Latest eportfolio news from Australia and beyond – April 2019

2019 Eportfolio Forum – Call for proposals are now open!

The ePortfolios Australia Committee are pleased to announce that the 2019 Eportfolio Forum Call for proposals are now open.

2019 Eportfolio Forum (Eportforum) will be held on on 20-21 November 2019 at Australian Catholic University (ACU), Watson Campus, Canberra. This will be the eighth Eportforum.

A variety of interactive sessions will enable new and experienced eportfolio supporters to gain some ‘hands-on’ experience with using eportfolios, including hearing from our Keynote presenter – Prof Tristram Hooley, University of Derby, United Kingdom.

Call for proposals are open until 17 June 2019.

Please share this news with your networks by forwarding on this email or via social media (#eportforum)

Please contact Allison for more information or any questions regarding the 2019 Eportfolio Forum – 0400 732 270 or eportfoliosaustralia@gmail.com

2019 Eportfolio Webinar series 

The ePortfolios Australia Organising Committee are also pleased to advise that the dates for the 2019 Eportfolio Webinar series have been confirmed as:

• Tuesday 28 May – 4.15-5.30 pm AEST – Digital credentials / badges – what’s happening in Australian Universities in 2019 
• Wednesday 4 September – 4.30-5.30 pm AEST – Topic to be confirmed

More information and registrations for the May webinar will be available shortly.

PebblePad webinars – past and present  

Don’t worry if you can’t make PebblePad webinars, as the recordings are shared – just like the recent webinar presented by Shane Sutherland from PebblePad entitled: Learning journeys, destinations and roadmaps.

Also this PebblePad webinar from 9 April will be available soon –PebblePad as an instrument for Student Support and Success: Recruitment, training, reflection and evaluation for disparate Peer Mentor Programs through implementation of PebblePad workbooks and workspaces. Preservers are: Katherine Parsons, Heather Harmer and Rhys Cooper – Griffith University

You can view them here: https://www.pebblepad.co.uk/webinars.aspx?y=2019

What’s new in the Mahara community?

Find out where to meet fellow portfolio enthusiasts over the next few months and what is going to be in Mahara 19.04.https://mahara.org/newsletter

Some other great eportfolio news and resources

Check out this great eportfolio news and resources:

• Dominique Jan has released his thesis on ePortfolios (including Mahara) « Investigating ePortfolios from Teacher Education to the Workplace » is available on . This thesis received the Vice Chancellor Sir John Daniel Award for Education and Language Studies for dedication and outstanding achievement in postgraduate research
• Recent publication – EPortfolio Maturity Framework by Igor Balaban, Serge Ravet & Aleksandra Sobodić
• Interesting article: Professional Self-Development Mediated by ePortfolio: Reflections of an ESL Practitioner by Rita Zuba Prokopeĵ

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2018 Eportforum Draft Program & Free Eportfolio Research Webinar Resources

2018 Eportforum – Draft program available – Register now!

The ePortfolios Australia Organising Committee are pleased to announce the 2018 Eportfolio Forum (#Eportforum) draft program is now available.

This program outlines the many and varied presentations, workshops and facilitated discussions, including a Keynote Q&A Session with Prof Dawn Bennett, which makes Eportforum such a fantastic event.

Keynote speakers include:

Day One Keynote Speaker: Professor Dawn Bennett, John CurtinDistinguished Professor, School of Education, Curtin University
Why ePortfolios and graduate outcomes go hand in hand

Day Two Opening Speaker: Associate Professor Annemieke Craig,Director, Career Education, Deakin University – Evidencing Professional Skills

Click here to review the draft program.

The 2018 Eportforum will be held on 9-10 October 2018 at Griffith University, South Bank Campus, Brisbane. 

Registers are now open this two day forum.

Let other people you know who might be interested in attending this event.

Please contact Allison for more information or any questions regarding the 2018 Eportfolio Forum – 0400 732 270 or eportfoliosaustralia@gmail.com

Free webinar resources: Eportfolio research – both in Australia and overseas 

The Eportfolio research – both in Australia and overseas webinar happened on Wednesday 8 August 2018.

Our presenters and their topics included:

• Dr Kathryn Coleman, University of Melbourne and Associate Professor Patsie Polly, UNSW Sydney – Highlight Tour: Global Tales of ePortfolio research and practice in Australia and internationally
• Associate Professor Stephen Isbel, University of Canberra and Dr Misty Kirby, Charles Sturt University – Researching ePortfolios in Higher Education: The Process, Pitfalls and Epiphanies

Click here to access the webinar recording and resources.

Please forward on this email to other people you think might be interested in these webinar resources.

