COM325 Prior Learning Exploration (3 cr.)

This course supports the development of the critical and analytical skills for a student to comprehensively document prior learning experiences in order to create an online portfolio to be submitted for consideration for college credit.  Emphasis is on the rigorous assessment of prior learning using applicable theories of adult learning, the researching of information as it pertains to the process, and the development of their skills in summary, reflective and expository writing, as well as the use of instructional technology.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Explain the difference between traditional and experiential learning.
2. Analyze prior experiences and synthesize their learning from those experiences.
3. Apply learning styles to explain their experiential learning.
4. Communicate through writing or other media the knowledge they have gained through experience and the impact of that learning upon them.
5. Create an e-portfolio that presents materials that document their prior learning.