Using Mahara

A quick guide based on our e-portfolio project with level 5

language students.

What is an e-portfolio?

• An e-portfolio is the product, created by the learner, a collection of digital artefacts articulating experiences, achievements and learning.

(Jisc, Effective practice with e-portfolios)

Why use an e-portfolio?

• ‘An e-portfolio is a purposeful aggregation of digital items – ideas, evidence, reflections, feedback etc, which “presents” a selected audience with evidence of a person’s learning and/or ability.’

Sutherland, S. and Powell, A. (2007), Cetis SIG mailing list discussions [www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/cetis-portfolio.html] 9 July 2007

What Mahara can do

• Integrate with your moodle vle• Collect your files from vle and beyond• Provide a social network for learning• Enable easy webpage creation to showcase

your work

Phase 1

• Creation and collection of your digital content

• Personal and secure• One “pot” to collect all

relevant content

Phase 2

• Design and share views of your content

• Get feedback from others

• Electronic paper = flexibility

• Define permissions and limit access

Phase 3

• Build a network for support and development

• Take back control of your learning

A quick tour of our Mahara e-portfolio