Making the Case for Adult Degree Programs

April 22, 2009

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Overview

Explore the importance of adult degree programs as one of the key ingredients in higher education’s growing focus on nontraditional students.

The new GI Bill and the number of adults seeking more and different job skills in the currently depressed economy are creating a rapidly growing pool of potential adult students. In fact, many adult-centered programs are experiencing large enrollment increases while their more traditional counterparts are struggling. If you're not serving these adult students through programs, you're missing an opportunity. However, you can't just add them in on the margin-you have to do business differently if you're going to serve them well. This on-demand webcast walks you through the necessary considerations as your team determines whether-and how-you want to serve the adult student market.

Explore the importance of adult degree programs as one of the key ingredients in higher education's growing focus on nontraditional students. You will learn about:

The programming needs of adult students
Various program formats that work for adult students
Increasing the status of adult degree programs
The role of assessment and evaluation

TARGET AUDIENCE

This program is designed for continuing education management, nontraditional degree program planners and managers, community college administrators and program planners, and college/university senior managers with responsibility for nontraditional degree programs.

Agenda

Recorded On Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Putting adult degree programs in context
- Institutional purpose
- Programming needs of adult students
- An adult program decision-making process
Program design options
- Flexibility in scheduling
- Blended learning formats
- Accelerated programs
Changing the status of adult degree programs (a case study)
- Working to increase program status
- The issue of "rigor"
- Gaining faculty support
The important role of assessment and evaluation in building the case
- Planning for assessment and evaluation
- Analyzing the data (Benchmarking)
- Reflecting and revising
- Communicating

Instructors

Bryan J. Watkins

Executive Director, School of Leadership & Continuing Studies

Dominican University

Bryan has over 20 years of higher education experience working with adult learners in various accelerated and hybrid learning models. In his current position, he serves as the chief academic and administrative officer of his school, delivering both undergraduate and graduate degrees, and is a member of the faculty. Additionally, Bryan sits on the Governing Board of the University Center of Lake County, an Illinois Board of Higher Education sponsored consortium. Prior to joining Dominican in 1997, he served for 7 years as the founding director of marketing & admissions at Lewis University. He earned a doctoral degree in adult and continuing education from National-Louis University, a Master of Business Administration degree from Keller Graduate School of Management, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Morningside College.

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