Tutorled Mahara use Southampton Solent University Samantha Moss

Tutor-led Mahara use Southampton Solent University • Samantha Moss Learning Technologist • Oliver Bailey 3 rd Year PR & Communications

Background: • 2008 Research into e. Portfolios • 2009 Pilots & usability testing • 2010 Institution-wide roll out • 2011 ‘Early adopters’ design bespoke activities to support employability-focussed assessments • 2012 More & more interest at course level

Examples of use…

Research Portfolios (1) • Design Communication Webfolio o 7 areas & themes to research & present using ‘Collections’ o Encouraged to include video, images, sketches, links and text o Each page to have sufficient referencing o Exported & submitted to Moodle ‘assignment upload’ activity o http: //mahara. solent. ac. uk/view. php? t=qf. LA 4 dy. C 3 B 9 b. Tx. FN 2 Ju 5 o http: //mahara. solent. ac. uk/view. php? t=n. Zh. QAKM 7 s. Xr. IEYPGJz. La

Research Portfolios (2) • Introduction to Marketing o 5 areas to research & present using ‘Collections’ o Encouraged to include video, images, sketches, links and text o Students to use groups for peer feedback o Exported & submitted to Moodle ‘assignment upload’ activity o http: //mahara. solent. ac. uk/view. php? t=f 1 ux. OF 7 Z 3 Y 0 I 5 k. U 6 Xzl. P

Logging Skills & Experience • Sport Science & Coaching o Logging lab experiences, lab time with real clients, coaching hours, coaching qualifications o Module results & assessment feedback o Once a term students (about 90) to send a page to a ‘Course Controlled’ Mahara group for feedback from their course leader o http: //mahara. solent. ac. uk/view. php? id=61720

Career Development Planning (1) • Architectural Technology o First year students – How to become a CM of CIAT o 2 Mahara pages: Course Evidence and Independent Learning o 6 month review and PD Plan + 10 examples of work (writing, drawings, RA report…) plus outcomes of independent learning tasks o Exported & submitted to Moodle ‘assignment upload’ activity

Career Development Planning (2) • PR & Communications o Helping students to focus on career path prior to their compulsory 2 x two week work placements o Supported by Careers & Learning Technology o Seminars, tutorials and hands on sessions o Exported & submitted to Moodle ‘assignment upload’ activity o http: //bit. ly/casestudyprcomms

Assessment Rubric

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Tips for success: • Create MANY example pages • Pick an area and work very closely with that team to create a great case study • Make sure lecturers understand what it is and what it does • Get your careers department involved • Write ‘good news’ articles for internal journals/newsletters

Contacts: Mahara user advice: Samantha Moss samantha. moss@solent. ac. uk @samwisemoss Technical advice: Roger Emery roger. emery@solent. ac. uk @solentroger Student perspective: Oliver Bailey oliverbailey 2009@hotmail. co. uk @oliverbailey 90 http: //portal. solent. ac. uk/learningtechprofiles