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What Material Will Be Covered at the National Institute?
2010 Event Summary
The 2010 National Institute attracted more than 100 attendees to Atlantic City. Planning is underway for our 2011 event. View 2010 program.
Recent National Institutes have focused on topics and issues about:
- The meaning of experiential learning
- The nuts and bolts of PLA
- Advising students
- Training advisors and evaluators
- Evaluating prior learning portfolios
- Different PLA models
- Electronic portfolios
- Assessing prior learning online
- PLA and diversity of students
- Accreditation and PLA
- Partnerships between the academic and business sectors
- Current issues in PLA
In addition, presentations and discussions on other topics are also encouraged. The following list is just a sampling of the possibilities:
- International developments in PLA
- Quality assurance in assessment
- Current and future issues in adult learning assessment
- Research and theory in adult learning assessment
- Innovative PLA practices and programs
