Daniel Laurin is a passionate advocate of RPL (or RAC, as it is called in his native province of Québec). After spending 12 years developing and offering RPL programs in various Colleges in Québec, Daniel decided to put his expertise in the furthering of RPL at the university level. Hi is currently pedagogical advisor at […]

Jeff Griffiths is the Program Lead for the Alberta Talent Pipeline Management Initiative and the principal of J.L. Griffiths and Associates, a workforce and organizational development consultancy based in Calgary. He formerly served as the Director of Research for the Canada West Foundation public policy think-tank, and has been a leading Canadian practitioner in the […]

Treasurer Don joined the CAPLA board in late 2023, but has a long history at the intersection of edtech and recognition. He is a longtime CAPLA member and has presented at several CAPLA conferences on topics related to eportfolios over the years. He’s helped bring digital badges and micro-credentials onto the association radar since 2012. […]

Michelle provides learning design for special offerings at NBCC such as Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) and microcredentials. She brings a knowledge of evidence-based strategies in assessment, Universal Design for Learning and other inclusionary or accessible practices to the project that aims to diminish barriers to incoming and current students. Michelle has an MEd […]

Patrick Reinartz is a consultant for Recognition of Prior Learning at New Brunswick Community College (NBCC). Since 2020 he has been working on projects at the college aimed at reducing barriers to education and improving the accessibility of PLAR/RPL offerings. Previously, Patrick worked in the private sector as a training administrator for a US health […]

Tenielle McLeod works in higher education in Saskatchewan. Tenielle has worked for many years as an instructor, an educational developer with a focus on assessment, and as a recognition of prior learning facilitator/enthusiast. She completed her doctoral degree in Adult Learning at the University of Calgary. The title of her dissertation is Honouring the adult […]