a systemwide pla approach vermont state colleges gabrielle dietzel office of external programs...
TRANSCRIPT
A SYSTEMWIDE PLA APPROACH
VERMONT STATE COLLEGES
Gabrielle Dietzel
Office of External Programs
Located at the Community College
of Vermont in Montpelier, VT
Five Colleges, one PLA Office
Castleton State College Community
College of Vermont (12 campuses)
Johnson State College
Lyndon State College
Vermont Technical College (3 campuses)
ASSESSMENT OPTIONS
Assessment of Prior Learning Portfolio Course, 3 credits
Unlimited Requests
Focused Portfolio Development Course, 1 credit
12 Credit Request Limit
Course Challenge
CLEP/DSST Testing
All four options are available through the PLA Office
COLLABORATION AND NETWORKS
Informal, Regional Network of PLA Practitioners:
The New England Regional PLA Group
Open to anyone in PLA
One or two meetings per year
Meetings sponsored by the various colleges
No fee !
No chair/boss !
No planning committee !
Carpools !
Sponsoring school provides lunch and greetings
Exchange of ideas, issues, suggestions : professional development
Offers sharing, comparisons, shoulders to cry on, learning about procedures and obstacles, informal information gathering, picking up great ideas, defining common problems and possible solutions
Discussion of upcoming PLA issues/trends
COLLABORATION AND NETWORKS
The Northeastern Consortium
Specific Purpose
Ad-hoc-ish working group
One item/focus
Comparison / combining / collegial best thinking about a particular issue for a defined outcome