Academic Access and New Learning

Autor/inn/en	Mandell, Alan; Herman, Lee
Titel	Academic Access and New Learning
Quelle	In: Adult Learning, 19 (2008) 1-2, S.17-20 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-1595
Schlagwörter	Electronic Learning; Flexible Scheduling; Mentors; Online Courses; Prior Learning; Experiential Learning; Adult Students; College Students; Evaluation; College Faculty; Higher Education; Adult Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Flexible working hours; Flexible Arbeitszeit; Online course; Online-Kurs; Vorkenntnisse; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Collegestudent; Evaluierung; Fakultät; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung
Abstract	Over the past 30+ years, many colleges have made themselves more accessible for adult students. These innovations include flexible scheduling, online learning, professionally-oriented degrees, and credit for what students already know. However, there is more work to be done, particularly in the areas of financial aid for the very large number of adult part-time college students, as well as in the areas of academic support and advising. But undoubtedly, these progressive changes have made it possible for many adults to get into school, stay there, and finish their degrees. In this article, the authors share two cases of individual students they worked with where they served as mentors in assessing prior learning. The two cases exemplify practical and academic innovations. In one example, a faculty mentor and student collaboratively improvise new learning within an individualized learning contract. The other example is about a mentor-evaluator and student discovering a new way to construe prior experiential learning neither had anticipated. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Association for Adult and Continuing Education. 10111 Martin Luther King Jr. Highway Suite 200C, Bowie, MD 20720. Tel: 301-459-6261; Fax: 301-459-6241; e-mail: aaace10@aol.com; Web site: http://www.aaace.org/publications/index.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10