http://www.acenet.edu/_layouts/ContentFeedGenerator/ContentFeed.ashx?Feed=TopicGroupFeaturedContent&TopicGroup=Lifelong%20LearningView all of the Lifelong Learning News from ACEen-usCopyright , American Council on Educationdonotreply@ace.eduWed, 22 May 2013 15:43:07 -0500ACE News Feeds 1.0http://www.acenet.edu/PublishingImages/264x93-ACE-Print-Logo.jpghttp://www.acenet.edu/_layouts/ContentFeedGenerator/ContentFeed.ashx?Feed=TopicGroupFeaturedContent&TopicGroup=Lifelong%20LearningTopicGroupFeaturedContenthttp://www.acenet.edu/events/Pages/Webinar-Maps-to-Credentials.aspxThe webinar brought together leaders from 3 community colleges to share lessons they are learning as they engage campus constituencies in the process of creating degree maps and integrating programs and services for student veterans.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/ACE-to-Assess-Potential-of-MOOCs,-Evaluate-Courses-for-Credit-Worthiness.aspxACE has announced a wide-ranging research and evaluation effort that will examine the academic potential of massive open online courses (MOOCs).http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Center-for-Lifelong-Learning.aspxACE's Center for Lifelong Learning is committed to adult learning and attainment and offers a wide range of programs and initiatives that support postsecondary access and success.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/College-and-University-Services.aspxAs a growing number of adults across the United States require more postsecondary education, they look to colleges and universities with programs and services to meet their needs. More than 2,000 institutions in the ACE CREDIT College and University Network do just that with the recognition of ACE CREDIT recommendations.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/College-Credit-Recommendation-Service-(CREDIT).aspxThe American Council on Education's College Credit Recommendation Service (CREDIT) connects workplace learning with colleges and universities by helping adults gain access to academic credit for formal courses and examinations taken outside traditional degree programs.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Maps-to-Credentials.aspxMaps to Credentials, a 3-year project funded by FIPSE (Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education), is designing and piloting credential road maps for student veterans, applying ACE credit recommendations for military occupations and training and incorporating other PLA methods to accelerate veterans' postsecondary attainment.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/National-Guide-to-College-Credit-for-Workforce-Training.aspxThe ACE National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training contains ACE credit recommendations for formal courses or examinations offered by various organizations, from businesses and unions to the government and military.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/The-ACE-CREDIT%C2%AE-College-and-University-Network.aspxThe Network is a group of more than 2,000 higher education institutions that consider ACE credit recommendations for transfer to degree programs.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/ACE-CREDIT-Course-Review.aspxCourses and examinations are reviewed by carefully selected teams of faculty evaluators from relevant academic disciplines. If the content, scope and rigor of the course or examination is equivalent to a college-level course, the teams recommend appropriate college credit. Students can use these credit recommendations to satisfy general education or degree requirements or to demonstrate knowledge and proficiency in a particular subjecthttp://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/ACE-Credit-Workshops.aspxNational organizations from across the country join ACE CREDIT® for a day-long workshop to learn ways in which to align their professional training and education programs with college credit recommendations.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Adult-Learner-Services.aspxACE offers adult learners assistance in using their ACE credit recommendations and transcripts, information about prior learning assessment options, and resources on returning to college.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Credits-to-Credentials.aspxCredits to Credentials™ is ACE’s large-scale strategy to develop and implement clearly- mapped education and career pathways for adults that have successfully completed workforce and military training and occupations with ACE credit recommendations. Credits to Credentials™ collaborates with higher education institutions and ACE CREDIT clients, such as employers, professional associations, unions and government agencies, to create articulated maps that guarantee transfer credit, shorten time to credential completion, and decrease education costs for both learners and employers. As one example, ACE’s Credits to Credentials™ is working with Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, and McDonald’s Corporation to design and test accelerated paths to credential completion and job advancement, beginning with a pilot group of employees in Fall 2012.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Defense-Acquisitions-University-Equivalency-Program.aspxThe Defense Acquisition University (DAU) provides the opportunity for organizations (colleges and universities, DoD schools, other federal agencies, commercial vendors, and professional societies) to offer courses, programs or certifications which are deemed and accepted as equivalent to one or more DAU courses.