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Create. Share. Engage.Marie 'Bernie' Fisher: Reflecting on portfolio practiceMarie 'Bernie' Fisher, SFHEA, AFHERDSA, BA/BSc, Grad Dipl Ed, MA, MA (Hons), is a PhD candidate at the University of New England in Australia. She's been creating portfolios and supporting students create their own for many years in and outside of academia. As a member of the ePortfolios Australia Organising Committee, she's been involved in community engagement and support.In this episode, Bernie takes us on her portfolio journey and shares what is important to her in her portfolio practice, what some of her methods and ways are to reflect meaningfully, and how she supports others...
2025-08-2638 min
Create. Share. Engage.Sue Schibeci: Portfolios in work-integrated learning experiencesDr Suzanne Schibeci is the Work-Integrated Learning Partner at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, supporting students, faculty, and employers with the administration and running of work-integrated learning (WIL) experiences.In this episode, Sue shares how she's using portfolios to help her students reflect on their WIL experiences that take them outside of the university. She talks about what works for her and what some challenges are.ResourcesAAEEBL Digital Ethics in ePortfolios Task ForceEportfolio Forum 2025: Revolution, Evolution, ResolutionSTAR method by Michael PellSchibeci, S. (2025). Enabling students to identify and develop employability skills during...
2025-08-1228 min
Create. Share. Engage.Mike Altieri: Use reflection bot Riff for deeper and more meaningful portfolio reflectionProf. Dr. paed. Dipl.-Math. Mike Altieri is a professor of Media Didactics in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Media, and Computer Science at Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden (OTH Amberg-Weiden) in Bavaria in Germany. He teaches in the Master's programme in Educational Technology and leads the research project Dreiklang.Projekt Dreiklang is funded by Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre and contributes to the improvements in using portfolios in Germany in higher education.In this interview Mike shares how he uses the artificial intelligence reflection bot Riff with his students to encourage deeper and more meaningful...
2025-07-2924 min
Create. Share. Engage.David Hicks: The portfolio tells the story of growthProf Dr David Hicks is a Professor of History and Social Science Education at Virginia Tech in the U.S.A. He's been teaching with portfolios for over 20 years supporting teacher candidates on their journey to become professionals.In this episode he talks about how he and his team integrate portfolios into a capstone course in the teacher training programme at Virginia Tech (VT), what scaffolds they employ, and how the supports in place help students create portfolios that emphasise reflection. The basis of his portfolio work is folio thinking and the ePortfolio development framework that he...
2025-07-1532 min
Create. Share. Engage.Lindsay Richardson: Portfolios in large courses with a side of AIDr Lindsay Richardson is the Educational Technology Manager in the Teaching and Learning Services Department at Carleton University. She is also an Adjunct Professor and Contract Instructor in the Department of Psychology at the university.Lindsay has been using portfolios in large introductory psychology courses with 200 to 450 students. Students create 'success portfolios' which they also grade themselves based on a rubric. In this interview, Lindsay talks about why she introduced portfolios into her courses and how she is navigating the use of generative AI.ResourcesDr Lindsay Richardson and Dr Ashley Thompson's...
2025-07-0131 min
Create. Share. Engage.Some thoughts on portfolios over the last 15 yearsIn this episode, Mahara project lead Kristina Hoeppner, MA, takes a brief look back at 15 years on the Mahara team at Catalyst IT. She pulls out a few instances of portfolio use. This is only a tiny selection and by no means a full representation of what is happening in the portfolio community as you can see from the many stories that we share on this podcast.ResourcesLearning management system MoodleMoodleMoot Global 2025Library management system KohaKohaCon 2025Bret Eynon, Laura Gambino (2018): Catalyst in action: Case studies of High-Impact ePortfolio practiceRecording of Mahara Hui Online o...
2025-06-1714 min
Create. Share. Engage.DiKuLe: Planning and decision making guide for portfoliosCordula Schwiderski, MA, Hannah Brodel, MA, Martina Osterrieder, and Dr Martin Sticht work at Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg in Germany. Hannah, Martina, and Martin are members of the DiKuLe project, and Cordula works in the eFolio team, which was established through the project.DiKuLe - Digitale Kulturen der Lehre entwickeln (develop digital cultures in academic teaching) is a project funded by Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre.The part of the project the four are involved in looks at improving portfolio practices. To do that, they have created a planning and decision making guide as one output o...
