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Mark Brady is a student studying in the Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Disruptive Technologies programme at Dublin City University in Ireland. He's had a successful career as videographer, but during the pandemic decided to fulfil one of his dreams to study psychology. At Dublin City University, portfolios are used extensively. Mark discusses how he is regularly engaging with his portfolio, what he has learned, and how the reflections via a regular journal work best for him at the moment. Connect with Mark on LinkedIn Resources DCU Annual ePortfolio Student Showcase and Awards 2022 videohow DCU started using portfolios via Maharahow DCU supports faculty and students in their portfolio journeyLoop Reflect help resources and student portfolio examplesThe learning portfolio in higher education: A game of snakes and ladders Click through to the episode notes for the full transcript. Subscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Annemarie Galeucia and David 'Boz' Bowles, MFA, are members of the Communications Across the Curriculum (CxC) team at Louisiana State University in the U.S.A. The CxC team created the Distinguished Communicator Medal Program in 2005, supporting students before effective communicators. In this episode, Annemarie and Boz talk about the evolution of the program in which portfolios play a crucial role and discuss how and why the portfolio component has changed over time and how the team supports students. A cool thing about the programme? Students receive an actual medal upon graduation. Connect with Annemarie Galeucia on LinkedInBoz Bowles on LinkedInResources Distinguished Communicator Medal Program at LSUUsing ePortfolios to Help Students Reframe, Reflect, and Integrate Their LearningAcross the DisciplinesHigh-Impact Practices and Third Spaces: Connecting across Disciplines Click through to the episode notes for resources and the transcript. Subscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Debra Hoven and Margaret Rauliuk, dissertation mentor and student team at Athabasca University in Canada, talk about the trials and tribulations but also the joy in creating a portfolio as alternative to the Doctor in Education monograph. They share how their work contributes to opening doors for other types of dissertations and what they have learned along the way besides why Margaret wanted to create a portfolio in the first place. Connect Debra on LinkedInHyloX (formerly Twitter)Resources Margaret's research seminar portfolioSelected publications of MargaretThe value of self-reflection and peer feedbackDebra's professional interests and publications(Re)Conceptualizing Design Approaches for Mobile Language Learning2018 Canadian Association for Graduate Studies Taskforce on the DoctorateCarnegie Project on the Education DoctorateAn a/r/tist in Wonderland: Exploring identity, creativity and digital portfolios as a/r/tographerDoctoral ePortfolios: Can a dissertation be an ePortfolio?Technology Demonstrators Community of Practice Event on portfoliosPathways for remembering and recognizing Indigenous thought in educationJoyce's PrincipleHeiltsuk NationEsquimalt Nationlək̓ʷəŋən Traditional TerritorySubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Debra Hoven is an educator at Athabasca University in Canada, teaching and researching primarily in the Master in Education in Open, Digital, and Distance Education and in the Doctorate in Education programme. She has a long history with portfolios and shares one aspect of her research and practice in this interview, the autoethnographic video project that some of her MEd students engaged in to reflect on their own learning in the programme and help students coming after them get a head start. Connect with Debra on LinkedIn Resources What I know now that I wish I'd known then: A photo(video) voice collaborative autoethnographic study of student ePortfolio creationExploring professional development needs and strategies for instructors/faculty facilitating ePortfolios onlineTechnology Demonstrators Community of Practice Event on portfoliosMaster in Education in Open, Digital, and Distance EducationDebra's professional interests and publicationsSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Derrin Kent is Founder and Managing Director of The Development Manager (TDM) in the UK. He has been incorporating portfolios into apprenticeships and Skills Bootcamps since the late 2000s, giving learners better opportunities to secure and then succeed in their jobs. In this episode, we talk specifically about the Skills Bootcamps and how the portfolio works in them. Connect with Derrin on LinkedIn Resources Skills BootcampsUK's Department of Education information on Skills BootcampsMahara 1.2 E-Portfolios: Beginner's guideMahara ePortfolios: Beginner's