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Dr Martin Dougiamas is founder and CEO of Moodle, the open source learning management system, that is used by millions of learners around the world daily. Moodle has grown from Martin's university project to a 250-person company empowering educators to create and support learning activities.In this episode, Martin shares his education philosophy, and why he is so passionate about open source. He also talks about the Open EdTech association that brings together educational open source companies and projects to offer an alternative to mega corporations and their lock-ins.Not recorded are the three words he associates with portfolios: constructionism, collaboration, and curation.Connect with MartinMastodonLinkedInTwitterResourcesMoodleMahara assignment submission plugin for MoodleOpen EdTechUnited Nations Sustainable Development GoalsThe Moodle PodcastSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Cathy Elliott is Vice Dean (Education) in the Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences at University College London (UCL), UK. She's created a portfolio assignment for her students in political sciences that makes use of both formative and summative assessments, encouraging her students to be creative and bring in their own personalities. Feedback giving and receiving is an integral part of the portfolio work, and students students comment on each other's portfolios, learning through that process as well.In this episode, Cathy shares her portfolio assignment format, what is working for her, and what she wants to try next time. She's created an incredible first portfolio assignment in Mahara with the support from learning designer Aurélie Soulier that engages students and helps them make the assessment their own.Click through to the episode notes for the transcript. Connect with CathyTwitterUCL researcher profileResourcesVideo showcasing Cathy's portfolio task and assessment criteriaSRUC group portfoliosBrief introduction to SmartEvidenceSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Rita Zuba Prokopetz is an educational consultant in Canada who has been teaching with portfolios for over a decade, most recently in a portfolio capstone course for a Master's in Education. Rita's research interests include reflection, feedback interaction, and community building during the development of capstone ePortfolio projects.In this episode, Rita shares  why she's working with Mahara as portfolio technology, and how the portfolio pedagogy has influenced her learners and herself.Click through to the episode notes for the transcript. Transcription support provided by kris wehipeihana.Connect with RitaLinkedInTwitterResourcesSelected theory-to-practice articlesElectronic Portfolios: Enhancing Language Learning, AePR 2018Professional Self-Development Mediated by ePortfolio: Reflections of an ESL Practitioner, TESL Canada Journal 2018Capstone Electronic Portfolios of Master’s Students: An Online Ethnography, 2019Uniqueness of ePortfolios: Reflections of a Creator, Curator, and User, AePR 2019Student Engagement and Reflective Learning Mediated by ePortfolios: Observations of an ESL Instructor, AePR 2020Electronic Portfolio: Enhancing Blended Learning Experiences in a Community of Language Learners in Blended Language Learning: Evidence-Based Trends and Applications, 2021Electronic Portfolio: Reflective Project in a Community of Language Learners, Irish JTEL 2021Electronic portfolios: Research Site in Internet Spaces, IJeP 2021A Reflection upon Capstone ePortfolio Projects and Their Alignment with Learning Theories, IJeP 2022English as a Second Language, Eportfolio Ireland 2022ePortfolio Pedagogy: Stimulating a Shift in Mindset, OTESSA Journal 2022Collaborative articlesHoven, D., Walsh, P., Al-Tawil, R., & Zuba Prokopetz, R.:  Exploring professional development needs and strategies for instructors/faculty facilitating eportfolios online, Irish JTEL 2021Zuba Prokopetz, R., Patel, N., & Tran, C.: Innovative pedagogy in a time for change: Student & instructor perspectives of an ePortfolio, AePR 2022Recording of 'Introduction to Mahara' by Kristina Hoeppner, 2022, with the 5 C's modelSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Bobbi Kamil was Associate Dean at State University of New York, Empire State College, when it was founded in 1971. Together with the founding team, she was instrumental in establishing the vision for the college to provide adult learners with the opportunity to earn a degree by having their prior learning taken into consideration and creating their own degrees.In this episode we explore the beginnings of that work and the role portfolios played for both faculty and students.Click through to the episode notes for the transcript.Connect with Bobbi on LinkedInResources'A prospectus for a new university college: Objectives, process, structure and establishment,' which established the foundations for SUNY Empire State College'Reflections on Origins III The Experience of an Experiment: An Interview with tom Clark' by Richard Bonnabeau in 'All About Mentoring', 2020Association of Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL)Subscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr John Ittelson, Professor Emeritus at California State University, Monterey Bay, has been researching and working with portfolios for many decades. He has an illustrious academic career, working with educational technologies and using them with students to document their learning.In this episode, John shares stories from his long career and also reveals the roots of his passion for portfolios, going all the way back to the sixth grade.Click through to the episode notes for the transcript.Connect with John on LinkedInResourcesBook 'Documenting Learning with ePortfolios: A Guide for College Instructors', co-authored with Dr Helen Chen and Dr Tracy Penny LightAssociation of Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL)ePortfolio Action and Communication (EPAC)Dr Helen Barrett's extensive portfolio resourcesSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Kate Mitchell, MEd, works at the University of Melbourne, Australia, as Learning Designer and co-founded TELedvisors, a community of practice for educational designers. In her role as Learning Designer, she is constantly exploring new ways of supporting learners and is iterating over her experiments. Most recently, she's been interested in