Create. Share. Engage.

Kristina Hoeppner (Catalyst IT), host of this podcast, delves into metaphors used to explain how to work with portfolios in this solo episode. This is the first short episode in a new series that will be published throughout the year in which she explores concepts and ideas around portfolio practice.

Connect with Kristina

• Fediverse (Mastodon)
• LinkedIn
• Mahara page on LinkedIn

Resources

• Episode 35 with Ruth Cox and Kevin Kelly
• Shada, A.; Kelly, K.; Cox, R. & Malik, S. (2011). Growing a New Culture of Assessment: Planting ePortfolios in the Metro Academies Program. International Journal of ePortfolio, 1(1), 71-83.
• The gallery or museum metaphor, shared by Mandia Mentis and Wendy Holley-Boen
• Coleman, K.S. (2017). An a/r/tist in wonderland: Exploring identity, creativity and digital portfolios as a/r/tographer, Ph.D. dissertation, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Australia, 2017.
• The performance or performance hall metaphor, shared by Hazel Owen

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Production: Catalyst IT
Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Ruth Cox and Dr Kevin Kelly, pioneers of ePortfolios at San Francisco State University (SFSU) in the U.S.A. share their metaphor of 'ePorticulture' and how the gardening metaphor works well to convey the cycle of work that is involved when you create a portfolio.

We go back to the roots of their portfolio initiative, what they have achieved, and where portfolios are at today at SFSU.

Go to the episode notes for the links to resources, the transcript, and chapter markers.

Connect with Ruth

• Ruth's work with the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists
• Ruth's Internet Movie Database page, an example of a portfolio you don't fully control when you are in the public sphere

Connect with Kevin

• Kevin on (X) Twitter
• Kevin on LinkedIn

Resources

• Articles and book chapters on ePorticulture:
  • Shada, A.; Kelly, K.; Cox, R. & Malik, S. (2011). Growing a New Culture of Assessment: Planting ePortfolios in the Metro Academies Program. International Journal of ePortfolio, 1(1), 71-83.
  • Kelly, K. & Cox, R. (2012). ePorticulture: Growing a New Culture of Assessment. In D. Cambridge (Ed.), E-Portfolios and Global Diffusion: Solutions for Collaborative Education, pp. 56-69. Hershey, PA: IGI-Global.
  • Kelly, K., Cox, R. (2008). Techno expression. In S. Hirtz & D.G. Harper (Eds.), Education for a digital world: Advice, guidelines, and effective practice from around the globe, pp. 413-427. Vancouver, BC: BCcampus.
  • Kelly, K. & Cox, R. (2009). Establishing a Sustainable ePorticulture: How to Prepare, Plant, Grow, and Harvest Student ePortfolios. In S. Hirtz & K. Kelly (Eds.), Education for a Digital World: Innovations in Education (Volume 2), pp. 323-348. Vancouver, BC: BCcampus.
• Video 'San Francisco State University ePortfolio: A window into learning'
• Kevin's books:
  • Advancing Online Teaching Creating Equity-Based Digital Learning Environments with Todd D. Zakrajsek
  • The Blended Course Design Workbook A Practical Guide with Kathryn E. Linder
  • Going Alt-Ac A Guide to Alternative Academic Careers with Kathryn E. Linder
  • Making College Courses Flexible Supporting Student Success Across Multiple Learning Modalities
• PEARL database
• eFolioMinnesota initiative

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Production: Catalyst IT
Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

In June 2023, the 'Think UDL' podcast episode 'Digital ethics in ePortfolios with Kristina Hoeppner and Kevin Kelly' went live. In it, Lillian Nave (Appalachian State University) interviewed Dr Kevin Kelly (San Francisco State University) and Kristina Hoeppner (Catalyst IT) on the AAEEBL Digital Ethics Principles in ePortfolios in relation to the Universal Design for Learning guidelines. This is a re-post of the episode. Many thanks to Lillian for making it happen.

Go to the episode notes for the links to resources, the transcript, and chapter markers.

