Prior Learning Assessment Pilot Project - Documents, Presentations, and other Background Information
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Information on PLA Pilot Project 2005-2008
 
Information for Assessors (April 2008):
Evaluation Template
Course Syllabus Evaluations Guidelines Other
ACED 1100 Intro to Business Syllabus Evaluation    
ACED 2050 Communication for the Workplace Syllabus Evaluation    
ACED 3100 Computer Systems   Evaluation    
ACED 3400 Applied Computer Technology   Evaluation Guidelines  
CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry I Syllabus Evaluation    
CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry II Syllabus Evaluation    
CRJU 2100 Survey of Law Enforcement   Evaluation    
CRJU 4910 Internship in Criminal Justice   Evaluation    
CS 4121 Data Communications and Networks I Syllabus Evaluation    
CS 4122 Data Communications and Networks II Syllabus Evaluation    
CS 4345 Operating Systems Syllabus Evaluation    
Mathematics   Evaluation    
MSED 7002 Content Methods   Evaluation    
MSED 7005 Teaching Internship I Syllabus Evaluation Guidelines Evidence
NURS 3150 Principles of Baccalaureate Nursing Ed Syllabus Evaluation    
NURS 3220 Community as Client Syllabus Evaluation    
NURS 4060 Advanced Health Assessment Syllabus Evaluation    
NURS 4400 Nursing Informatics Syllabus Evaluation    
PERS 2160 Perspectives on Leadership   Evaluation Guidelines Rubric
PERS 2690 Multicultural America   Evaluation Guidelines Rubric
PERS 2710 Exploring Success   Evaluation Guidelines Rubric
PERS 2730 Internet Technology   Evaluation Guidelines Rubric
SCI 3103 Natural History for Middle School Teachers   Evaluation    
SOCI 3190 Clinical Sociology Syllabus Evaluation    
SOCI 4540 Internship in Sociology Syllabus Evaluation    
SPEC 2110 / ASLS I American Sign Language I   Evaluation Guidelines Rubric
SPEC 2120 / ASLS II American Sign Language II   Evaluation Guidelines Rubric
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Assessors
PLA Credit Approval Form
 
Presentations:
USG System Workshop at Callaway Gardens - Thursday AM & Friday AM Sessions (April 24-25, 2008)
Training for Faculty Assessors (April 2008)
Faculty Senate (February 21, 2008)
Training for Faculty Assessors (February 7-8, 2008)
Colleges (November 2007)
Deans (February 2007)
Information & Links from the Portfolio Assessment Workshop Presented by Dr. Denise Hart on February 8, 2008:
  Flier for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Training for Assessors February 7-8, 2008
  Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) and the FDU Success Program, Denise Hart's page
  The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)
  American Council on Education (ACE), the ACE Credit Recommendation Site, and the ACE Guide Online
  National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
  Teachnology.com (Denise mentioned this for resources, including rubric samples and rubric generators)
  Alverno College and the Credit for Prior Learning site
 
Presentation for Workshop at the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) 2007 International Conference * (PDF) Workshop developed and presented by Patricia Paterson, Sharon Gravett, Ada Burnette, & Gerald Merwin (November 10, 2007, San Francisco, CA) .
(Note: This presentation has a more detailed background on the PLA Pilot Project from its inception.)
 
VSU PLA Pilot: Taking Stock, First 18 months (Diagram created by Morry Fiddler & Catherine Marienau) (PDF)
 
Information about Donald Kirkpatrick's Training and Program Evaluation Model:
  • "Great ideas revisited: Revisiting Kirkpatrick's four-level model" by Donald Kirkpatrick (1996). Training & Development. (Vol. 50; No. 1) Pages 54-57. (Acquired through ProQuest, ABI/INFORM Global, November 21, 2007.) (Excellent article from the source - Donald Kirkpatrick - explaining his model and relating the changes since his 1959 article introducing the model.)
 
* Visit CAEL on the Web: http://www.cael.org/
Direct any questions or comments to Jerry Merwin.