​PebblePad upcoming event and recorded webinars

Upcoming event –

• Ruth Druva, John McInerney and students from Monash University will be presenting on 13 September on ‘Supporting the transition from student to professional’ – https://www.pebblepad.com.au/l/webinars.aspx?y=2018&id=bed9bb7a-e2db-4127-806e-c93fe7b0eb34.

Webinar/Meeting recordings –

• Candyce Reynolds, Portland State University presented ‘Leveraging the eportfolio for integrative learning’ – based on a book of the same name by Candyce Reynolds and Judith Patton– https://pebblepad.wistia.com/medias/xuaamzpkak
• Shane Sutherland, CEO, PebblePad shares the latest happenings from the PebblePad roadmap – https://pebblepad.wistia.com/medias/gqg25uxnc3.
• July’s PebblePad WIL SIG – ‘Practical challenges associated with managing WIL processes at scale.’ Discussion focussed on ATLAS tips and tricks – https://zoom.us/recording/share/AZJS5bWB8qLrAiiGsdY-fkUKnLY6JApQOJuBJQFm5zCwIumekTziMw

(Via Alison Poot)

Some great eportfolio news and resources

Check out this great eportfolio news and these resources:

• The Spring Issue Call for Proposals is LIVE for the AAEBBL ePortfolio Review (AePR)! – Brief Proposals due September 1.There are two themes for the Spring 2019 issue: Building Bridges Part II and (our originally planned theme) Individual ePortfolios. A simple proposal form completed with a 250 word abstract is required by 1 September –

  For more details and to complete the submission form go to: https://airtable.com/shr2Mz2ee1cToDE7k

• Great story about implementing eportfolios in a Biomedical laboratory technology programme in Europe

Please share any eportfolio news or ask questions via the Eportfolio Community of Practice Facebook page or eportfoliosaustralia@gmail.com

2018 Eportforum Keynotes have been announced: Prof Dawn Bennett & Ass Prof Annemieke Craig + more

The ePortfolios Australia Organising Committee are pleased to announce the 2018 Eportfolio Forum (#Eportforum) Keynote speakers:

Day One Keynote Speaker: Professor Dawn Bennett, John Curtin Distinguished Professor, School of Education, Curtin University
Why ePortfolios and graduate outcomes go hand in hand

 

Day Two Opening Speaker: Associate Professor Annemieke Craig, Director, Career Education, Deakin University – Evidencing Professional Skills

Click here to read more about these presenters and their presentations.

The 2018 Eportforum will be held on 9-10 October 2018 at Griffith University, South Bank Campus, Brisbane. 

Feedback from previous attendees:

• Beyond expectations. Excellent organisation + genuine passion for topic  + very knowledgeable presenters and attendees = excellent Forum
• An excellent place to meet like-minded and passionate people. Thoroughly enjoyed the sessions, and am looking forward to feeding lots of information back into our local eP community.

Registers are now open this two day forum which is packed with interactive sessions and great opportunities to network.

Please contact Allison for more information or any questions regarding the 2018 Eportfolio Forum – 0400 732 270 or eportfoliosaustralia@gmail.com

Free webinar: Eportfolio research – both in Australia and overseas 

Don’t forget to register for the Eportfolio research – both in Australia and overseas to be held on Wednesday 8 August 2018.

Our presenters and their topics include:

• Dr Kathryn Coleman, University of Melbourne and Associate Professor Patsie Polly, UNSW Sydney – Highlight Tour: Global Tales of ePortfolio research and practice in Australia and internationally
• Associate Professor Stephen Isbel, University of Canberra and Dr Misty Kirby, Charles Sturt University – Researching ePortfolios in Higher Education: The Process, Pitfalls and Epiphanies

Click here for more information and to register for this event or to register for the webinar recording and resources if you cannot make the event.  Please forward on this email to other people you think might be interested in this webinar.

​Mahara Hui DACH, 29 November – 1 December 2018

Vienna Calling! The 6th Mahara Hui for central European countries, provided and supported by Lpaso Institute of Learning Culture e.V, has been announced.

Entitled “Mahara Hui DACH18” – this event will take place from 29 November to 1 December 2018 at University College of Teacher Education Vienna (PH Wien) in Austria. The organizing team wish to invite ePortfolio users from Germany (D), Austria (A), and Switzerland (CH). Other portfolio practitioners from across Europe are warmly welcomed to take part at this unconference as well.

The event language is German, but attendees are free to offer their sessions in English if that is more convenient.

Following the tradition, the event will begin with hands-on sessions on 29 November 2018 followed by a shared dinner near the venue.

(Via Kristina Hoeppner)

 

Some great eportfolio news and resources

Check out this great eportfolio news and these resources:

• Great story about the use of eportfolios and digital badges

Please share any eportfolio news or ask questions via the Eportfolio Community of Practice Facebook page.

