RPL claims ...a reminder

 

The RPL claim is worth 80 credits of your MA

You may submit the full 80 credit claim this term (Nov 11th) or you may submit part of this claim this term, 20 credits, 40 credits etc, and make a 2nd claim for the outstanding credit next term, or at the latest in your final term of study.

- The RPL claim is comprised of a series of Area Of Learning Essays (AOLs) usually 4 short essays (2,000 words) but this is to be discussed and agreed with your supervisor.

- The Area Of Learning essays (AOLs) should critically reflect on areas of your prior learning that you identify as being significant within shaping your current professional practice. 

- AOL titles should not be job roles/titles, but dig deeper to reveal your learning experiences that may and often are present through many 'roles' you occupy.

- AOLs are expected to engage with extended research - through the essay you are encouraged to reflect on your own experiences in relationship with scholarship in the area of your learning - we talked about this being a way of contextualising and expanding the conversation of your own experiences rather than looking for literature to 'support' you own thinking. You are expected to reference a minimum of three scholars/texts for each AOL essay.

The process is to spend some time thinking, annotating your CV, thinking some more and arriving at the AOL titles you think you would like to expand into essays. You should have shared these AOL titles with your supervisor now and had an email or supervision conversation to discuss and agree them. 

You should have all worked on drafting the first AOL you choose to write and sent this draft to your supervisor to initiate a feedback discussion on your work. From this feedback and clarity of understanding of the structure and content of the AOL you go ahead and write the others - you do not send a draft of each AOL for feedback, but trust yourself at this point to write.

The RPL claim (all the AOL essays you are submitting this term (including their illustrations and bibliography), annotated CV, and Job description) is submitted with the RPL claim cover sheet, outlining your claims on November 11th. 

For progressing students in Module Two and Three this term with outstanding credit to claim through AOLs, please not this is also the date for you to submit this term. 

The RPL claim is submitted on Unihub on your MAPP ACI Programme Page and a copy of the RPL claim cover sheet emailed to your supervisor.

If you have discussed with your supervisor and are not submitting the full 80 credits at this submission point THAT IS OK you will have agreed with your supervisor what AOLs you are submitting and should still list the other claims you intend to make on your RPL claim sheet. 

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The RPL claim sheet is like your cover page for the claim - it must be completed in order to outline the claim you are making for accreditation of your prior experiences.

- the Supporting Statement section at the top is like a short artists biography overviewing your professional practice as a whole.

- the Prior Accredited Learning section is where you add the details of your ISTD Fellowship, Licentitate, PGCE if held - if not please leave this blank DO NOT add details of qualifications you may hold at level 4 and 5 for example as these do not add up to part of your 80 credit claim

- the Experiential Learning section is where you complete the details of the Area of Learning Essays you are submitting.

- the sections that are highlighted on the template form are to be completed by you - you must state the AOL title (max 60 characters permitted), dates, Content, Context, Specialised subject area, Broader context area, credit claimed, and include three citations per AOL.

PLEASE DO REFER BACK TO THE RECORDING OF THE SESSION ON THE RPL PROCESS ON UNIHUB, YOUR RPL HANDBOOK AND SPEAK TO YOUR SUPERVISOR TO DISCUSS INDIVIDUAL ISSUES