Connect with Lillian

• Lillian on LinkedIn
• Lillian on X (Twitter)

Connect with Kevin

• Kevin on (X) Twitter
• Kevin on LinkedIn

Connect with Kristina

• Kristina on Mastodon
• Kristina on LinkedIn

Resources

• Original episode on Lillian Nave's podcast 'Think UDL'
• UDL guidelines
• Association for Authentic, Experiential, and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL)
• AAEEBL Task Force on Digital Ethics in ePortfolios
• The four principles discussed more deeply 
  • Accessibility
  • Technology and Usability
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Decolonization (DEIBD)
  • Data Responsibility
• AAEEBL Digital Ethics Principles in ePortfolios
• Task Force YouTube playlist
• Upcoming AAEEBL events
• Andratesha Fitzgerald's book Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning: Building Expressways to Success
• Kevin Kelly and Todd D. Zakrajsek's book Advancing Online Teaching: Creating Equity-Based Digital Learning Environments

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Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Kathleen Blake Yancey (Emerita Professor at Florida State University) has contributed to ePortfolio research and practice for many years through her numerous publications, presentations, and workshops. In this interview she looks back at some of that practice, with a particular focus on portfolio heuristics and how they differ from templates.

Connect with Kathy on LinkedIn

Resources

• Kathy's web page at Florida State University and her Wikipedia entry
• Kathy's 2022 Batson Lecture 'Tracing Learning in ePortfolios'
• Guest edited volume on portfolios: Computers and Composition, Vol 13, Issue 2, 1996
• Yancey, K. (Ed.). (2019). ePortfolio as curriculum: Models and practices for developing students’ ePortfolio literacy.
• Roche, C., Abria, L., Farrell, O., Johnston, J., Penny Light, T., McKibben, A., Reast, A., & Yancey, K. B. (2023). ePortfolio to support professional development during experiential learning placements: Guided by students-as-partners theory, enabled through students-as-partners practice. International Journal for Students As Partners, 7(2), 165–180.
• Megan Mize's online workshop 'How to get started with AI tools'
• Leticia Britos Cavagnaro:
  • Book Experiments in reflection 
  • Reflection AI bot Riff
  • Webinar Supporting reflection through an AI powered reflection bot
• AAC&U Institute on ePortfolios
• AAEEBL Digital Ethics Task Force
• Richard Lanham's book The Electronic Word: Democracy, Technology, and the Arts
• Yancey, K. (2023). The value of purposeful design: A case study of an ePortfolio reflective prompt. Across the Disciplines, 20(3/4), 31-49.

Click through to the episode notes for the transcript.

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Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Terrel (Terry) Rhodes is Distinguished Fellow at AAC&U and can look back at a long history of working with portfolios, establishing the VALUE rubrics, tying portfolios to assessment and employability, and supporting many institutions in their portfolio journey.

In this interview, Terry touches on many of these areas, highlighting the importance of digital ethics, student control, authenticity, and the need for integrative practice.

Connect with Terry on LinkedIn

Resources

• Terry's profile on AAC&U
• AAEEBL
• AAEEBL Digital Ethics Task Force
• FIPSE
• AAC&U High Impact Practices
• Editorial 'ePortfolios - The Eleventh High Impact Practice' by C. Edward Watson, George D. Kuh, Terrel Rhodes, Tracy Penny Light, and Helen L. Chen
• VALUE Initiative at AAC&U
• Terry's Batson Lecture 'Lift Every Voice: EPortfolio for Creating and Integrating'

Click through to the episode notes for the transcript.

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Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Oberstudienrätin (Senior Teacher) Sieglinde Jakob-Kühn taught in the German school system for many years and discovered Mahara a few years after having started working with Moodle in an innovative way with her language students. In this interview, Sigi shares a few anecdotes from her active teaching time, showing how students took to the ePortfolio in the mid 2000s, exploring this new technology with her in partnership.

Connect with Sigi on Facebook

Resources

• Sigi's keynote 'My personal learning story with Mahara' at Mahara Hui UK 2015
• Christine Dülfer's interview 'Supporting industry internships'
• Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft: The MOSEP E-Portfolio Course: A New Didactic Concept for Teachers and Vocational Trainers
• MOSEP overview
• Sir Ken Robinson with Lou Aronica: 'The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything'
• Sir Ken Robinson with Lou Aronica: 'Finding Your Element'

Click through to the episode notes for the transcript. 