Free webinar: Eportfolio research – both in Australia and overseas + more

The ePortfolios Australia Organising Committee are pleased to announce the second of two free webinars for 2018 entitled Eportfolio research – both in Australia and
overseas. This webinar will be held on Wednesday 8 August 2018.

Our presenters and their topics include:

• Dr Kathryn Coleman, University of Melbourne and Associate Professor Patsie Polly, UNSW Sydney – Highlight Tour: Global Tales of ePortfolio research and practice in Australia and internationally
• Associate Professor Stephen Isbel, University of Canberra and Dr Misty Kirby, Charles Sturt University – Researching ePortfolios in Higher Education: The Process, Pitfalls and Epiphanies

Click here for more information and to register for this event or to register for the webinar recording and resources if you cannot make the event.  Please forward on this email to other people you think might be interested in this webinar.

2018 Eportfolio Forum – Registrations are open!

Registrations for the 2018 Eportfolio Forum (Eportforum) to be held on 9-10 October 2018 at Griffith University, South Bank Campus, Brisbane are now open. 

This two day form is packed with interactive sessions which  enable new and experienced eportfolio supporters to get some ‘hands-on’ experience on how to use eportfolios in education and beyond.

Click here to register now open for 2018 Eportfolio Forum #eportforum

Please contact Allison for more information or any questions regarding the 2018 Eportfolio Forum – 0400 732 270 or eportfoliosaustralia@gmail.com

​Mahara resources and news

Check out the following Mahara events and resources

• Mahoodle for Digital Assessment Report by Sam Taylor – Report with some videos of the recent Mahara and Moodle event all about digital assessment
• Mahara Hui 2017 Report by Thorben Egberts (Written in German-Google translation available) – Via Kristina Hoeppner’s Everything Mahara Diigo Social Bookmarking Group – https://groups.diigo.com/group/everything-mahara
• Kristina Hoeppner from Catalyst IT who manage the Mahara Open Source platform would like to know – What do you think about the proposed changes to the structure of the Mahara navigation? https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8294

Some great eportfolio news and resources

Check out this great eportfolio news and these resources:

• Recording of the PebblePad Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting held on 21 June – focussed on resources being created to support WIL processes:
  – Laurie Murphy from the College of Business, Law and Governance at James Cook University shared two resources
  – a template called the ‘Activities Diary and Reflective Template’ used
  in an intern subject to keep track of students logging hours
  – a group project workbook for work with an industry partner
  – Terri Downer from the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine at the University of the Sunshine Coast also shared three resources:
  – their original Midwifery Practice Experience workbook (450 – 500 pages) – this has now been broken down into six different workbooks
  – Neonatal Care Experiences workbook, one of their new smaller workbooks (and one of the associated experience worksheets)
  – WIL ‘Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool’ workbook, with associated feedback templates.
  The recording of the session is available for 30 days.
  Click here if you would like to join the WIL SIG 
  (via Alison Poot, PebblePad User Group)
• Call for proposals for the 10th Annual Forum on Digital Learning and ePortfolios – ePORTFOLIOS AND THE VALUE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – Celebrating 10 Years of AAC&U’s ePortfolio Forum – Saturday, January 26, 2019 –  Hyatt Regency Hotel / Atlanta, Georgia – Call for proposals close 25 July 2018

Free webinar: Using eportfolios to support Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement (+more)

Free webinar: Using eportfolios to support Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement

This free webinar will showcase how eportfolios can be used to support Work Integrated Learning (WIL) – Wednesday 23 May 2018 – 4.30-5.30 pm AEST.

Presenters:

• Associate Professor Laurie Murphy, PhD, James Cook University – Embedded and applied ePortfolios in WIL
• Dr Leanne Ngo, Deakin University; Kristina Hoeppner, Catalyst IT; and Associate Professor Patsie Polly, UNSW – The WIL portfolio: An integral element in career development

If you cannot make the webinar, please register and we will send you the recording and resources. Click for more information and to register

 

2018 Eportfolio Forum – Call for proposals are now open!

The ePortfolios Australia Committee are pleased to announce that the 2018 Eportfolio Forum Call for proposals are now open.

2018 Eportfolio Forum (Eportforum) will be held on 9-10 October 2018 at Griffith University, South Bank Campus, Brisbane. This will be the seventh Eportforum.

A variety of interactive sessions will enable new and experienced eportfolio supporters to gain some ‘hands-on’ experience with using eportfolios, including hearing from our Keynote presenter – Prof Dawn Bennett.

Call for proposals are open until 4 June 2018.

