Yahoo

How Prior Learning Assessments Can Cut College Costs

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many students, attending college not only involves studying for exams and completing coursework, but also juggling other ...
KSL

Give your experience the credit it deserves: UVU's Credit for Prior Learning program

Credit for Prior Learning is a game-changer for adult learners. "Learning happens in more places than a traditional classroom, so we want to apply that learning toward people's educational goals," ...
Inside Higher Ed

Listen: Encouraging Innovation in Credit for Prior Learning

Credit for prior learning is one strategy colleges and states can employ to expedite adult learners’ progress toward their degrees and promote student success. Past research also shows that students ...
Edutopia

12 Ways to Activate Your Students’ Prior Knowledge

Threading prior knowledge into new material makes for more durable learning. Here are 12 research-backed, teacher-tested strategies to help kids unpack what they already know.
Inside Higher Ed

Solving the Credit–for–Prior Learning Equity Paradox

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Too often, equity in education can seem unachievable, with efforts like completion grants appearing ...
Business Wire

University of Phoenix Issues White Paper Offering a Framework of Credit for Prior Learning in Graduate Degree Programs

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--University of Phoenix has released a new white paper, “Advancing Graduate Education Through Credit for Prior Learning: A Framework for Equity, Access, and Academic Success,” ...
Business Wire

University of Phoenix hosts webinar on how to earn college credit for prior learning and experiences

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--University of Phoenix is holding a free webinar on the practical aspects of earning college credit for prior learning and life and work experiences, titled “Prior Learning ...
Campus Technology

6 Steps to Move Prior Learning Assessment Forward

A new report from Capella University shares ways institutions can grow their prior learning assessment (PLA) offerings. The PLA model is "the practice of documenting a learner's existing knowledge and ...
Sacramento State University

Credit For Prior Learning

What Is Credit For Prior Learning? Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) allows students to earn college credit for knowledge and skills they have gained outside of the classroom, such as through work or ...
EdSource

Why many colleges are giving more credit for learning outside the classroom

EdSource · From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room When she enlisted in the Navy in 2003, Alice Keeney attended naval nuclear power school. There, she learned how to safely operate the nuclear ...
KSL

University of Utah students favor 'Prior Learning and Service' college credit award program

SALT LAKE CITY — Dom Tychsen is a midshipman in the University of Utah's Naval ROTC program. He also served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, laboring in New Mexico and ...
SUNY-ESF

Credit for Prior Learning

At ESF, we acknowledge that some students have acquired skills and knowledge through prior learning experiences that may be equivalent to college-level credit. Credit for prior learning (CPL) is ...