The Pineapple project is funded by JISC under the Lifelong Learning and Workforce Development strand of the Institutional Innovation Programme.
The aim of Pineapple is to bring clarity and apply structure to current Accrediated Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) work, policies and practice carried out in the University of Plymouth Colleges regional partnership of Further Education Collegess. Gaps will then be identified and, where possible, filled. Methodologies will be developed to create APEL processes pertinent to multiple stakeholders and record such activities and their outcomes. This data will be stored and accessible by the individuals concerned to create their own APEL portfolio and a meta-analysis will enable this information to become a community resource of processes and their associated outcomes. Around this, a programme of community development and advocacy will be developed. Technologically, the key development will be the creation of an APEL diagnostic tool and tracker using PHP, MySQL and AJAX. Existing software and resources will be used to provide for other functionality. The resulting tools, resources and processes will be relevant, beneficial and transferable to other HE and FE settings.
Futher information on the Pineapple project can be found on the Pineapple project website – http://www.pineappleproject.org.uk/
