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DePaul University Via Sapientiae SCPS Competency-based Education Publications and Presentations DePaul University School of Continuing and Professional Studies 3-13-2009 Creating Online Support for Students Working Independently on Prior Learning Assessment (PLA). Michelle Navarre Cleary DePaul University, michelle.navarre@collegeunbound.org Follow this and additional works at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/snl-cbe Recommended Citation “Creating Online Support for Students Working Independently on Prior Learning Assessment (PLA).” Teaching Adult Students in Diverse Contexts Special Interest Group. Conference on College Composition and Communication, San Francisco, 13 March 2009. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the DePaul University School of Continuing and Professional Studies at Via Sapientiae. It has been accepted for inclusion in SCPS Competency-based Education Publications and Presentations by an authorized administrator of Via Sapientiae. For more information, please contact digitalservices@depaul.edu. Creating Online Support for Students Working Independently on Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)  Michelle Navarre ClearyTeaching Adult Writers in Diverse Settings SIGCCCC San Francisco3/13/09Need for the site!  Independent Learning Pursuits (ILPs)!  Outside of class structure!  Many plan, few complete!  Students and faculty need support!  Lack of Writing Center services for adult studentsVisiting the site!  http://snl.depaul.edu/writing/index.html!  http://snl.depaul.edu/writing/ILPs.htmlSelling the site!  Faculty opposed to models!  Internal grant!  Faculty workshop!  Just do it!  Lack of awarenessGetting the word out!  E-mails, flyers almost useless!  Links from SNL websites!  Faculty partners!  Demonstrations!  Build into writing classesAssessing the effectiveness of the site!  Need for qualitative study!  Google Analytics for quantitative:!  1,992 students at SNL!  1,052 people visited the Writing Guide for SNL students website between 1/1/09 and 3/9/09!  12% of page views on the assignment pageNext steps!  Better assessment data to understand how students use site:!  Expand Google analytics!  Qualitative study!  Add wiki for Q&A!  Add interviews with ILP writersMichelle Navarre ClearyAssistant Professor and Writing CoordinatorThe School for New LearningDePaul Universitymnavarr9@depaul.edu 

Creating Online Support for Students Working Independently on Prior Learning Assessment (PLA).

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Creating Online Support for Students Working Independently on Prior Learning Assessment (PLA).

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