The document discusses integrating the Mahara e-portfolio system and social network into the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BScE) program. It describes how Mahara allows students to document experiences, reflections, artifacts and receive feedback over four years. Features like displaying profiles, collaborating, customization and integration with tools like Zotero and tagging are highlighted. It encourages testing the Mahara demo and provides contacts for more information about the BScE program.
developmental portfolio approach was chosen to encourage students to
document and reflect their learning, practice and study processes
re-visit previous work
see a “red thread” / “common theme” throughout their 4 years of studies
have tutor at their side who gives them feedback to their portfolio work
developmental portfolio approach was chosen to encourage students to
document and reflect their learning, practice and study processes
re-visit previous work
see a “red thread” / “common theme” throughout their 4 years of studies
have tutor at their side who gives them feedback to their portfolio work
developmental portfolio approach was chosen to encourage students to
document and reflect their learning, practice and study processes
re-visit previous work
see a “red thread” / “common theme” throughout their 4 years of studies
have tutor at their side who gives them feedback to their portfolio work
developmental portfolio approach was chosen to encourage students to
document and reflect their learning, practice and study processes
re-visit previous work
see a “red thread” / “common theme” throughout their 4 years of studies
have tutor at their side who gives them feedback to their portfolio work
developmental portfolio approach was chosen to encourage students to
document and reflect their learning, practice and study processes
re-visit previous work
see a “red thread” / “common theme” throughout their 4 years of studies
have tutor at their side who gives them feedback to their portfolio work
learning conception: updated / re-visited regularly
meaningful semester experiences: reflect on things that struck them during the semester: university and internship
glossary: collect and comment on definitions that are crucial for them during their studies
annotated bibliography: store references that have them influenced and or that they need frequently
internship practices - theoretical knowledge: reflection on the interrelation between these two to get a better grasp of how they intertwine
public lectures: already engage in continuous professional development during their studies
outlook: where do they want to go from here
learning conception: updated / re-visited regularly
meaningful semester experiences: reflect on things that struck them during the semester: university and internship
glossary: collect and comment on definitions that are crucial for them during their studies
annotated bibliography: store references that have them influenced and or that they need frequently
internship practices - theoretical knowledge: reflection on the interrelation between these two to get a better grasp of how they intertwine
public lectures: already engage in continuous professional development during their studies
outlook: where do they want to go from here
learning conception: updated / re-visited regularly
meaningful semester experiences: reflect on things that struck them during the semester: university and internship
glossary: collect and comment on definitions that are crucial for them during their studies
annotated bibliography: store references that have them influenced and or that they need frequently
internship practices - theoretical knowledge: reflection on the interrelation between these two to get a better grasp of how they intertwine
public lectures: already engage in continuous professional development during their studies
outlook: where do they want to go from here
learning conception: updated / re-visited regularly
meaningful semester experiences: reflect on things that struck them during the semester: university and internship
glossary: collect and comment on definitions that are crucial for them during their studies
annotated bibliography: store references that have them influenced and or that they need frequently
internship practices - theoretical knowledge: reflection on the interrelation between these two to get a better grasp of how they intertwine
public lectures: already engage in continuous professional development during their studies
outlook: where do they want to go from here
learning conception: updated / re-visited regularly
meaningful semester experiences: reflect on things that struck them during the semester: university and internship
glossary: collect and comment on definitions that are crucial for them during their studies
annotated bibliography: store references that have them influenced and or that they need frequently
internship practices - theoretical knowledge: reflection on the interrelation between these two to get a better grasp of how they intertwine
public lectures: already engage in continuous professional development during their studies
outlook: where do they want to go from here
learning conception: updated / re-visited regularly
meaningful semester experiences: reflect on things that struck them during the semester: university and internship
glossary: collect and comment on definitions that are crucial for them during their studies
annotated bibliography: store references that have them influenced and or that they need frequently
internship practices - theoretical knowledge: reflection on the interrelation between these two to get a better grasp of how they intertwine
public lectures: already engage in continuous professional development during their studies
outlook: where do they want to go from here
learning conception: updated / re-visited regularly
meaningful semester experiences: reflect on things that struck them during the semester: university and internship
glossary: collect and comment on definitions that are crucial for them during their studies
annotated bibliography: store references that have them influenced and or that they need frequently
internship practices - theoretical knowledge: reflection on the interrelation between these two to get a better grasp of how they intertwine
public lectures: already engage in continuous professional development during their studies
outlook: where do they want to go from here
learning conception: updated / re-visited regularly
meaningful semester experiences: reflect on things that struck them during the semester: university and internship