guideDavid Kolb's reflective learning cycleLev Vygotsky's zone of proximal developmentJerome Bruner's scaffolding of learningPedagogy, andragogy, and heutagogySmartEvidence presentationnew feature video Make it stick: The science of successful learningSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Senior Learning Designer Jamie Fulcher, MEd (University of Newcastle) has been using portfolios since about 2008. She developed a highly effective boot camp for educators to get exposed to the practice and experience it themselves to better support their own students. In this episode, Jamie shares the blueprint for this boot camp and outlines why she gamified the professional development opportunity. Connect with Jamie on LinkedIn Resources Developing a Mahara boot camp for educatorsTrailer for the boot campSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Brian Williams, BTech, is Security Operations Supervisor at Catalyst IT shares why information security is an important consideration for people creating and working with portfolios. He explains the acronym CIA (confidentiality, integrity, availability) and highlights a few stories that illustrate why data privacy needs to be a fundamental consideration for portfolio creators. Connect with Brian on LinkedIn Resources MaharaAAEEBL Digital Ethics in ePortfolios PrinciplesGDPRWhat is a SOC?The CIA triad: Definition, components, and examplesSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Kristina Hoeppner (Catalyst IT), host of this podcast, delves into metaphors used to explain how to work with portfolios in this solo episode. This is the first short episode in a new series that will be published throughout the year in which she explores concepts and ideas around portfolio practice. Connect with Kristina FediverseLinkedInMahara page on LinkedInResources Episode 35 with Ruth Cox and Kevin Kelly Growing a New Culture of Assessment: Planting ePortfolios in the Metro Academies ProgramInternational Journal of ePortfolio, 1gallery or museum metaphorAn a/r/tist in wonderland: Exploring identity, creativity and digital portfolios as a/r/tographerperformance or performance hall metaphorSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Ruth Cox and Dr Kevin Kelly, pioneers of ePortfolios at San Francisco State University (SFSU) in the U.S.A. share their metaphor of 'ePorticulture' and how the gardening metaphor works well to convey the cycle of work that is involved when you create a portfolio. We go back to the roots of their portfolio initiative, what they have achieved, and where portfolios are at today at SFSU. Go to the episode notes for the links to resources, the transcript, and chapter markers. Connect with Ruth Northern California Society of Botanical ArtistsInternet Movie Database pageConnect with Kevin Kevin on (X) TwitterKevin on LinkedInResources Growing a New Culture of Assessment: Planting ePortfolios in the Metro Academies ProgramInternational Journal of ePortfolio, 1E-Portfolios and Global Diffusion: Solutions for Collaborative EducationEducation for a digital world: Advice, guidelines, and effective practice from around the globeEducation for a Digital World: Innovations in EducationSan Francisco State University ePortfolio: A window into learningAdvancing Online Teaching Creating Equity-Based Digital Learning EnvironmentsThe Blended Course Design Workbook A Practical GuideGoing Alt-Ac A Guide to Alternative Academic CareersMaking College Courses Flexible Supporting Student Success Across Multiple Learning ModalitiesPEARL databaseeFolioMinnesota initiativeSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

In June 2023, the 'Think UDL' podcast episode 'Digital ethics in ePortfolios with Kristina Hoeppner and Kevin Kelly' went live. In it, Lillian Nave (Appalachian State University) interviewed Dr Kevin Kelly (San Francisco State University) and Kristina Hoeppner (Catalyst IT) on the AAEEBL Digital Ethics Principles in ePortfolios in relation to the Universal Design for Learning guidelines. This is a re-post of the episode. Many thanks to Lillian for making it happen. Go to the episode notes for the links to resources, the transcript, and chapter markers. Connect with Lillian Lillian on LinkedInLillian on X (Twitter)Connect with Kevin Kevin on (X) TwitterKevin on LinkedInConnect with Kristina Kristina on MastodonKristina on LinkedInResources Think UDLUDL guidelinesAssociation for Authentic, Experiential, and Evidence-Based LearningAAEEBL Task Force on Digital Ethics in ePortfoliosAccessibilityTechnology and UsabilityDiversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Decolonization (DEIBD)Data ResponsibilityAAEEBL Digital Ethics Principles in ePortfoliosTask Force YouTube playlistUpcoming AAEEBL eventsAntiracism and Universal Design for Learning: Building Expressways to SuccessAdvancing Online Teaching: Creating