deliberate and programmatic design for portfolios to integrate portfolios more into the course design.Connect with KateFediverseLinkedInTwitterResourcesPARE sessions from ePortfolios AustraliaTELedvisorsEportfolio Forum 2023 shortened, peer reviewed paper 'Authentic, personalised, and programmatic: (Re)considering deliberate design for ePortfolios' and slidesArticle 'Reflecting, Refining, and Resourcing: A Framework for Building andSupporting ePortfolios in a Post-COVID19 Landscape'University of Melbourne's ePortfolio guideAAEEBL Digital Ethics in ePortfolios PrinciplesTPACK keynote by Punya Mishra and Matthew Koehler in 2018Information about CMALT and CMALT Boot CampReflective practice: History and frameworks (Tryskiel, 2017)University of Edinburgh Reflection ToolkitUX journey mapping resourcesShift Elearning: Learner Experience Mapping: Personalized 'Learner-centric' experiencesTrainingzone: How to use Journey Mapping in Learning DesignInteraction Design Foundation: Customer Journey MapsAdobe: User Experience mappingBoagworld: Customer journey mapping: Your definitive guideClick through to the episode notes for the transcript.Note: Kate is not affiliated with the Mahara community. University of Melbourne uses a different portfolio platform.Transcription support provided by kris wehipeihanaSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Christine Slade (University of Queensland) and Dr Kevin Kelly (San Francisco State University; Independent Consultant) explore the concepts of diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and decolonisation (DEIBD) in portfolio practice, having been members on the AAEEBL Digital Ethics Task Force since 2019. They share their reasons for joining the task force, why DEIBD is important to them, and what learning designers, instructors, and learners can do to incorporate them into their own practice.This is the second episode with members of the Digital Ethics Task Force.  Episode 12 looks at the principle of 'Visibility of Labor' with Dr Amy Cicchino, Dr Megan Mize, and Dr Sarah Zurhellen.Click through to the episode page for the transcript.Connect with ChristineChristine on LinkedInChristine on TwitterConnect with KevinKevin on LinkedInKevin on TwitterResourcesChristine's research and publicationsAAEEBL Digital Ethics Task ForceAAEEBL Digital Ethics in ePortfolios PrinciplesAAEEBL Task Force webinar on DEIBD (recording)ePortfolio Mapping Survey - participate to have your voice heardBook 'Documenting learning with ePortfolios: A guide for college instructors' by John Ittelson, Helen Chen, and Tracy Penny LightKevin's book 'Advancing online teaching: Creating equity-based digital learning environments', co-authored with Todd ZakrajsekePortfolios AustraliaPARE sessions from ePortfolios Australia to work on your portfolioShari Bowker's feedback toolsNote: Interviewees are not affiliated with the Mahara community. They use different technologies.Subscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Sarah Zurhellen (Appalachian State University), Dr Megan Mize (Old Dominion University), and Dr Amy Cicchino (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) talk digital ethics in portfolio practice. The main focus is on the AAEEBL Digital Ethics in ePortfolios Principle 'Visibility of Labor', and how that impacts educators and students alike.This is the first episode with members of the Digital Ethics Task Force.  The next one will look at the principle of 'Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Decolonization' (DEIBD) with Dr Christine Slade and Dr Kevin Kelly.Click through to the episode page for the transcript.Connect with AmyAmy on LinkedInAmy on TwitterConnect with MeganMegan on LinkedInMegan on TwitterConnect with Sarah on TwitterResourcesAAEEBL Digital Ethics Task ForceAAEEBL Digital Ethics in ePortfolios PrinciplesAAEEBL Task Force webinar on sustainable ePortfolio practiceePortfolio Mapping Survey - participate to have your voice heardFolio thinking post by Vicky Suter, inspired by Helen L. Chen's definition shared in 'Documenting Learning'AAC&U High Impact Practices3-part podcast conversation on 'Digication Scholars' exploring the Digital Ethics PrinciplesWAC/WID Mapping ProjectUpcoming AAEEBL eventsNote: Interviewees are not affiliated with the Mahara community. They use different technologies.Subscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Edd Bolton, M.A., is Learning Technologist at Solent University in Southampton, UK. He's been working with portfolios for many years now, supporting students and academic in their practice. He's particularly interested in competency portfolios and how to integrate them into apprenticeship degrees to assist students progressing through university and gain the competencies they need for their future job.Edd shares his practice and why he loves the SmartEvidence functionality in Mahara that allows you to map competency standards to portfolio elements.Go to the episode page for the transcript.Connect with Edd via LinkedInResourcesPresentation on SmartEvidence for an overview of the functionalitySmartEvidence documentation in the Mahara manualEnhancement proposal for SmartEvidenceInterview by Roger Emergy with Olivia Farrell about employability portfolios at Solent UniversityTranscription support by kris wehipeihanaSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Ingrid D'Souza, MA, holds degrees in Midwifery and Education, and is currently an Educational Designer in the Faculty of Medicine at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She has extensive experience with portfolios, both in her own midwifery practice and supporting students and faculty in higher education.In this interview, Ingrid shares her portfolio journey, how versatile portfolios are, from assessment to employability, digital posters, and connecting students with their own families, making it a valuable lifelong practice that reaches beyond the classroom.Click through to the episode page for the transcript.Connect with Ingrid via LinkedInResourcesPresentation 'Student Curated Learning - Process to Product' by Dr Zala Volcic and Ingrid D'Souza, MA, at Monash University's Learning & Teaching Conference in July 2021Student portfolio examples from Monash University, Faculty of ArtsInterview with Breanna Edebohls, a student at Monash University in 2021, about her experience with portfolios in the Faculty of ArtsSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward