Online Learning Update

August 16, 2014

Portfolio Assessments Help Online Students Earn Credit

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:01 am

by Devon Haynie, US News

Although portfolio requirements depend on the course students are trying to get credit for, students will typically need to compile evidence of their learning – anything from resumes to letters from supervisors – and then write a narrative discussing how their knowledge relates to the class, Tate says. A human resources professional, for example, might talk about how her ​ leadership courses related to those at a university or submit a copy of a handbook she​ designed. Faculty trained and chosen by CAEL then assess the portfolio. If they approve it, LearningCounts submits a credit recommendation transfer from to the program where the student hopes to get credit. The cost for submitting each additional portfolio –​ after the first one that is developed during the course – ​is $125. While that, on top of the course fee, may seem like a significant sum, it can actually allow students to save on education costs. ​

http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2014/08/08/portfolio-assessments-can-help-online-students-earn-credit

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