Equity-Based Digital Learning EnvironmentsSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Kathleen Blake Yancey (Emerita Professor at Florida State University) has contributed to ePortfolio research and practice for many years through her numerous publications, presentations, and workshops. In this interview she looks back at some of that practice, with a particular focus on portfolio heuristics and how they differ from templates. Connect with Kathy on LinkedIn Resources web page at Florida State Universityher Wikipedia entry'Tracing Learning in ePortfolios'Computers and CompositionePortfolio as curriculum: Models and practices for developing students’ ePortfolio literacyePortfolio to support professional development during experiential learning placementsInternational Journal for Students As Partners7How to get started with AI toolsExperiments in reflection RiffSupporting reflection through an AI powered reflection botAAC&U Institute on ePortfoliosAAEEBL Digital Ethics Task ForceThe Electronic Word: Democracy, Technology, and the ArtsThe value of purposeful design: A case study of an ePortfolio reflective promptAcross the DisciplinesClick through to the episode notes for the transcript. Subscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Terrel (Terry) Rhodes is Distinguished Fellow at AAC&U and can look back at a long history of working with portfolios, establishing the VALUE rubrics, tying portfolios to assessment and employability, and supporting many institutions in their portfolio journey. In this interview, Terry touches on many of these areas, highlighting the importance of digital ethics, student control, authenticity, and the need for integrative practice. Connect with Terry on LinkedIn Resources Terry's profileAAEEBLAAEEBL Digital Ethics Task ForceFIPSEAAC&U High Impact PracticesePortfolios - The Eleventh High Impact PracticeVALUE InitiativeLift Every Voice: EPortfolio for Creating and Integrating Click through to the episode notes for the transcript. Subscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Oberstudienrätin (Senior Teacher) Sieglinde Jakob-Kühn taught in the German school system for many years and discovered Mahara a few years after having started working with Moodle in an innovative way with her language students. In this interview, Sigi shares a few anecdotes from her active teaching time, showing how students took to the ePortfolio in the mid 2000s, exploring this new technology with her in partnership. Connect with Sigi on Facebook Resources My personal learning story with MaharaSupporting industry internshipsThe MOSEP E-Portfolio Course: A New Didactic Concept for Teachers and Vocational TrainersMOSEP overviewThe Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes EverythingFinding Your ElementClick through to the episode notes for the transcript. Subscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Mike Joiner-Hill, MSW, is Associate Director of Career Coaching and Education - Humanities & Sciences, in Stanford Career Education and works in the Integrative Learning Portfolio Lab alongside Helen L. Chen. In his interview, Mike explains why a portfolio is a useful way to represent yourself when thinking about your career. He also looks far into the future and predicts a new kind of portfolio. Connect with Mike on LinkedIn Resources Integrative Learning Portfolio LabAddressing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging in Student Showcase ePortfoliosReflect through conversation to tell your storyClick through to the episode notes for the transcript. Subscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Podcast host Kristina Hoeppner (Catalyst IT) looks back at a year of interviewing portfolio practitioners and researchers for 'Create. Share. Engage.' She shares common insights and recurring themes. If you'd like to share your story, get in touch. Connect with Kristina FediverseLinkedInResources Quarterly Mahara community newsletterMonthly Catalyst portfolio newsletterMahara websiteMahara on LinkedInAAEEBLAAEEBL Digital Ethics in ePortfolios PrinciplesEportfolios AustraliaPodcast guests in order of their quotes in the episode Mandia Mentis, Bob Reuter, Ingrid D'Souza, Stephen Harlow, Paul Libbrecht, Wendy Holly-Boen, Andrea Ghoneim, Teresa MacKinnon, Edd Bolton, Kate Mitchell, Ricard Elizalde, Megan Mize, Misty Kirby, Amy Cicchino, Sam Taylor, John Ittelson, Sarah Zurhellen, Bobbi Kamil, Paul Raper, Christine Dülfer, Bas Bakker, Christine Slade, Wolfgang Müller, Lisa Donaldson, Kevin Kelly, Helen L. Chen, Rita Zuba Prokopetz, Orna Farrell, Leticia Britos Cavagnaro, Cathy Elliott, Alberto Pugnale, Sofia Colabella, Maia Miller, Martin Dougiamas Subscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Ricardo Elizalde is a Digital Learning Partner at San Francisco Unified School District and has been working with portfolios for over