RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) Matters in the DIT: Policy and Practice Guide for DIT Staff

Anne Murphy — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 02:02:06 PDT

This guide is a compilation of a number of policy and practice documents about recognition of prior learning (RPL). It is intended as a resource for DIT staff who have responsibility for development and management of any aspect of RPL for initial entry to DIT programmes, for advanced entry, for exemption from elements of a programme, or for achievement of a DIT award. It is also intended as a resource for staff who have roles that involve negotiation of RPL with parties external to the DIT such as partnerships, franchise arrangements, progression arrangements, qualifiers, bridging studies, continuing professional development programmes, and access programmes. It may also be useful for staff negotiating syllabi and learning contracts for work-based learning arrangements.

E-Learning Summer School: a Case Study

Frances Boylan — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:29:14 PST

In 2003, the then Learning Technology Team at the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) ran, for the first time, a week-long boot camp-type event for its academic staff to facilitate their engagement with technology enhanced learning. That year over fifty academics attended the week which encompassed an innovative combination of workshops and reflective sessions exploring both existing and new technologies and their practical applications with students. The week was such a success that the E-Learning Summer School became a fixed event in the institute’s academic calendar. As an event it has gone from strength to strength, attracting a lot of outside interest. In recent years it has grown to become the Dublin E-Learning Summer School run by DIT under the auspices of the Dublin Region Higher Education Alliance (DRHEA). It is a model of good practice and this case study tells its story.

Reports

RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) Matters in the DIT: Policy and Practice Guide for DIT Staff

E-Learning Summer School: a Case Study