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Download full textWihak, Christine – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
Prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) is the practice of reviewing, evaluating, and acknowledging the information, skills, and understanding that adult learners have gained through experiential or self-directed (informal) learning rather than through formal education (Thomas, 2000). As our current economy and workplaces experience rapid…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Prior Learning, Lifelong Learning, Adult Learning
Dwell in Possibility: PLAR and e-Portfolios in the Age of Information and Communication Technologies
Brown, Judith O. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
Emily Dickinson wrote, "I dwell in Possibility--A fairer House than Prose--More Numerous of Windows--Superior--for Doors" (p. 657). Dickinson's simple yet profound reference to the expansive nature of poetry over prose may be taken as a metaphor for the possibilities of information and communication technologies (ICTs) over written modes…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students