glossary: collect and comment on definitions that are crucial for them during their studies
annotated bibliography: store references that have them influenced and or that they need frequently
internship practices - theoretical knowledge: reflection on the interrelation between these two to get a better grasp of how they intertwine
public lectures: already engage in continuous professional development during their studies
outlook: where do they want to go from here
learning conception: updated / re-visited regularly
meaningful semester experiences: reflect on things that struck them during the semester: university and internship
glossary: collect and comment on definitions that are crucial for them during their studies
annotated bibliography: store references that have them influenced and or that they need frequently
internship practices - theoretical knowledge: reflection on the interrelation between these two to get a better grasp of how they intertwine
public lectures: already engage in continuous professional development during their studies
outlook: where do they want to go from here
learning conception: updated / re-visited regularly
meaningful semester experiences: reflect on things that struck them during the semester: university and internship
glossary: collect and comment on definitions that are crucial for them during their studies
annotated bibliography: store references that have them influenced and or that they need frequently
internship practices - theoretical knowledge: reflection on the interrelation between these two to get a better grasp of how they intertwine
public lectures: already engage in continuous professional development during their studies
outlook: where do they want to go from here
learning conception: updated / re-visited regularly
meaningful semester experiences: reflect on things that struck them during the semester: university and internship
glossary: collect and comment on definitions that are crucial for them during their studies
annotated bibliography: store references that have them influenced and or that they need frequently
internship practices - theoretical knowledge: reflection on the interrelation between these two to get a better grasp of how they intertwine
public lectures: already engage in continuous professional development during their studies
outlook: where do they want to go from here
learning conception: updated / re-visited regularly
meaningful semester experiences: reflect on things that struck them during the semester: university and internship
glossary: collect and comment on definitions that are crucial for them during their studies
annotated bibliography: store references that have them influenced and or that they need frequently
internship practices - theoretical knowledge: reflection on the interrelation between these two to get a better grasp of how they intertwine
public lectures: already engage in continuous professional development during their studies
outlook: where do they want to go from here
learning conception: updated / re-visited regularly
meaningful semester experiences: reflect on things that struck them during the semester: university and internship
glossary: collect and comment on definitions that are crucial for them during their studies
annotated bibliography: store references that have them influenced and or that they need frequently
internship practices - theoretical knowledge: reflection on the interrelation between these two to get a better grasp of how they intertwine
public lectures: already engage in continuous professional development during their studies
outlook: where do they want to go from here
learning conception: updated / re-visited regularly
meaningful semester experiences: reflect on things that struck them during the semester: university and internship
glossary: collect and comment on definitions that are crucial for them during their studies
annotated bibliography: store references that have them influenced and or that they need frequently
internship practices - theoretical knowledge: reflection on the interrelation between these two to get a better grasp of how they intertwine
public lectures: already engage in continuous professional development during their studies
outlook: where do they want to go from here
students already produce multimodal and multimedia artefacts,
e.g. video recordings in internship classes
projects in seminars
easy updating, re-arranging
always accessible for students & tutors, e.g. also between classes if they want to make any additions, perpetual opportunities for interaction and sharing
Mahara = to think, thinking, thought
Open source
Flexible to use
outside resources can be aggregated
Collaboration is possible
Can be used as social network
No HTML knowledge required
Moodle networking (LDAP, SSO)
import and export with LEAP2A coming version 1.2
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8
also presenting the portfolio to tutor at beginning / end of semester
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8
also presenting the portfolio to tutor at beginning / end of semester
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8
also presenting the portfolio to tutor at beginning / end of semester
up to now only oral feedback -> next tutor does not have a record -> feedback also needs to become an artefact in the students’ portfolios
not just with tutor, but with anybody they wish (who has a login)
- students can set up their own groups without asking admin / teachers
- students can decide who shall be member or not
- use discussion forums, share files, create views -> shared information and learning space
- teachers have 2 additional groups
- overview of everything about the student that is accessible to me
- not just information, but also interaction (wall), social aspect (friends)
glossary: currently in a blog, but better in a dedicated module with additional display options like alphabetical order, chronological order, certain letters only, etc.
Zotero integration: going beyond Zotero RSS feeds to have references and notes displayed
tag search: similar to diigo or delicious as a full-text search is not yet implemented
feedback improvements: not only entire view but also individual artefacts and fedback as artefact
sorting: provide more choices when creating views, e.g. having multi-page views which is necessary for long use of portfolio system
glossary: currently in a blog, but better in a dedicated module with additional display options like alphabetical order, chronological order, certain letters only, etc.