2025-06-0328 min
Create. Share. Engage.Christina Stollner & Romy Hösl: Portfolio support for educators and learnersChristina Stollner, MA, and Romy Hösl, MA, work at Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden (OTH Amberg-Weiden) in Bavaria in Germany. There they are members of the 'Dreiklang' project, which aims to make it easier for lecturers and students to work with portfolios by offering a triad of support: theory, communication, and examples for the direct application of portfolios in various contexts in higher education.The resources they have already created and that they will continue to create until the end of their project, are all available under the Creative Commons license BY 4.0.Projekt Dreiklang is f...
2025-05-2030 min
Create. Share. Engage.Michael Sankey: The portfolio as the place of representation for emerging professionalsProfessor Dr Michael Sankey from Charles Darwin University in Australia has been involved in the ePortfolio practice for more than 25 years. He started out writing HTML pages, then used various portfolio platforms throughout his university career, and transitioned to a non-institution owned site now that he is retired.In this conversation Michael emphasises the role of the portfolio to support emerging professionals. He advocates for institution-operated portfolio platforms to provide a space where employers looking at student portfolios can be assured that they are dealing with real students. Michael also makes the case for programmatic assessment as...
2025-05-0637 min
Create. Share. Engage.Mahara 25.04 and how a feature makes it into MaharaIn this episode, podcast host Kristina Hoeppner, MA, who is the Mahara Project Lead and Product Manager, shares how a feature makes into the application, using a couple of recent examples from Mahara 25.04 that will be released by the end of April 2025.Mahara 25.04 will have a number of great new features available that enhance portfolio practice and also help teaching and support staff in their roles.Connect with KristinaLinkedInMastodonSend a message via the Mahara community websiteResourcesTree swing storyCartoonHistory of the cartoonOrigin of the CPD pluginWireframes...
2025-04-2217 min
Create. Share. Engage.Margarete Imhof, Franziska Ohl, Sebastian Laube: Feedback as driver for learning with portfoliosProf Dr Margarete Imhof, Franziska Ohl, MSc, and Sebastian Laube, MSc work in the Institute for Psychology, and there specifically in the Department of Psychology in Education at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz in Germany. They are members of the feedback portfolio project, supporting lecturers and students in their department with the creation of portfolios.Franziska, Margarete, and Sebastian are strong believers in portfolios and how they can empower students in becoming reflective practitioners, engage meaningfully in feedback processes, and ultimately be good teachers. In this episode, in particular, they talk about their feedback practices, the use of t...
2025-04-0842 min
Create. Share. Engage.Chahira Nouira: Use a portfolio to give students space and time to reflectChahira Nouira, MSc, is an instructional designer at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen in Germany where she supports lecturers in their use of educational technology and how to incorporate them into their teaching and learning activities.In this episode, Chahira talks about the support that the instructional design team offers to lecturers, in particular the initiative 'Get[IN]spired' that also fosters connections between lecturers. She then talks about which study programmes use portfolios, including theology, musicology, and forest sciences. Learn how the portfolio delivers benefits to students in them.Special thanks from Chahira to Natalia Li...
2025-03-2533 min
Create. Share. Engage.Matthew E. Mueller: Create and control your own narrative with a portfolioMatthew E. Mueller, CRC, MA, MBA, is the Director of Accessibility and Disability Services at Dominican University of California where he's also finished his MBA in December 2024. He's also one of the integrative coaches of the Student Success Center.In this episode, Matthew talks about how all of his roles at Dominican contribute to him being able to support students holistically, coach them, and provide services to them that help them navigate college successfully. He also shares a bit about his own portfolio journey.This episode is the fifth and last interview with portfolio authors...
2025-03-1131 min
Create. Share. Engage.Arturo Flores: The portfolio is a reflection of yourselfArturo Flores, Jr., is a Psychology and History major at Dominican University of California in his final year. He holds a number of on-campus jobs, amongst them being a peer mentor.Arturo started developing his public portfolio in his first year at Dominican and details some of that journey for us in this episode. He reflects on the benefits of the portfolio for him as a student already now and for the future.This episode is the fourth of five interviews with portfolio authors from Dominican University of California whom I was privileged to meet...
2025-02-2518 min
Create. Share. Engage.KatieAnn Nguyen: Showcase your achievements in a portfolio and be proud of themKatieAnn Nguyen is a Chemistry student at Dominican University of California. She's also a peer mentor for digital portfolios at Dominican.In this episode, KatieAnn shares what she does as a peer mentor and why she thinks portfolios are important for students to create.This episode is the third of five interviews with portfolio authors from Dominican University of California whom I was privileged to meet in preparation for and during the first AAEEBL ePortfolio Retreat that was held at Dominican on 18 October 2024.Connect with KatieAnn on LinkedIn...
