Online Educa Berlin 2010 -presentation.

1. MaharaE-PortfolioNetworking Platform as a Tool in RPL Timo Raatikainen Senior LecturereLearningSpecialistOnlineEduca Berlin 2010 02/12/10 1 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

2. Structure of the Presentation What RPL means Varioustypes of aspects to beevaluated Requirements for the RPL-platform Mahara How Maharaworks Students’ thoughtsand examples of Metropolia UAS Mahara-pilot, autumn 2010 General thoughtsaboutMahara 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 2

3. Recognizing PriorLearning (RPL) Learning does not always take place in the classroom: it also happens on the job, at home, and in the community. The recognition of prior learning is a reliable process that takes into consideration ALL learning by examining what a person knows and can do. http://www.aeei.gov.sk.ca/rpl 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 3

4. Education& EmploymentHistory 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 4 How to recognize?

5. Interests 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 5 How to recognize?

6. Certifications, Accreditations, Awards 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 6 How to recognize?

7. Books and Publications 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 7 How to recognize?

8. Skills 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 8 How to recognize?

9. Goals 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 9 How to recognize?

10. Where to Collect, Select & Share? Safety & ownership of data? Usability? Social networkingfunctionality? Flexiblecontrol of the visibility? Is everythinglost, if I quit? 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 10

11. Mahara Te Reo Māori for ‘think’ or ‘thought’

12. Mahara New Zealand 2006 Electronic portfolio, weblog, resume builder and social networking system Piloted at Helsinki Metropolia UAS since August 2010 Over 300 usersuntilnow. 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 12

13. The Main Pointof Mahara 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 13 http://demo.mahara.org/

14. Mahara to Collect, Select & Share Safeplatform, on its’ ownserver Open source, free of charge Usersowntheir data Social networkingfunctionality Differentviews for differentaudiences Exportation of data at anytime 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 14

15. Mahara PLE & Moodle VLE Open sourceMahara PLE = user-centered = available at anytimeOpen sourceMoodle VLE = college-centered = availableduringcourses 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 15

16. Mahara-MoodleIntegration(=Mahoodle) Nottestedduringpiloting at Metropolia UAS E.g. single-sign on between both systems E.g. users' profile information is ported across E.g. possible to submit Mahara Views to Moodle for assessment 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 16

17. Moodle VLE, Mahara PLE & WWW 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 17

18. How MaharaWorks

19. Entering 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 19

20. Editing Profile 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 20

21. SettingOptions 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 21

22. Othersseeyourprofilepage 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 22 My Friends My Groups My Views Wall available only on the profilepage

23. My Resumé 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 23

24. My Goals 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 24

25. My Skills 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 25

26. Editing the View 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 26

27. Editing ViewAccess 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 27

28. How OthersViewYourPage 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 28

29. Groups 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 29 Userscancreatetheirowngroups for studying, interestsetc. Staffrightowners(e.g. teachers) cancreate course typegroups as well.

30. DifferentKindsof Groups 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 30 Join byentering (open groups). Join bysending a request. Join byaccepting an invitation. A group: the teachercanaddstudentsto the course.

31. Example: A Group of a Course 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 31

32. Students’ thoughts and viewsMaharaMetropolia –piloting autumn 2010/at the Faculty of Culture and Creative Industries

33. Students’ Thoughts 1 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 33 ”Mahara wasquiteeasy to use, eventhough I haveneverusedFacebook and I didn’tknowwhat a blog is either” ”OurMahara-groupwashandy, becauseit made possible to returnassignmentssothatnotonly the teachercouldseeorcomment on them”

34. Students’ Thoughts 2 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 34 ”Idea of Mahara is fine, butitshouldhavebeenavailablealready at the beginning of my studies… I don’tbothermovingeverything into Mahara anylonger” ”I am a littlesuspiciousabout Mahara, because I don’tknowmuchaboutmoderncommunicationtechnologies”

35. Students’ Thoughts 3 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 35 ”If an employer is a modernone, it is possible to show a CV through Mahara” ”Moredifficult to usethanFacebook” ”Itwasgreat to get to knowMahara…Ibelievethat the use of itwillincrease in the future”

36. Students’ Thoughts 4 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 36 ”Mahara is reallyeasy to use and itcanbeused to producesimpleweb-pages” ”The look of Mahara is notespeciallyattractive and youcan’taffect the look of yourpagesverymuch” ”Editing the profilepageis veryflexible and youdon’thave to show anything to othersifyoudon’twant to”

37. Student’sProfilePage 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 37

38. Student’sViews on Mahara 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 38

39. Student’sViews on Mahara 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 39

40. Student’sViews on Mahara 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 40

41. Student’sViews on Mahara 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 41

42. PresentThoughtsaboutPiloting Mahara is a greattool for educators and employers to get to know the person theyaredealing with. To reallyuseMahara as a tool in RPL, the studentsshouldbestronglyadvised to gather the material into Maharaduringtheirstudies. 02/12/10 Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 42

43. Thank you!timo.raatikainen@metropolia.fiwww.metropolia.fi/en