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Jaye Ryan: Showcase yourself through your portfolio

Associate Professor Dr Jaye Ryan, SFHEA, headed the nursing ePortfolio programme at Birmingham City University (BCU) in the UK between 2010 and 2019. She supported students and staff in creating ePortfolios and introduced Student Academic Mentors ePortfolios (STAMPs) to help students as peers.In this episode, Jaye talks about the ePortfolio practice in her nursing programme, the challenges she faced, and how she and the STAMPs made the portfolio work for students.ResourcesRyan, J. A. (2025). The lived experience of mature undergraduate nursing students with quasi-dyslexia: Navigating ongoing academic challenges [Doctoral Thesis, Birmingham City University].Ryan, J. A. (2018). Which resources are most helpful to support development of an ePortfolio? British Journal of Nursing, 27(5), 266–271.AAEEBL Digital Ethics Principles: SupportHoeppner, K. (2025, May 15). Portfolios: Integral to your programmatic assessment approach.Mahara 26.04 refresh: December 2025 updateJaye's fundraiser for her dad after hurricane Melissa in 2025Related episodesAmy Cicchino & Brandi Gilbert: Portfolios as high-impact practicesChristina Mayes: Portfolio support through peer mentorsDavid Hicks: The portfolio tells the story of growthMichael Sankey: The portfolio as the place of representation for emerging professionalsJonathan Murphy: Demonstrate skills and competenciesSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Soropepeli Ramacake: Know, grow, and show through your portfolio

Soropepeli Ramacake, MSW Applied, PGDip in Supervision, Dip in Counselling, BTheology works at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Fiji as Assistant Lecturer. He is also a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney.Soro uses Mahara as portfolio platform with his social work students who are on placement in various South Pacific countries, supporting them mainly from the distance.ResourcesChief, I. Y., & Ramacake, S. (2025, November 11). Learners’ reflection on the use of e-Portfolio in Social Work at The University of the South Pacific. ICDE World Conference 2025, Wellington.Mock-ups for Mahara 26.04Using Mahara to demonstrate skills acquired in a hospitality workplace practicum. Presentation at Mahara Hui 2017 by Parijata Moeava and Mojito Jione (The University of the South Pacific) in Auckland, New Zealand, on 6 April 2017.Creating spaces for students to demonstrate competencies in their profession. Presentation at Mahara Hui 2017 by Irene Yee Chief, Mojito Jione and Rajneel Totaram (The University of the South Pacific) in Auckland, New Zealand, on 6 April 2017.Related episodesSue Schibeci: Portfolios in work-integrated learning experiencesJonathan Murphy: Demonstrate skills and competenciesZala Volcic: Develop community, relationships, and compassionSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Amy Cicchino & Brandi Gilbert: Portfolios as high-impact practices

Associate Prof Dr Amy Cicchino, the Director of the Writing Center at the University of Central Florida and Brandi Gilbert, MPH, the Director of the Life-Health Sciences Internship Program at Indiana University Indianapolis talk about high-impact practices and how portfolios fit in.ResourcesAssessment InstituteHIPs in the StatesAAC&U list of high-impact practicesAAEEBL Digital Ethics Task ForceAAEEBL Digital Ethics in ePortfolios PrinciplesKuh, G.D, O’Donnell, K., & Reed, S. (2013). Ensuring quality and taking high-impact practices to scale. American Association of Colleges and Universities.Watson, C. E., Kuh, G. D., Rhodes, T. L., Penny Light, T., & Chen, H. L. (2016). Editorial: ePortfolios – The eleventh High Impact Practice. International Journal of ePortfolio, 6(2), 65–69.Kinzie, J., Silberstein, S., McCormick, A.C., Gonyea, R. M., & Dugan, B. (2021). Centering racially minoritized student voices in high-impact practices. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 53(4), 6–14IU Indianapolis ePortfolio StudioIU Indianapolis student ePortfolio showcaseElements of HIPs:Performance expectations set at appropriately high levelsSignificant investment of concentrated effort by students over an extended periodInteractions with faculty and peers about substantive mattersExperiences with diversity, wherein students are exposed to and must contend with people and circumstances that differ from those with which students are familiarFrequent, timely, and constructive feedbackOpportunities to discover relevance of learning through real-world applicationsPublic demonstration of competencePeriodic, structured opportunities to reflect and integrate learningMaking a difference for othersAgency and accomplishmentRelated episodesChristina Mayes: Portfolio support through peer mentorsMark Glynn: Take a programmatic approach to assessment with portfoliosSheetal J. Patel: Own your story through a portfolioChristine Dülfer: Supporting industry internshipsSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Kristina Hoeppner: Making connections and sharing the passion for portfolio work

In this episode, podcast host, Kristina Hoeppner, MA, from Catalyst IT, picks out a few memorable situations from her recent trip to Europe in September and early October 2025.ResourcesMoodleMoot DACHMoodleMoot Global 2025KawaiiconMahara UX review 2024Mahara refresh mock-upsCPD enhancementsMahara subscription'Mahara Ask Me Anything' sessionsAMA on 25 November 2025AMA on 16/17 December 2025Subscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Antje Koenen: Engage with your students as partners through a portfolio

OStR'in Antje Koenen, MA, is a senior teacher for English and German at Max-Beckmann-Schule in Frankfurt a.M. in Germany. She also works for the Hessische Lehrkräfteakademie, facilitating workshops for other teachers in the use of Mahara and digital media in general, amongst other things.In this episode, Antje shares why portfolios are a central part of her teaching and learning strategy. She explains how portfolios help engage students as partners in the classroom and help create authentic learning tasks that take advantage of the students' own experiences.ResourcesSchulportal HessenLernbegleitungDemo site of MaharaRelated episodesSigi Jakob-Kühn: Make students your partners in exploring portfoliosChristine Dülfer: Supporting industry internshipsSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward