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American Council on Education Leadership and Advocacy
www.acenet.edu
Guiding Philosophy
“What an individual learns is more important than when, where, and how the individual learned it.”
www.acenet.edu/CLLL
Center for Education Attainment and Innovation
The Center for Education Attainment and Innovation
• College and University Partnerships • Military Programs / Evaluations • Corporate Programs
College Credit Recommendation Service (CREDIT)
Toolkit for Veteran Friendly Institutions www.vetfriendlytoolkit.org
Evaluation Activities
Evaluate formal courses and occupational specialties
Publish course and occupation
descriptions and academic credit recommendations
Transcript and registry services
Value of an ACE Review
• Academic institutions
• Learners
• Organizations • Military
About Military Evaluations
• The Military Evaluations Program provides institutions with a basis for recognizing military educational experiences in terms of civilian academic credit.
• Since the early 40s, MEP has reviewed and made credit
recommendations for thousands of college-level courses offered by the military services.
• Since 1974, MEP began evaluation of military occupational
specialties as well.
Overview: Process for Military Programs
• DoD contract
• Course and occupation materials submitted
• ACE’s Content Review Committee (CRC)
• Review Team Selection Committee
• Pre-site visit telephone conferences
• Team site visit and recommendations
www.acenet.edu/militaryprograms
About Military Evaluations
2012 Fiscal Year • 41 reviews • 452 courses / occupations • 2,557 SH of credit recommended • 235 teaching faculty members • 165 academic institutions
represented
Military Programs Does Not Evaluate
• Air Force courses transcribed by the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF)
• Military schools with degree-granting status
• Courses outsourced to colleges and universities
• Coast Guard additional skill identifier / qualification codes
Overview: Process for Corporate Programs
• Organizations contact ACE to determine eligibility to participate
• ACE’s Content Review Committee (CRC)
• Review Team Selection Committee • Pre-site evaluation visit • Team site visit and recommendations
www.acenet.edu/credit
Corporations
Government
The National Guide www.acenet.edu/nationalguide
www.acenet.edu/transcripts
ACE Transcript
• Recognized by colleges/universities, state credentialing authorities, and employment agencies
• Learners can maintain their own accounts online
Reflections or Questions?
On to the Evaluation Process
The General Review Process
• 90-60-30 day project cycle • Conduct pre-meetings with points of contacts
• Travel to training locations
• Review materials (conduct interviews for occupations)
• Document evaluation and write descriptions
• Final reports
Overview: The Evaluation of Courses
• Formal military instruction and military occupations specialties; courses approved by a central authority
• Correspondence courses with proctored end-of course exams
• Distance learning/online courses
with documented rigid control test conditions and firm identification of the student.
The Program of Instruction (POI)
• POI parallels a syllabus
• Official course documentation
• Must be maintained at ACE
• All services use POIs • Branch specific
supporting documents
Review Committees
Content Review Committee (CRC) Role • Determines the appropriate content and academic disciplines for
courses and occupations • Reviews discipline alignment by the Classification of
Instructional Programs (CIP) • Determines the scope of the team
Review Team Selection Committee Role • Reviews evaluators nominated for the team • Approves nominations
Evaluator Diversity
University51%
4-Year College27%
Community College
19%
Practitioner or Other
3%
• Accrediting agencies • Types of institutions • More than 7,000 faculty on
military teams (since 1954)
Evaluative Criteria for Courses
Content
Learning Outcomes
Depth and Breadth of
Material
Level of Difficulty
Applicability to Postsecondary
Programs
Assessments
Evaluative Criteria for Courses
Content, scope and rigor must be at the post-secondary level!
Types of Credit
• Graduate
• Upper Division
• Lower Division
• Vocational / Certificate
No Credit Recommended
Course is too limited in scope or too narrowly focused to be comparable to college courses.
Course content lacks academic rigor expected in college-level courses.
Evaluation and assessment methods are inadequate to support learning outcomes and course content.
Material presented for review is insufficient to allow team to make judgment.
Course Review Process Summary
Content, Scope, and Rigor are the key elements of the faculty review.
The review team gives primary focus to course content and learning outcomes.
The final recommendation is a team decision as well as internal oversight prior to any release of credit recommendations.
No magic elixir or secret formula.
Reflections or Questions?
