Presentation at Mahara Hui 2017 by Parijata Moeava and Mojito Jione (The University of the South Pacific) in Auckland, New Zealand, on 6 April 2017.
YouTube presentation link can be found here: https://youtu.be/trzrSsWt1M0
Using Mahara to demonstrate skills acquired in a hospitality workplace practicum
1. Using Mahara to demonstrate skills
acquired in a hospitality workplace
practicum
PARIJATA MOEAVA AND MOJITO JIONE
MAHARA HUI 2017
@PJMOEAVA @JIONEM
2.
3. Pacific TAFE
Pacific TAFE
College of
Business,
Tourism &
Hospitality
College of Arts
& Humanities
College of
Science,
Technology &
Environment
College of
Foundation
Studies
Workforce
Development
Training Unit
RTO status with Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA)
4. College of Business,
Tourism and Hospitality
14 Skills Based Business
Qualifications
10 specialised
qualifications
5. Certificate IV in Hospitality
Operations
Food and
Beverage 1
Food and
Beverage 2
Front Office
1
Front Office
2
Events 1 Events 2
Sales and
Marketing
Hospitality
Workplace
practicum
Accredited by the International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and
Hospitality (THE - ICE)
6. CETH 48 Hospitality Workplace
Practicum
Areas
Front Office
Events
Food Service
Bar Service
Guest Services
Practicum
Minimum 6
months
Assessment
Assessment 1
Assessment 2
Reflections
Logbook
Industry
Holiday Inn
Novotel
South Sea
Cruises
….
9. Issue
Print/Paper based workbook filled in weekly by
the student and signed off by the supervisor.
Organised by weeks rather than areas or outcomes
for the programme.
Regional access
Currently only offered in the Laucala Campus
13. Tools Criteria
Platforms
•Web –
accessible on
any browser
•Mobile –
Android, iOS,
Windows
•OS –
Windows,
Mac OS,
Linux
Offline
•tools that
can be
installed to
run without
the internet
Usability
•Easy for a
beginner user
•Advanced
tools for the
expert user
Usage
(license)
•Freeware
•FOSS
18. Impact
Enables us to reach out to
the region.
Other programmes in
PTAFE may use this study
to implement their own
ePortfolio.
Students and Staff gain
digital literacy skills.
Research outputs.
Employability
19. The team
Dr. Irene Yee Chief
•Instructional Designer
•Centre for Flexible Learning
Rajneel Totaram
•Learning Systems Developer
•Centre for Flexible Learning
Mojito Jione
•Education Technologist
•Centre for Flexible Learning
Hasmukh Lal
•Director
•Pacific TAFE
Pasirio Kitione
•Coordinator
•Pacific TAFE
Parijata Moeava
•Facilitator – Hospitality Operations
•Pacific TAFE