom for adult learners. How will your institution attract and retain adult learners better than competing institutions? This session will focus on leveraging Competency-based education (CBE) and Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) to strengthen adult learner recruitment, retention, and graduation. We will review adult learner enrollment trends and characteristics of post-secondary adult learners. CBE and PLA will be compared, contrasted, and synergized to envision how your institution may optimize its plan for both models. This interactive session will conclude with sharing best practices, challenges, and solutions.
Primary Presenter
Dr. Valerie A. Delleville, Ed.D., M.S.Ed, MBA, Council for Adult & Experiential Learning
Brief Bio
Dr. Valerie Delleville serves as Director of Higher Education for the Council of Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) in the greater Denver area. She has coached and consulted within dozens of colleges and universities on establishing, implementing, and enhancing programs and services to maximize adult student success. Valerie has nearly 20 years of experience in higher education and adult learning spanning across training, teaching, enrollment management, strategic partnership development, online student retention, student services, research & evaluation, and prior learning assessment. She obtained her Doctor of Education from Drexel University, her MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management, and her dual bachelor of science in psychology and business administration from the University of Pittsburgh.