Introduction to Mahara [Video]

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MyPortfolio is an online electronic portfolio web application, based on the popular open-source product Mahara, used to show learning progress over time by continuously adding learning evidence and reflections.

It can be used to create:

1. Professional development portfolios
2. Competency-based portfolios
3. Online posters or response to an assignment task
4. Reflective Journals 

‘Why a portfolio?’ video from Mahara

Take a look at this video produced by the Mahara team on why someone might use an ePortfolio.

Affordances

• Staff can develop and share templates to help students start to build their portfolios. Students can take more control as they become accustomed to this way of working.
• Groups can be used to provide an online space for students and staff to communicate, share, and provide feedback.
• Students can be encouraged to evidence learning activity throughout a programme. They control access to relevant audiences.
• Staff can refer students to publish to the e-portfolio after significant learning tasks, to remind them of what employers would …