2025-02-1116 min
Create. Share. Engage.Starlight (José) Lain-Straus: The portfolio as impactful practice for studentsStarlight (José) Lain-Straus is an Education Studies bachelor student at Dominican University of California. He's also a peer mentor, supporting students when they join Dominican.In this episode, Starlight shares how the portfolio has helped them to see all their accomplishments since joining Dominican and how it became impactful for their further education.This episode is the second of five interviews with portfolio authors from Dominican University of California whom I was privileged to meet in preparation for and during the first AAEEBL ePortfolio Retreat that was held at Dominican on 18 October 2024.C...
2025-01-2813 min
Create. Share. Engage.Solena Ornelas: Set goals and achieve them with a portfolioSolena Ornelas, MA, started her college career at Dominican University of California, earning her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Music. She then continued on to New York University to pursue a Master of Arts in Art Politics, and is now a civil servant as congressional staffer.In this interview Solena outlines how she started with her portfolio and developed it over time, and what the main uses are for her: goal setting and showcasing her accomplishments as a multi-talented performance artist, activist, academic, and civil servant.This episode kicks of a mini-series with...
2025-01-1422 min
Create. Share. Engage.Kristina Hoeppner: Around the world in 51 days to learn and talk about portfoliosIn this episode, podcast host and Mahara Project Lead Kristina Hoeppner, MA, from Catalyst IT shares some insights from her trip to the Northern hemisphere in October and November 2024 where she's met with portfolio enthusiasts and Mahara community members to talk about portfolios.Connect with KristinaLinkedInMastodonResourcesAAEEBL retreat, October 2024AAEEBL Digital Ethics Task ForceMahara community site and demo of MaharaMoodleMoot Global 2024 recordingsKristina's presentation 'Mahara y Moodle: Una combinación perfecta para los estudiantes'How to add Mahara to MoodleUniversité de Lorraine project Pléiades, programme TrajectoiresUniversité de Lorraine project temp...
2024-12-1019 min
Create. Share. Engage.Olga Göransson: PhD student portfolios for the winProfessor Dr Olga Göransson works in Lund University's Department of Experimental Medical Science, specifically the Lund University Diabetes Centre in Sweden. She is the director of the 'Generic knowledge and skills (ePortfolio)' course, in which all 1,200 PhD students of the Medical Faculty are enrolled. They all create portfolios.In this interview, Olga outlines the two purposes of the portfolio and how the PhD students benefit from both the learning and the assessment portfolios that they create.ResourcesOlga's researcher profileLibrary guide of the course 'Generic knowledge and skills (ePortfolio)'Rolfe e...
2024-11-2626 min
Create. Share. Engage.Fergus Green: The portfolio is a bit like jazzAssociate Professor Dr Fergus Green from University College London (UCL) talks in this episode about why he started working with portfolios in his political science classes, what he has learned, and how he can better support his students on their learning journey by having incorporated portfolios.Connect with FergusLinkedInX (formerly Twitter)ResourcesFergus' websiteUCL's ChangeMakers projectsRelated episodesCathy Elliott: Creativity and feedback in assessment portfoliosCathy Elliott: Have fun, be flexible, and encourage feedback in your portfolioClick through to the episode...
2024-11-1224 min
Create. Share. Engage.Candyce Reynolds & Sonja Taylor: Hashtags, social media, and portfoliosProfessor Dr Candyce Reynolds, Director of University Foundations (General Education) at Boise State University, and Dr Sonja Taylor, Director of Senior Inquiry at Portland State University (PSU) talk about one of their projects in which they use social media to teach their students reflection, digital citizenship, and digital literacy skills. Tune in to learn why folio thinking, the process, is important to them, and how they bring their students along on the journey.Connect withCandyce on LinkedInSonja on LinkedInResourcesReynolds, C., Pirie, M. S., & Taylor, S. (2024). Folio thinking...
2024-10-2931 min
Create. Share. Engage.Tom Worthington: Teach portfolios without the lingoHonorary Senior Lecturer Tom Worthington, MEd FHEA FACS CP, from The Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, Australia, teaches computer science students. He uses authentic learning tasks, in particular around the topic of job applications to engage his students in portfolio practice.In this interview, Tom shares his own journey from a design portfolio to one for his Master's in Education and what he has learned along the way that is helping him support his students in their own reflective practice without employing portfolio language, but rather using language that has more meaning to his students.
2024-10-1536 min