Webinar Series

The Adult College Completion Network hosts a free webinar series focused on issues crucial to increasing degree completion by adults with prior postsecondary credit. Be sure to check our events page for any upcoming webinars. Here you’ll find archived copies of previous webinars.

UPCOMING WEBINARS

• FERPA Considerations for Data Mining Efforts -- June 20, 2013; 1 pm EST

This webinar will examine what considerations may be necessary when undertaking data mining efforts to identify former students who stopped out of your institution or system. FERPA experts will provide guidance and clarity on the FERPA implications of this important strategy to help increase adult college completion. Click here to register. 

Additional information, including the agenda, will be available soon.

RECENT WEBINARS

• The Federal Policy and Legislative Landscape: How will it affect adult college completion? —  March 6, 2013.

  Speaker: David Longanecker, president, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

  This webinar examines how federal policy and legislation may impact efforts to increase credential completion by adults who already have significant college credit.

  To download the powerpoint slides, click here.

  To view a recording of the webinar, please click here.

• Lumina Foundation's Degree Qualifications Profile —  February 7, 2013.

  Speaker: Marcus Kolb, strategy officer, Lumina Foundation

  This webinar highlighted Lumina's Degree Qualifications Profile and discussed current testing and future plans for its use. A recording of the webinar is available here.

  You can also view the powerpoint slides here.

  For background information on Lumina's Degree Qualifications Profile, click here.

• Using the Adult Learning Focused Institution Assessment Tools —  December 6, 2012.
  
  Speaker: Judity Wertheim, vice president, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)

  Understanding the strengths and weaknesses in the ways that your institution serves adult learners is key to providing them with opportunities to succeed. This webinar focuses on the ways that the ALFI assessment tools — which were developed by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) — can help you identify areas for improvement from your students’ perspectives as well as areas where programs and service are strong.
  
  To view the webinar slides, click here. To view the webinar recording, click here.

PREVIOUS WEBINARS

• The Math Emporium: Redesigning Math Courses to Benefit Students AND Institutions — June 13, 2012
  This webinar examines results from several institution-based efforts to redesign math courses around the National Center for Academic Transformation's emporium model. With data showing that math requirements can be a barrier for adults with some college credit but no degree, this model can help address the issue.
  
  To view the webinar slides, please click here.
• Evaluating social media and marketing campaigns: A primer — June 7, 2012
  With evaluating and adjusting marketing and outreach campaigns being a significant challege for efforts trying to reengage adults, this webinar highlights some promising practices for those deciding how best to reach these potential students.
  
  To view the webinar slides, please click here.
• Using National Student Clearinghouse data to improve adult completion efforts — Febraury 14, 2012
  This webinar highlights how data from the National Student Clearinghouse can be used to narrow the focus of projects trying to identify and reengage adults with prior college credit and improve overall efficiency.
  
  To view the webinar slides click here.
• LearningCounts.org — December 8, 2011
  
  The Council for Adult And Experiential Learning (CAEL) recently launched LearningCounts.org, an online Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) service through which potential students can develop a portfolio and receive credit recommendations that are accepted at numerous partner institutions. This webinar highlighted the benefits of LearningCounts.org and lessons learned during the initial launch of the service.
  
  Click here to view the presentation slides from the webinar. 
• Adult Degree Completion Evaluation Technical Assistance – June 21, 2011
  
  As part of its commitment to increasing college completion by adults with prior credits, Lumina Foundation is conducting a broad external evaluation of its efforts. Lumina staff will discuss the reasoning behind the approach and how it may impact overall efforts to boost adult college completion. The webinar also highlights some of the evaluation technical assistance available to Lumina grantees.