PLAR Mingle

  • December 14, 2021
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Virtual

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Date & Time: Dec. 14, 2021, 12 PM – 1 PM (Pacific Time Zone)
Location: Online
Cost: Free

2021 marked the 10th anniversary of BC Prior Learning Action Network! We are excited to conclude the year with our biggest annual event!

PLAR Mingle is BCPLAN networking social. All PLAR practitioners, experts and those simply interested in PLAR are invited to come together from across the province, Canada and internationally to network and building connections in the industry in a non-formal environment. 

The event will have a "speed networking" format with a facilitated discussion in small break-out rooms. We have exciting questions prepared for this year's discussion.

Don't miss BCPLAN biggest social and register today. It has never been more exciting to practice PLAR, and we are looking forward to connecting with you! 

To learn more about BCPLAN and to become a member please visit www.bcplan.ca/join.

For any questions please email info@bcplan.ca.


Keynote Speaker: David Porter, Ed.D.

Dr. David Porter is principal consultant at DP+Associates, located in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is a long-time advocate for the benefits of adapting new technology and transformational learning practices for delivering educational opportunities, and has been involved in online, open and distance learning since the 1990s.

David was the CEO of eCampusOntario from 2016-2020, leading initiatives across Ontario’s 45 universities and colleges to innovate in the technology-enabled learning space and explore new ideas such as micro-credentials to provide nimble pathways to learning and skills training. David was formerly Executive Director of BCcampus, where he and his team engineered Canada’s first government funded open textbook program, a leading-edge development in Canadian higher education in 2012. He has also worked as an Associate Vice-President of Educational Support and Innovation at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, as Dean of Innovative Learning at Humber College, and most recently as Senior Adviser – Higher Education at the Commonwealth of Learning.

David has also worked as a project leader and consultant for international open and distance learning initiatives, including projects in Mongolia, Vietnam, and India. In 2018, he was awarded the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education’s (CNIE) Leadership Award. On October 9, 2019, he received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia, for his work in innovating teaching and learning practices that employed open and technology-enabled learning.


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