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TESC PLA via Coursera? - ladylearner - 11-04-2014
SweetSecret Wrote:Has anyone been successfully granted PLA credit for a Coursera.org course at TESC? If so, did you go with the general track or the signature track?It doesn't look like anyone actually answered the question so I'd be interested in hearing back from the OP about the end result. I have had this happen to me as well where people are being helpful and offering other advice but then the original question gets lost in the conversation . Reading the thread, it seems like the OP is not really trying to get credit for completion of the human trafficking course at Coursera, but rather wants to use the human trafficking class as part of the portfolio. I find that it's sometimes helpful to rephrase the question. The question as I understand it was about the necessity of the signature track.
I'm just finishing up the course on human trafficking, and getting ready to start the course on social entrepreneurship. I'm debating if it's worth the cost of $49 to get on the signature track. If it makes a difference in getting PLA credits, that would really be a deciding factor. I e-mailed TESC, but would like to see if anyone here actually has experience with this.
I can only speak for my experience with Learning Counts, not with TESC. Though TESC and Learning Counts have different requirements, I still believe the $49 for a signature track was not necessary because I already had documentation that I completed the course.
I also included notes, quizzes, etc. with my documentation. I did the same thing for other training that I completed in the past and I feel it strengthened my portfolio by showing my own learning process and interaction with the material versus just more proof that I finished a class.
I also think people are under the impression that one will have real life experience in every subject for which portfolio credit is offered. This is simply not the case. Portfolios require demonstration that your learning is at college-level. Classes like Civil War History will not include real life experience. However, such a class may include activities like creating timelines, building models, map studies, writing newspaper articles from the viewpoint of a journalist of the era. Similarly, MOOCs like those at Coursera often assign tasks and assignments that help you move through the different levels of learning. It's not real life experience but itâs more than just completing a MOOC or other similar class and submitting the certificate. The level and type of learning gained help determine appropriateness for inclusion in a portfolio.
I hope I have answered the OPâs question and also helped to clarify the concept behind a portfolio.