|
Faculty and Staff Web Resources
General
Millenial Students
Canada
General
Annotated Bibliography – Implementation of PLAR in Formal Education
Prepared by the New Approaches to Lifelong Learning (NALL) research network. A comprehensive collection focused on PLAR implementation literature in formal educational settings.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to use the built in search engine. http://fcis.oise.utoronto.ca/~plar/database/2-1.html
Annotated Bibliography – PLAR Literature for Learners
Prepared by the New Approaches to Lifelong Learning (NALL) research network. A listing of resources, handbooks, and how to manuals for learners.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to use the built in search engine.
http://fcis.oise.utoronto.ca/~plar/database/7.html
Annotated Bibliography – Theories & Analysis of PLAR
Prepared by the New Approaches to Lifelong Learning (NALL) research network. A broad collection of theories and analysis for researchers.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to use the built in search engine.
http://fcis.oise.utoronto.ca/~plar/database/6.html
Helen L. Chen. Reflection in an Always-on Learning Environment: Has It Been Turned Off? Campus Technology Newsletter: Technology-Enabled Teaching/eLearning Dialogue, September 21, 2005. http://www.campus-technology.com/news_article.asp?id=11802&typeid=155
The Council for Adult Experiential Learning (CAEL)
CAEL is a national non-profit organization, which creates and manages effective learning strategies for working adults through partnerships with employers, higher education, government and labor. http://www.cael.org/
Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics is a resource for people looking to pursue professional development through PLAR. Although some of their information is specific to engineers, much of their information can be used by people in other professions to learn about collecting and storing evidence of life long learning.
http://www.pd-how2.org/introduction/index.cfm
MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) ePortfolio Portal
Eventually, this will be the place to go to join EPAC, access ePortfolio-related resources, and view archived EPAC chats and webcasts.
NALL (New Approaches to Lifelong Learning)
Annotated Bibliography for PLAR
Online search engine for a research based PLAR bibliography. Includes print publications, some French-language publications (which are grouped together under one search heading). English search headings include: PLAR policy, the implementation of PLAR in formal education, PLAR and work, PLAR and the military, PLAR and diversity, theories of PLAR, PLAR literature for learners and PLAR bibliographies.
Millenial Students
Rebecca Blood. Weblogs: A History and Perspective. September 7, 2007. http://www.rebeccablood.net/essays/weblog_history.html
Scott Carlson. The Net Generation Goes to College. Chronicle for Higher Education, October 7, 2005. Section: Information Technology, Volume 52, Issue 7, Page A34 http://chronicle.com/free/v52/i07/07a03401.htm
Chen, H.L., Cannon, D.M., Gabrio, J., & Leifer, L. (2005, June). Using Wikis and Weblogs to Support Reflective Learning in an Introductory Engineering Design Course. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Portland Oregon. 2005 ASEE Design in Engineering Education Division Best Paper.
http://www.cfkeep.org/uploads/asee05_wikis_blogs_final.pdf
Diana Oblinger, Boomers, Gen-Xers and Millennials: Understanding the New Students. EDUCAUSE Review, Vol 38, No. 4, July/August 2003, pp. 37-47.
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0342.pdf
Canada
Campus Canada
Campus Canada provides you with greater access to university and college credentials through online learning. The partner universities and colleges have agreed to work together to make your learning experience as easy and manageable as possible. http://campuscanada.ca/new/index.php?t=7
Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment (CAPLA)
Canada's Portfolio is a showcase of the recognition and assessment initiatives that have helped tens of thousands of adults receive credit and recognition for the skills, knowledge and credentials they've earned through their work, education, community activities, family life and personal interests. http://www.capla.ca/News.php
Nova Scotia Community College
Website provides a very brief outline of PLA at the College, along with links to a contact at each of its campuses. It is the first portfolio college in Canada. http://www.nscc.ca/Services/PLAR/
PLAR Practitioner Competencies Listing and Self-Assessment Forms
Initial development of listings of PLAR Practitioner competencies for roles of Advisor, Assessor and Administrator /Coordinator /Facilitator. Resource also includes self-assessment forms for reviewing skills and for help in developing learning plans. http://www.recognitionforlearning.ca/resources/plar_intro.html
Recognition for Learning
Across Canada, there are people applying PLAR knowledge and skills in human resources, in community agencies, in professional associations and regulatory bodies and in academic settings. In Canada's 20-year history of developing and implementing a wide range of Prior Learning Assessment and Qualifications Recognition services, the field of practice and the role of the practitioners have been evolving. http://www.recognitionforlearning.ca/practitioner/aboutPLAR.php
Recognizing the Prior Learning of Immigrants to Canada
The study clarifies and articulates the process of RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) and identifies some exemplary practices in which it is used.
http://capla.ca/Immigrants_to_Canada.php
Red River College: PLAR Professional Development and Training
Red River College provides a variety of workshops and courses to assist with the effective development and implementation of PLAR. http://www.rrc.mb.ca/index.php?pid=636
|
