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Has anyone used MOOCS for PLA? - videogamesrock - 02-10-2016
Has anyone successfully used MOOCS for portfolio credit? I'm just curious as many of the courses state 6-8 hours per week over 8 weeks..
Has anyone used MOOCS for PLA? - davewill - 02-10-2016
I don't see why not. The key is not how long you studied, but what you learned and how you can document it. Plan to supply a syllabus and to write a narrative detailing what you learned and how you learned it. If you have a project or two that you did, submit those, too. The critical part will be finding a course somewhere that aligns with what you studied.
Has anyone used MOOCS for PLA? - videogamesrock - 02-11-2016
My kind of way to earn credit. Write about what you know, supply documentation. Sounds like what I do in the office. Maybe I'll include some of the projects I've worked on with the financial statements and market analysis. Maybe I can pull off 3 credits in Project Management and 3 in Managerial Finance.
Has anyone used MOOCS for PLA? - davewill - 02-11-2016
Sure. Remember you aren't trying to prove you're an expert, you're trying to prove that you learned what a college student who passed the course would have learned.
Has anyone used MOOCS for PLA? - videogamesrock - 02-11-2016
davewill Wrote:Sure. Remember you aren't trying to prove you're an expert, you're trying to prove that you learned what a college student who passed the course would have learned.
Alright, so keep it simple.
Has anyone used MOOCS for PLA? - cookderosa - 02-11-2016
videogamesrock Wrote:Alright, so keep it simple.
And focused. Focus on meeting the competencies of the course and nothing more.
Has anyone used MOOCS for PLA? - ladylearner - 02-11-2016
videogamesrock Wrote:Has anyone successfully used MOOCS for portfolio credit? I'm just curious as many of the courses state 6-8 hours per week over 8 weeks..
Yes! I enjoy taking MOOCs and have successfully used the knowledge & documentation in my Learning Counts portfolio.
Has anyone used MOOCS for PLA? - videogamesrock - 02-11-2016
Would you recommend using key terms and vocabulary that may be used in the book the course uses?
Has anyone used MOOCS for PLA? - tesu-acct-student - 03-02-2016
videogamesrock Wrote:Would you recommend using key terms and vocabulary that may be used in the book the course uses?
Absolutely.
Here is an image of the portfolio checklist I created. I created it in Word but don't know how to upload a Word doc here. I print them, crop them to fit on the outside of a file folder, then tape it the front/outside of the file folder. This allows me to see at a glance where I am in the process. Not every category needs to be met, but the more you have the better.
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Has anyone used MOOCS for PLA? - videogamesrock - 03-02-2016
That is extremely helpful. Thank you.