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Evaluating Learning Beyond Academic Credentials The session will begin at 2:00PM EST Thank You

Evaluating Learning Beyond Academic Credentials The session will begin at 2:00PM EST Thank You. Evaluating Learning Beyond Academic Credentials. CAPLA Webinar October 31, 2011. Housekeeping. Powerpoint slides will be available online

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Evaluating Learning Beyond Academic Credentials The session will begin at 2:00PM EST Thank You

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  1. Evaluating Learning Beyond Academic Credentials The session will begin at 2:00PM EST Thank You

  2. Evaluating Learning Beyond Academic Credentials CAPLA Webinar October 31, 2011

  3. Housekeeping • Powerpoint slides will be available online • Participants will not have microphone privileges during the webinar • Questions and comments can be posted in the question / answer box • A few questions will be answered by speakers at the end of the webinar if time permits • All questions will help inform future work

  4. Moderator, Facilitator and Contributors • Jane McLaren, Project Manager, Recognition for Learning Coordinator, CAPLA (Moderator) • Susan Simosko, International Consultant in Learning and Assessment, Susan Simosko Associates, Inc. (Facilitator) • Christine Nielsen, Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (Contributor) • Jan Robinson, College of Physiotherapists of Ontario (Contributor)

  5. Purpose • To begin to explore the links between PLAR concepts and tools and the principles and tools of competence-based assessment

  6. Expected Outcomes • Stimulate our thinking about the relevance and feasibility of using different assessment strategies with entry-level immigrants—beyond credential recognition • Generate key topics and ideas for the CAPLA pre-conference session scheduled for November 13, 2011 in Toronto and for subsequent tools manual

  7. Process • Five key questions to stimulate ideas and provide a focus for the speakers’ inputs • Written comments, questions and illustrations from all participants

  8. Background • PLAR, as a movement, has been around for more than 30 years • Originally educationally based • Applied in the workplace and gradually in other contexts • Competence-based assessment even longer • Military • Management • Professions

  9. Key Questions • How can we best facilitate a process that allows immigrants to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities beyond credential evaluation? • What assessment strategies or tools are most effective with immigrants and why? • What factors help to determine the appropriateness of one tool over another for a particular organization or unique purpose? 4. Can a single tool or process ensure that an immigrant is “competent” to work in Canada? 5. Are there examples of good practice that link concepts of PLAR and the assessment of competencies?

  10. Question 1 How can we best facilitate a process that allows immigrants to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities beyond credential evaluation?

  11. Question 2 What is the link between prior learning assessment and the assessment of competencies?

  12. How many people feel in the current economy…

  13. Concerns of employers, regulators and others…

  14. Common tools • Demonstrations • Observations in the workplace • Simulations • Interviews/oral assessment • Case studies • Written examinations • Portfolios of evidence • Self-assessment

  15. Question 3 What factors help to determine the appropriateness of one tool over another for a particular organization or unique purpose?

  16. Additional points • Purpose • Available resources • Technical expertise • Timelines • Link to organizational culture and mission

  17. Question 4 Can a single tool or process ensure that an immigrant is “competent” to work in Canada?

  18. A few additional thoughts to consider • “Assessment is the evaluation of evidence that helps us to make a decision.” • Multiple forms of evidence enable applicants to demonstrate their skills, knowledge and abilities in different ways • Multiple forms of evidence often increase the reliability of assessment decisions

  19. Question 5 Are there example of good practice that link concepts of PLAR and the assessment of competencies?

  20. Examples • Within Canada • Internationally • Australia • New Zealand • United Kingdom • USA

  21. For webinar slides, questions and project updates visit: www.recognitionforlearning.ca For follow-up information on face-to-face pre-conference session in Toronto on November 13: www.capla.ca

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