Zotero integration: going beyond Zotero RSS feeds to have references and notes displayed
tag search: similar to diigo or delicious as a full-text search is not yet implemented
feedback improvements: not only entire view but also individual artefacts and fedback as artefact
sorting: provide more choices when creating views, e.g. having multi-page views which is necessary for long use of portfolio system
glossary: currently in a blog, but better in a dedicated module with additional display options like alphabetical order, chronological order, certain letters only, etc.
Zotero integration: going beyond Zotero RSS feeds to have references and notes displayed
tag search: similar to diigo or delicious as a full-text search is not yet implemented
feedback improvements: not only entire view but also individual artefacts and fedback as artefact
sorting: provide more choices when creating views, e.g. having multi-page views which is necessary for long use of portfolio system
glossary: currently in a blog, but better in a dedicated module with additional display options like alphabetical order, chronological order, certain letters only, etc.
Zotero integration: going beyond Zotero RSS feeds to have references and notes displayed
tag search: similar to diigo or delicious as a full-text search is not yet implemented
feedback improvements: not only entire view but also individual artefacts and fedback as artefact
sorting: provide more choices when creating views, e.g. having multi-page views which is necessary for long use of portfolio system
glossary: currently in a blog, but better in a dedicated module with additional display options like alphabetical order, chronological order, certain letters only, etc.
Zotero integration: going beyond Zotero RSS feeds to have references and notes displayed
tag search: similar to diigo or delicious as a full-text search is not yet implemented
feedback improvements: not only entire view but also individual artefacts and fedback as artefact
sorting: provide more choices when creating views, e.g. having multi-page views which is necessary for long use of portfolio system
glossary: currently in a blog, but better in a dedicated module with additional display options like alphabetical order, chronological order, certain letters only, etc.
Zotero integration: going beyond Zotero RSS feeds to have references and notes displayed
tag search: similar to diigo or delicious as a full-text search is not yet implemented
feedback improvements: not only entire view but also individual artefacts and fedback as artefact
sorting: provide more choices when creating views, e.g. having multi-page views which is necessary for long use of portfolio system
glossary: currently in a blog, but better in a dedicated module with additional display options like alphabetical order, chronological order, certain letters only, etc.
Zotero integration: going beyond Zotero RSS feeds to have references and notes displayed
tag search: similar to diigo or delicious as a full-text search is not yet implemented
feedback improvements: not only entire view but also individual artefacts and fedback as artefact
sorting: provide more choices when creating views, e.g. having multi-page views which is necessary for long use of portfolio system
glossary: currently in a blog, but better in a dedicated module with additional display options like alphabetical order, chronological order, certain letters only, etc.
Zotero integration: going beyond Zotero RSS feeds to have references and notes displayed
tag search: similar to diigo or delicious as a full-text search is not yet implemented
feedback improvements: not only entire view but also individual artefacts and fedback as artefact
sorting: provide more choices when creating views, e.g. having multi-page views which is necessary for long use of portfolio system
glossary: currently in a blog, but better in a dedicated module with additional display options like alphabetical order, chronological order, certain letters only, etc.
Zotero integration: going beyond Zotero RSS feeds to have references and notes displayed
tag search: similar to diigo or delicious as a full-text search is not yet implemented
feedback improvements: not only entire view but also individual artefacts and fedback as artefact
sorting: provide more choices when creating views, e.g. having multi-page views which is necessary for long use of portfolio system
glossary: currently in a blog, but better in a dedicated module with additional display options like alphabetical order, chronological order, certain letters only, etc.
Zotero integration: going beyond Zotero RSS feeds to have references and notes displayed
tag search: similar to diigo or delicious as a full-text search is not yet implemented
feedback improvements: not only entire view but also individual artefacts and fedback as artefact
sorting: provide more choices when creating views, e.g. having multi-page views which is necessary for long use of portfolio system
glossary: currently in a blog, but better in a dedicated module with additional display options like alphabetical order, chronological order, certain letters only, etc.
Zotero integration: going beyond Zotero RSS feeds to have references and notes displayed
tag search: similar to diigo or delicious as a full-text search is not yet implemented
feedback improvements: not only entire view but also individual artefacts and fedback as artefact
sorting: provide more choices when creating views, e.g. having multi-page views which is necessary for long use of portfolio system
glossary: currently in a blog, but better in a dedicated module with additional display options like alphabetical order, chronological order, certain letters only, etc.
Zotero integration: going beyond Zotero RSS feeds to have references and notes displayed
tag search: similar to diigo or delicious as a full-text search is not yet implemented
feedback improvements: not only entire view but also individual artefacts and fedback as artefact
sorting: provide more choices when creating views, e.g. having multi-page views which is necessary for long use of portfolio system