TESU portfolio tips

[tesu-acct-student]

I've had a couple people ask to see a narrative. I wasn't comfortable sending it to them, but instead I'll post one here for anybody to see. I removed personally identifiable information, but other than that it is the same narrative that I submitted to TESU.

The word count is just over 4,100. You'll see how I used the Learning Outcomes as writing prompts.

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[Mamasaphire]

I've had a couple people ask to see a narrative. I wasn't comfortable sending it to them, but instead I'll post one here for anybody to see. I removed personally identifiable information, but other than that it is the same narrative that I submitted to TESU.

The word count is just over 4,100. You'll see how I used the Learning Outcomes as writing prompts.

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Being one of the members that was looking for a PLA/Portfolio example, I am really thankful to see you post this. It actually appears more doable for adult students with plenty of life experience/skills than I was picturing.

[tesu-acct-student]

Being one of the members that was looking for a PLA/Portfolio example, I am really thankful to see you post this. It actually appears more doable for adult students with plenty of life experience/skills than I was picturing.

That has certainly been my experience, and is why I really encourage people to consider it.

[High_Order1]

I am sorry to see this thread end on this note.

I had hopes there would be a greater emphasis on successful prior learning assessment packages.

Currently, I have been told by my academic advisor that I don't need their PLA-200, since my Kaplan PLA 100/200 was accepted by them. He said it was duplicative and would not count for credit nor be eligible for any kind of financial assistance.

My response, even before seeing this, was that I wanted to make sure I submitted my PLA's the 'TESU way'.

I have not gotten a response as of yet.


I apologize beforehand for the spoonfeeding request, but are the two people that actually responded on topic saying that they created a unique PLA for each course they wanted to PLA out of, or is there a, for lack of a better term, 'framework' that can be made once then modified to reflect the specifics of each class challenged?

I guess I just need to email PLAWeb@tesu.edu and see what guidance they can offer.

The academic advisor wants to schedule phone conferences. I'd prefer email, as you can see, it's 2am, and sometimes the only time I have to myself to suss these things out.

[davewill]

As I described, I was able to use the same basic package with two different narratives for my five PLA courses. This was because they were all computer science courses. If the courses had been more varied, I might have needed to do more distinctly separate packages for each course.

I'm sorry I've been unable to post my portfolios, they are so autobiographical that I don't feel I can sanitize them adequately.

If you were to self study the Hoffman book from the PLA 200 syllabus below, it would give you much of the guidance i got from the PLA courses, including examples of different sorts of portfolios.

http://www2.tesu.edu/syllabus/current/PL...A-200.html

Also, the Thomas Edison State University | Prior Learning Assessment Course Description Database is extremely helpful for locating courses that can be challenged and getting their learning outcomes which are central to any portfolio. It has many more courses than the actual catalog has so it is easier to find a course to match your experience.

[High_Order1]

Thanks!

Got an email this morning. A Mr. Todd Siben states that if I do not take PLA-200, I cannot submit portfolios for assessment. So, I'll have to take it. (shrugs)