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Brown, Judith O. (January 2011). Dwell in Possibility: PLAR and e-Portfolios in the Age of Information and Communication Technologies. The International Review of Research in Open & Distance Learning, 12(1). Adult learners obtain knowledge from various environments, including academic, workplace, military and independent learning via the Internet. PLAR (Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition) is a way that adult students can have their learning assessed for university credit. The e-portfolio is one PLAR measurement used to assess learning competencies. The author feels that experiential learning e-portfolios allow adult learners to demonstrate knowledge visual and audibly using ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) (Brown, 2011). Two studies were conducted to determine if e-portfolios improved learners' creativity and technical skills as well as gave students the opportunity to articulate their learning in a professional and personal manner. The studies were conducted in 2005 at Barry University's School of Adult and Continuing Education (ACE) by the ACE's portfolio department. Barry University is a private, Catholic institution founded in 1940 in Miami, Florida. The first study consisted of 10 adult learners who were geographically close to each other, so they were able to attend a face-to-face portfolio seminar and three technical development workshops over a two-month period. Only 5 students completed the second pilot, which consisted of students though out ACE's state-wide system. Since students did not live close to each other, Blackboard tutorials with voice-overs and professor support via e-mail and telephone replaced the face-to-face tutorials (Brown, 2011). Students in the first pilot program were given pre- and post-test surveys, while participants in the second pilot program were given only post surveys. All surveys were analyzed by the ACE team. Results from the first pilot program indicated that the creation of e-portfolios significantl

Looks to be an interesting take on conducting surveys during events...