On to Occupation Evaluations
The Military Occupation Evaluation
• Occupation is a job designation by the military service
• Review and assessment are more
experiential in nature
• Teams validate demonstrated and expected job knowledge, skills, abilities by pay grade
Occupation Evaluation (MOS)
• Army Enlisted and Warrant Officer (MOS)
• Navy General ratings, limited duty and warrant officer
specialties, and selected Naval Enlisted Codes (NECs)
• Coast Guard General rates and ratings, warrant officer
specialties, and selected aviation billets (pilots)
• Marine Corps Enlisted ground and aviation MOS
Military Occupation Evaluations: The General Process
Review Committees • Content Review Committee (CRC) • Review Team Selection Committee
Teams • Travel to the military installation • Review official occupation documentation • Interview service members • Develop final recommendations
Military Occupation Evaluations: Official Documentation
• Occupation manuals • Technical guides and training
manuals • Promotion examinations • Study guides • Other official branch specific
documentation
Military Occupation Evaluations: Service Member Interview
• Focus on the representation of the job expectations at the pay grade
• Clarification and validation of the official military documentation
Military Occupation Review: Team Process
• Synthesis of information
• Alignment to current curricula
• Determination of post secondary content and rigor
• Team consensus must be 100%
Serve as an Evaluator
• You must be actively teaching
college-level courses. • When your discipline expertise is
needed, you are contacted directly to serve on the ACE team.
• ACE pays all evaluators an honorarium and travel.
www.acenet.edu/evaluators [email protected]
Faculty Evaluator Database
• Online application • Academic institution
affiliation • Degrees / credentials • Current teaching position • Short biography • Resume or CV required • CIP codes identified • Routinely audited
www.acenet.edu/evaluators
Evaluator Handbook
• Clarifies the review process • Demystifies expectations • Tools, resources, veteran
evaluator tips
www.acenet.edu/evaluators
Reflections or Questions?
On to Transcript Overview
Transcript Services
Validation of credit recommendations
Value of Transcripts
• Degree completion • Training and certification
verification • Employment • Job advancement • Skills documentation
• Advanced college placement
• Courses in certification programs
• State credentials verification
• Resume development
Transcript Complexity
The Transcript
Service member’s record
ACE Database (Military Guide)
Registrar System
(Service specific)
The Military Guide www.acenet.edu/militaryguide
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Benefits of the JST Expands Return on Investment (ROI) Savings of tuition assistance funds ACE – Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC) – academic
credit earnings
Uniformity and centralization Modeled after SMART Centralized operations center Single source (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard)
Alignment of service specific information Branch of service seal Occupations Service guidance and information Centralized web based information for each service
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Key Components of the JST
Transcript Core Course Completions Military Experience College-level Test Scores Other Learning Experiences (OLE)
Summary Page Displays ACE credit recommendations only SOC Transferability Codes
Academic Institution Page College courses (Coast Guard, Marines, Navy) Certificates, Degrees, Licenses and Apprenticeships
Supporting Service Members and Veterans
No more DD295 Streamlined corrections and update procedures Online access to request official copies Unofficial copies any time Updates or corrections ~ service specific
Timelines Navy / Marine Corps > launched Army > Wednesday, 2/27/13 Coast Guard > TBD
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Supporting Colleges / Universities
No more DD295 Free transcripts online Delivery turnaround 24 hours
Technical assistance for online accounts Multiple accounts available per institution Secure; PDF format
Limited “mail outs” Feedback opportunities for transcript improvements Error reporting via email
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JST Key Contacts
JST Operations Web: https://jst.doded.mil Fax: (850) 452-1909 Email: [email protected]
(respond within 24 hours, first work day if holiday or weekend)
Laurine Anderson, Program Manager
Loueen McGrath, Application
Lead/Subject Matter Expert
DANTES Dr. Sandra Winborne,
Manager, Military Evaluations Program [email protected]
ACE Military Programs Email: [email protected] Michele Spires, Director
Eve Howard, Associate Director [email protected]
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Transcript Support
JST Frequently Asked Questions https://jst.doded.mil/faq.html
JST Video and Resources
http://www.jointservicetranscript.com/
DANTES Programs http://www.dantes.doded.mil
ACE Military Transcripts Portal
http://www.acenet.edu/militaryprograms/transcripts
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Washington, DC 20036
Toll Free: 866-205-6267
Military Programs 202-939-9470 or [email protected]
www.acenet.edu/militaryprograms
Corporate Programs 202-939-9434 or [email protected] www.acenet.edu/programs/CREDIT
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