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Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Mike Joiner-Hill, MSW, is Associate Director of Career Coaching and Education - Humanities & Sciences, in Stanford Career Education and works in the Integrative Learning Portfolio Lab alongside Helen L. Chen. In his interview, Mike explains why a portfolio is a useful way to represent yourself when thinking about your career. He also looks far into the future and predicts a new kind of portfolio.

Connect with Mike on LinkedIn

Resources

• Integrative Learning Portfolio Lab at Stanford University
• Sheetal J. Patel and Helen L. Chen's workshop 'Addressing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging in Student Showcase ePortfolios'
• Helen L. Chen's podcast episode 'Reflect through conversation to tell your story'

Click through to the episode notes for the transcript. 

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Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Podcast host Kristina Hoeppner (Catalyst IT) looks back at a year of interviewing portfolio practitioners and researchers for 'Create. Share. Engage.' She shares common insights and recurring themes.

If you'd like to share your story, get in touch.

Connect with Kristina

• Fediverse
• LinkedIn

Resources

• Quarterly Mahara community newsletter
• Monthly Catalyst portfolio newsletter
• Mahara website
• Mahara on LinkedIn
• AAEEBL
• AAEEBL Digital Ethics in ePortfolios Principles
• Eportfolios Australia

Podcast guests in order of their quotes in the episode
Mandia Mentis, Bob Reuter, Ingrid D'Souza, Stephen Harlow, Paul Libbrecht, Wendy Holly-Boen, Andrea Ghoneim, Teresa MacKinnon, Edd Bolton, Kate Mitchell, Ricard Elizalde, Megan Mize, Misty Kirby, Amy Cicchino, Sam Taylor, John Ittelson, Sarah Zurhellen, Bobbi Kamil, Paul Raper, Christine Dülfer, Bas Bakker, Christine Slade, Wolfgang Müller, Lisa Donaldson, Kevin Kelly, Helen L. Chen, Rita Zuba Prokopetz, Orna Farrell, Leticia Britos Cavagnaro, Cathy Elliott, Alberto Pugnale, Sofia Colabella, Maia Miller, Martin Dougiamas

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Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Ricardo Elizalde is a Digital Learning Partner at San Francisco Unified School District and has been working with portfolios for over two decades. He creates portfolios for himself and supports students and teachers create them in his school district.

We talk about his personal portfolio experience, how he assists people in his learning community, and also creates department level and group portfolios.

Click through to the episode notes for the transcript.

Connect with Ricardo on Mastodon

Resources

• Digital portfolios at San Francisco Unified School District
• San Francisco Unified School District podcast 'Stories from the digital learning field' and slides
• Slides for 'Towards a culturally responsive multimedia digital portfolio'
• Stephen Harlow's episode on digital storytelling: 'Tell your story through your portfolio'
•  Leticia Britos Cavagnaro's episode on reflection and her AI chatbot Riff: 'Make learning visible'
• Megan Mize's workshop on AI tools
• Zaretta Hammond's 'Ready For Rigor' Framework
• PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification by KQED Teach
• KQED youth media challenge

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Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Dr Sofia Colabella and Dr Alberto Pugnale work at the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (ABP) of The University of Melbourne in Australia. They have been working with design portfolios for many years, and recently introduced an ePortfolio into their classes. This helped them discover how powerful the medium and practice can be, in particular in getting to know their students as persons.

Their findings can be applied to other study programmes and are a wonderful way to engage with students through scaffolding the portfolio practice yet leave enough space for them to bring in their own personalities.

Click through to the episode notes for the transcript.

Connect with

• Sofia on LinkedIn and Sofia on Instagram
• Alberto on LinkedIn and Alberto on Instagram

Resources

• Article in 'Frontiers in Education': 'Supporting the journey of architecture students towards graduation through a design ePortfolio'
• Flipped classroom model of teaching
• AAEEBL Digital Ethics in ePortfolios Principle 'Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Decolonization' (DEIBD)
• Sofia's website
• Alberto's website

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Production: Catalyst IT
Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward