Daily start & end times for the Virtual Learning Summit: 

• 8:00 to 11:30 AM Pacific & Arizona
• 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM Mountain
• 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM Central
• 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM Eastern

The Cycle of Working Adult Learners: Removing Barriers and Building New Pathways

Presented by the League for Innovation in the Community College in partnership with the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)

Learning Objectives for Participants

Through collaborative activities, including sharing experiences, presenting ideas, and completing exercises, Learning Summit* participants will:

• Identify the barriers for working adult learners
• Describe various adult learner initiatives
• Describe best practices in effectively serving working adult learners
• Recognize the various adult learner principles being utilized in your college
• Identify the adult learning cycle and pathways
• Identify problems and issues associated with the adult learning cycle and pathways
• Begin to develop an understanding of flexible learning ecosystems that include recognition of prior learning, competency-based education, and program design best practices

Participants who complete the virtual Learning Summit will receive a Certificate of Completion.

Facilitators

Bitsy Cohn Senior Consultant, Higher Education Cohn Solutions Group	Christine Carpenter Vice President, Member Engagement CAEL	Shawn Hulsizer Vice President, Advancement and Impact CAEL

Click here to see facilitator biographies.

*The Learning Summit is a virtual working retreat for college teams to focus on improving and expanding learning at their institutions, and to accelerate progress on these efforts. The sessions provide presentations of various research and case studies in an online workshop environment. Participants complete exercises in large group settings, as well as individual and small group exercises. Each college team is strongly encouraged to identify a specific project or initiative that will be its focus during the Summit. For example, your team may decide to plan a new or emerging initiative, redesign or strengthen an existing program or project, or reinvigorate a postponed or stalled effort. Although the Learning Summit is designed as a team event, individual representatives from community colleges are welcome to participate.

Summit Contacts