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Mahara TrainingSt John’s Village

June 2013

Aged Care Staff

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Mahara Eportfolios

Solent University

Eportfolios – why?

1. Reflective Practice

2. Self-directed Learning

3. Personal achievements

4. Shareable portfolio

Eportfolios – where?

E-portfolios – what?

E-portfolios – what?

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Accessing your E-portfolio Note:

Before you can start using Mahara, you need to connect your Moodle account with it. That way, you can access your e-portfolio from within Moodle.

Log in to the Moodle course St John's Village Mahara Training

In the right sidebar click on the link to the My Portfolio (Mahara). Provide a username and password for Mahara (same as your Moodle login details) on the first time you enter.

Note: you should not need to do that in the future

You are ready to use Mahara.

Step 2

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Self-enrolling in Mahara Training course http://moourl.com/stjohns

Optional

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Logging In http://stjohnsvillage.net/moodle/

Step 1

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Adjust Settings

Step 2

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Adjust Notifications

Step 3

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Complete your Profile

Step 4

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Add your profile image

Step 5

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Upload your artefacts

Step 6

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Create a Journal (Entry)

Step 7

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Complete your Resume

Step 8

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Add your Plans

Step 9

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Notes can be created

Step 10

e-portfolio implementation at St John’s Village1. Should all learners use Reflective Practice?

A. Absolutely B. Sometimes C. Never

2. Should all professionals use e-portfolios as Individual Learning Plans?A. Absolutely B. Sometimes C. Never

3. Should a self-directed E-portfolio approach be built into the delivery of all courses?A. Absolutely B. Sometimes C. Never

4. Should all students design and build their own ongoing e-portfolios?A. Absolutely B. Sometimes C. Never

E-portfolio Focus Group Share:

Achievements in creating and maintaining your own e-portfolios

Experiences in assisting others to create their own e-portfolios

Discuss: Strategies for implementing e-portfolios at St

John’s Village Why would we wish to develop a St John’s

Village, Eportfolio Approach to learning?

Take-Away questions What benefits would make sense for

individual e-portfolio creators?

What implementation process would work at St John’s Village?

What strategies would initiate buy-in from management and staff?