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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.Zala Volcic: Develop community, relationships, and compassionAssociate Professor Dr Zala Volcic is Director of Teaching Innovation within the Faculty of Arts at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She shares how her students in the Bachelor of Media Communication (BMC) in the School of Media, Film, and Journalism use portfolios in different ways in their studies.Zala shares what is important to her in teaching students and how she and her colleagues assist them become humans with personal, professional, and social responsibilities. She has a lot of tips for educators, and the biggest one is to work with the learning / educational designers at their...
2024-08-0638 min
StrongTeams.com PodcastHow Great Leaders Communicate With Their Team | Chris TurnerRodney's podcast guest is Chris Turner. Chris serves as Communications Director for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. In addition to decades of work in corporate media relations and two masters degrees, he has worked in 37 countries as a magazine correspondent. Chris is also a former sportswriter. We interviewed Chris because he has done extensive research on internal communications as it relates to leadership. As a result, Chris also teaches organizational and cultural communication on the university level.Books Chris referenced:Case Studies in Courageous Organizational Communication by Alexander LyonE...
2023-10-1742 min
Higher Ed HeroesHelping students learn through cohort building and a strong sense of belongingIn this episode, we talk with A/Prof Zala Volcic (School of Media, Film and Journalism at Monash University, Australia) about how student learning can be enhanced through care, compassion, and a sense of belonging. By talking about what we would call ‘compassionate pedagogy’, Zala shares many practical ideas of how teachers can build cohorts and generate connections that ultimate help their students learn.
2023-08-2619 min
Create. Share. Engage.Ingrid D'Souza: Creativity and lifelong portfoliosIngrid D'Souza, MA, holds degrees in Midwifery and Education, and is currently an Educational Designer in the Faculty of Medicine at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She has extensive experience with portfolios, both in her own midwifery practice and supporting students and faculty in higher education.Since publishing the episode, Ingrid has earned her doctorate.In this interview, Ingrid shares her portfolio journey, how versatile portfolios are, from assessment to employability, digital posters, and connecting students with their own families, making it a valuable lifelong practice that reaches beyond the classroom.Click through...
2023-01-1724 min