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Neem, Johann N. – Thought & Action, 2012
Western Governors University was conceptualized in 1995 at a meeting of the Western Governors Association, and founded soon after in an effort to increase degree production in higher education at a lower cost. It has expanded significantly over the past few years, driven both by increased demand for online education and by drastic state budget…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Competence, Certification
White, Harold B. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2010
In his last commentary on "Biochemistry Denatured," this author dealt with his perception that college students today have spent too little of their childhood years playing outside in nature and as a consequence have not learned basic things about the world from personal experience. This "nature-deficit disorder" removes many opportunities for…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Prior Learning, Lecture Method, Relevance (Education)
Breier, Mignonne; Ralphs, Alan – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2009
This article argues that greater understanding of the Aristotelian concept of "phronesis" or practical wisdom would make an important contribution to the conceptualization and implementation of Recognition (Assessment) of Prior Learning (RPL/APL) in formal education contexts. However, there is a need to identify "phronesis"…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Experiential Learning, Recognition (Achievement), Adult Education
Hammer, Jessica; Black, John – Educational Technology, 2009
What makes games effective for learning? The authors argue that games provide vicarious experiences for players, which then amplify the effects of future, formal learning. However, not every game succeeds in doing so! Understanding why some games succeed and others fail at this task means investigating both a given game's design and the…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Experiential Learning, Play
Boulton, Alison – Adults Learning, 2008
RARPA, recognising and recording progress and achievement in non-accredited learning, is a wonder tool that enthuses learners, providers, inspectors and policy makers alike. The staged process or anything one wants to call it, has made a positive contribution to the work with learners who have complex learning difficulties and disabilities. There…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Informal Education, Experiential Learning, Learning Disabilities

Michelson, Elana – Adult Education Quarterly, 1996
Approaches to assessment of prior experiential learning (APEL) sit within Enlightenment theories of knowledge. Alternative epistemologies offered by postmodernist, feminist, and antiracist theories suggest a different basis for assessment: situated knowledge. APEL can give visibility to outsider knowledge and alter the relationship between…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Epistemology, Experiential Learning, Prior Learning
Simmons, Steve R. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2006
Experiential learning is a time-honored approach that can help to "...seal the bond between the learner and the learned." Such learning encourages the making of meaning from individual and shared experiences and helps abstract concepts to become relevant to the learner. The 20th century educational theorist, John Dewey, articulated a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Writing Processes, State Colleges, Experiential Learning
Kytle, Jackson; Zencey, Eric – CAEL Forum and News, 1994
Discusses the prevailing conventions of portfolio assessment specifically where experiential learning is tied to course equivalents. Suggests that further discussion is needed about prior learning assessment, traditional education, and how to use experience in to advance understanding of learning. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Evaluation Methods, Experiential Learning, Prior Learning

Saddington, Tony – Lifelong Learning in Europe, 1998
Examines three theoretical traditions of experiential learning in adult education: professionalism, humanism, and radicalism. Presents a four-level framework: (1) assessment and accreditation of prior experiential learning, (2) experiential learning and change in higher and continuing education, (3) experiential learning and social change, and (4)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Theories, Experiential Learning, Humanism

Pies, Timothy – Adult Learning, 1996
Offers suggestions for spreading ownership of a prior learning program: sharing the program's philosophy; conducting workshops; arranging informal gatherings; assigning tutors; establishing a faculty committee; soliciting ideas; recruiting faculty; acting as liaison; publishing guidelines; convincing others of the program's value; and revealing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Experiential Learning, Prior Learning

Starr-Glass, David – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2002
Calls for a richer perspective in assessing prior experiential learning. Asserts that using Levi Strauss' totemism instead of metaphor (looking for similarity between experience and courses) may restore power, ownership, and centrality of the experience to the candidate for assessment, while allowing evaluators to engage in a novel but authentic…
Descriptors: College Credits, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Informal Assessment

Droegkamp, Jan; Taylor, Kathleen – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 1995
When assessment of prior learning is used to teach self-reflection, it encourages developmental growth. Techniques that support development include goals statements, autobiographies, and experiential learning essays. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Experiential Learning, Females, Prior Learning

Lewis, Linda H.; Williams, Carol J. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 1994
Current applications of experiential learning in higher education include field-based experiences, credit for prior learning, and classroom-based programs. In the workplace, action learning, future search, and outdoor education are among the forms of experiential learning being used. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Experiential Learning, Higher Education

Smith, Kenneth E.; McCormick, Donald W. – Adult Learning, 1992
A process for translating experience into college-level learning involves identifying relevant experiences and types: (1) a single experience leading to a single learning topic; (2) a single experience leading to several topics; or (3) several experiences leading to a single topic. Visual representations of these types help students validate the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, College Credits, Experiential Learning
Korim, Andrew S. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1981
To meet the future's challenges, recommends that community colleges: improve the entry-exit-reentry process, individualize instruction, make open admissions meaningful by combining literacy and occupational education, grant credit for experiential learning, serve as educational brokers, collaborate with community agencies, strengthen student…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Experiential Learning, Literacy Education, Prior Learning