Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by [email protected], Apr 7, 2003.

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  1. MarkIsrael@aol.com

    [email protected] New Member

    Latest message Rosie got from British Columbia Open University:

    "If you are interested in Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) the first step is to send your resume to the Associate Dean for her review. She will review your resume and your program plan to determine if you will be able to make use of this tool. [...] If the Associate Dean finds that you will be able to make use of PLAR, she will send you instructions on the steps to follow. You will need to compile a dossier (similar to a portfolio) according to specific instructions."

    Now, to find areas where a person might have college-equivalent knowledge, obviously that person's résumé is an excellent place to start. But doesn't a lot of college-equivalent knowledge come from self study, which is difficult to incorporate in a résumé (until the credit is actually awarded, of course)? And if so, isn't requiring the Associate Dean's approval of one's résumé before one can embark on PLAR going too far?

    I have this vision of the Associate Dean reviewing Steve Levicoff's résumé, and thinking, "Hmmm, a truck-driver. Obviously not an appropriate candidate for PLAR!"
     
  2. BillDayson

    BillDayson New Member

    My guess is that what is being asked for here is simply a letter summarizing the kind of prior learning that a student wants assessed.

    I'd write a letter and include anything that I thought relevant, including work experience, volunteer positions, the clubs and associations I was a member of, books read, lectures attended, skills possessed, projects completed, travel undertaken and so on.
     

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