The Future of Work:
The Working Adult Learner Imperative
White Paper
Focusing on Working Adult Learners
The future of work is changing. While working adults were already seeking postsecondary degrees in higher numbers, the growing corporate trend of offering tuition support has created a boom, with an estimated 31 million workers eligible for tuition assistance or reimbursement. As a result, universities have increased opportunities to serve more working adult learners. However, the needs of working adult learners differ in several critical ways from those of traditional full-time students. What can universities do to successfully meet these unique needs?
This white paper explores five key ways universities can design the learning experience with working adult students as a core focus:
- Design comprehensive, integrated learner support systems
- Create an intentionally integrated learner experience
- Create the next generation of teaching and learning modules that allow for maximum flexibility and support
- Redesign legacy structures, systems, and strategies that impede the ability to serve working adult learners
- Move beyond employer advisories and make clear connections to the employer marketplace
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About the Authors
Lisa McIntyre-Hite, PhD
Vice President of Learning Innovation, Guild Education
Dr. Lisa McIntyre-Hite is a Vice President of Learning Innovation at Guild Education. Prior to joining Guild, she was vice president at Pathstream, an ed-tech start-up incubated at Entangled Solutions, where she served as a strategic advisor focused on higher education futures. McIntyre-Hite was the founding dean for competency-based education and executive director for learning innovation at Laureate Education where she developed its direct-assessment offering, seeing it through from pilot to scale. Her professional passion is rooted in the desire to take measurable steps to address inequity in educational systems and to expand access to high-quality, personalized learning ecosystems. Her research in CBE and learning innovation has been published by the Clayton Christensen Institute and is published in several peer-reviewed journals. McIntyre-Hite serves on the board of directors for the C-BEN and American Institutes of Research Advisory Board for Competency-Based Education and Learning.
Terah A. Crews
Vice President of Learning Solutions, Guild Education
Prior to joining Guild, Terah was a Senior Partner and head of Entangled Solution’s higher education practice where she developed strategy and advised senior leaders from across the higher education ecosystem in over 60 engagements. Through her work, she has designed and built innovation strategies, innovation labs, new programs, centers, and ventures for many higher education institutions including Davidson College, the California College System, Harvard Business Publishing, John Hopkins, Southern New Hampshire University, West Coast University, and UT-Austin.
Kevin Rockmael
Senior Principal of Marketing, Guild Education
Kevin is a Senior Principal of Marketing at Guild’s Learning Marketplace. He has worked in the education space as a marketer for 20+ years. Most recently Kevin served as Marketing Partner for the Entangled Group, a venture studio focused on helping education
technology companies catalyze growth. He has been a disabilities advocate for decades and supports future business leaders with disabilities through the Riordan MBA Fellows Program at UCLA.
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Alex Cannon
Manager, Content & Marketing
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Anna Jiang Edwards
Business Development Executive
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Lisa McIntyre-Hite, PhD
Business Development Executive
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