Centre for Learning Accreditation Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)
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    • What is a Portfolio?
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    • Assessing Your Portfolio
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    • Appealing an Assessment
    • Chart of Credits Based on Assessor Average Scores
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PLAR Research and Activites

PLAR is a dynamic field. We have compiled several links to areas of interest and/or research.

  • Red River College offers the PLAR Foundation Course - Summer Institute
  • E-portfolios as new learning spaces? Portfolios, paradigms, and pedagogy by Dianne Conrad, Athabasca University
  • Annotated bibliography for PLAR
  • Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment
  • Adult Higher Education Alliance
  • BC Plan

Updated March 15, 2021 by Student & Academic Web Services (sas@athabascau.ca)

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