two decades. He creates portfolios for himself and supports students and teachers create them in his school district. We talk about his personal portfolio experience, how he assists people in his learning community, and also creates department level and group portfolios. Click through to the episode notes for the transcript. Connect with Ricardo on Mastodon Resources Digital portfolios at San Francisco Unified School DistrictStories from the digital learning fieldslidesTowards a culturally responsive multimedia digital portfolioTell your story through your portfolioMake learning visibleMegan Mize's workshop on AI toolsReady For Rigor' PBS Media Literacy Educator CertificationKQED TeachKQED youth media challengeSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Sofia Colabella and Dr Alberto Pugnale work at the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (ABP) of The University of Melbourne in Australia. They have been working with design portfolios for many years, and recently introduced an ePortfolio into their classes. This helped them discover how powerful the medium and practice can be, in particular in getting to know their students as persons. Their findings can be applied to other study programmes and are a wonderful way to engage with students through scaffolding the portfolio practice yet leave enough space for them to bring in their own personalities. Click through to the episode notes for the transcript. Connect with Sofia on LinkedInSofia on InstagramAlberto on LinkedInAlberto on InstagramResources Frontiers in Education'Supporting the journey of architecture students towards graduation through a design ePortfolio'Flipped classroom model of teachingDiversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and DecolonizationSofia's websiteAlberto's websiteSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Professor Dr Paul Libbrecht (International University of Applied Science) and Professor Dr Wolfgang Müller (PH Weingarten) are members of the AISOP project, coordinated by PH Weingarten, University of Education Weingarten, in Germany. They research how to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) well into the portfolio process to support students and lecturers. In this episode we talk about why they love portfolios, what role they want AI to play in the portfolio process, and what challenges they face. Connect with Paul on LinkedInWolfgang on LinkedInResources Paul's websiteWolfgang's academic bio and researchAISOP project websiteClick through to the episode notes for the transcript. Subscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Paul Raper, MSc, is a former engineer turned linguist who studied Teaching English for Specific Purposes at Aston University in the UK with corpus linguistics as his primary subject. Paul now teaches English to engineers at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) and uses the ePortfolio as his primary coaching tool. In this episode, Paul shares his practice of using SWITCHportfolio, a Mahara-based site for Swiss institutions of higher education, for his own portfolios as well as with student groups, encouraging collaboration and feedback giving. Click through to the episode notes for the transcript. Connect with Paul on LinkedIn Resources Special Interest Group ePortfolio at eduhub by SWITCH Subscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Leticia Britos Cavagnaro is the co-Founder and co-Director of the University Innovation Fellows, a programme of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school) at Stanford University. Leticia uses emerging technologies to empower learners to be self-directed, action-oriented, and reflective shapers of the future. In this episode, she shares her view on why reflection is important, how to scaffold its practice for learners, and how to incorporate it into every learning experience. She talks about her upcoming book 'Experiments in reflection', published by Penguin Random House, and her recently published Riff chatbot. Click through to the episode notes for the transcript. Connect with Leticia LinkedInTwitterResources Reflecting with AI: A Tool to Develop Human IntelligenceEnchatted'Teaching & Learning' programmeBulk discounts of 'Experiments in Reflection'Full d.school series of books at a discounted price for the setReflective frameworks mentioned What? So what? Now what?I Used to Think... Now I Think...Scholars mentioned 'The Power of Mindful Learning''Learning to Learn – The Fourth Generation: Making Sense of Personalised Learning'Partners in Cognition: Extending Human Intelligence with Intelligent TechnologiesErica Estrada-LiouMeenu SinghSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios. Production information Production: Catalyst IT Host: Kristina Hoeppner Artwork: Evonne Cheung Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward