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Title: Capturing and Organizing Prior Student Learning with the OCW Backpack
Author: Ouellette, Brian
Gitin, Elena
Prost, Justin
Smith, Peter
Others: Open Ed (7th : 2010 : Barcelona)
Citation: Ouellette, Brian; Gitin, Elena; Prost, Justin et al. (2010). Capturing and Organizing Prior Student Learning with the OCW Backpack. In Open Ed 2010 Proceedings. Barcelona: UOC, OU, BYU. [Accessed: dd/mm/yy]. <http://hdl.handle.net/10609/4845>
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present an approach for students to have non-traditional learning assessed for credit and introduce a tool that facilitates this process. The OCW Backpack system can connect self-learners with KNEXT assessment services to obtain college credit for prior learning. An ex post facto study based on historical data collected over the past two years at Kaplan University (KU) is presented to validate the portfolio assessment process. Cumulative GPA was compared for students who received experiential credit for learning derived from personal or professional experience with a matched sample of students with no experiential learning credits. The study found that students who received experiential credits perform better than the matched sample students on GPA. The findings validate the KU portfolio assessment process. Additionally, the results support the capability of the OCW Backpack to capture the critical information necessary to evaluate non-traditional learning for university credit.
Keywords: experiential learning
credit portability
portfolio
OER
OCW/OCWC
non-traditional learning
Document type: info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject
Issue Date: 15-Sep-2010
Publication license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/  
Appears in Collections:Open Ed Conference 2010 (Barcelona, 2-4 novembre 2010)

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