Please contact Allison for more information or any questions regarding the 2018 Eportfolio Forum – 0400 732 270 or eportfoliosaustralia@gmail.com

Pebblepad webinars – recording and upcoming

The recording of the recent PebblePad webinar, “The role of the Learning Technologist in large-scale portfolio adoption: Tips and Tricks” is now available online – https://pebblepad.wistia.com/medias/drr4dkk9mp. From all accounts this was an excellent session and those who attended picked up lots of new ideas.

Pebblepad’s next webinar is from Jennifer Munday from Charles Sturt University and Jennifer Rowley from University of Sydney presenting on “Using the ePortfolio space for creative arts learning in a secondary school“. This is going to be a really interesting session focussing on the use of portfolios with Aboriginal students in Arts classes. Registrations are now open https://resources.pebblepad.co.uk/may18webinar-registration.  (via Alison Poot, PebblePad User Group)

Some great eportfolio news and resources

Check out this great eportfolio news and these resources:

• Blog: EEP Empowering ePortfolio Process: How to use ePortfolio for lifelong learning – https://eepeu.wordpress.com/
• Resource: Making it Happen: Integrating the ePortfolio into an Online Business Degree Program – https://www.aacu.org/sites/default/files/files/MakingItHappen2017.pdf
• Student eportfolio: from University of Southern Queensland – https://eportfolio.usq.edu.au/user/w0085511/ict-eportfolio

Please share any eportfolio news or ask questions via the Eportfolio Community of Practice Facebook page.

2018 Eportfolio Forum – Call For Proposals Are Now Open!

The ePortfolios Australia Committee are pleased to announce that the 2018 Eportfolio Forum Call for proposals are now open.

2018 Eportfolio Forum (Eportforum) will be held on 9-10 October 2018 at Griffith University, South Bank Campus, Brisbane. This will be the seventh Eportforum.

A variety of interactive sessions will enable new and experienced eportfolio supporters to gain some ‘hands-on’ experience with using eportfolios, including hearing from our Keynote presenter – Prof Dawn Bennett.

Call for proposals are open until 4 June 2018.

Please contact Allison for more information or any questions regarding the 2018 Eportfolio Forum – 0400 732 270 or eportfoliosaustralia@gmail.com

The Developing Role of ePortfolios within the Digital Landscape: A Collaborative International Seminar  

23-25 May 2018 | Dublin City
University, Ireland.*

With proposals received from the UK, USA, Canada, northern and southern Europe and the southern hemisphere, together with plenary contributors from both sides of the Atlantic, this Dublin ePortfolio seminar is shaping up to be truly international.

In addition to plenary contributions this event will include over 40 workshop and discussion sessions, a Gala Reception and a Gala lunch for delegates and others who are accompanying them.

Earlybird booking offer expires on 27 April – https://eportfoliosandmore.wordpress.com/bookings
(Wording adapted from Rob Ward’s post to the https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/epaccoplist)

AePR Call for Papers

Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL) ePortfolio Review (AePR) invites you to submit articles and reports covering the broad area of eportfolio use.  AePR publish articles about pedagogy, research, technical, and organizational issues. Their readership includes eportfolio practitioners, administrators and students. Their mission is to serve the needs of the global eportfolio community and promote portfolio learning as a major way to transform higher education.

The AePR is a theme-based journal; therefore, acceptance is competitive. After a paper is accepted for a specific issue, the author(s) is(are) paired with one of our peer reviewers. Papers submitted for a current issue may be considered for a subsequent issue if the editorial board feel it is a better fit for a future theme..

Proposal submissions are due May 1 – Theme: Building Bridges with ePortfolios – https://aaeebl.org/2018/03/13/aepr-call-for-papers/
(Wording adapted from Wende Garrison’s post from https://aaeebl.org/2018/03/13/aepr-call-for-papers/)

Some great eportfolio news and resources

Check out this great eportfolio news and resources:

• GET IN QUICK >>> PebbleBash proposals – Go to https://www.pebblebash.co.uk/2018/papers.aspx for information and to submit your proposal. If you are working on a submission and are worried that you cannot make the Friday deadline please email Alison Poot at alison@pebblepad.com.au to negotiate a few extra days. They are looking for as many of the AU/NZ community to be involved as possible at this year’s event (10-12 December 2018 – Lancefield, Victoria) – (via Alison Poot)
• April Mahara Newsletter (including upcoming Mahara events) is available here (via Kristina Hoeppner): https://mahara.org/artefact/artefact.php?artefact=434837&view=36871
• Save the Date: May Eportfolio Webinar –  23 May 2018 – 4.30 pm EST – ePortfolio Australia’s first of two Eportfolio webinars will be on Using eportfolios to support WIL placement – Stay tuned for more information shortly

Stay connected all year round – share any eportfolio news or ask questions via the Eportfolio Community of Practice Facebook page.

Check out the bumper 2017 Eportfolio Forum Program (+ more)

The ePortfolios Australia Committee are pleased to share the bumper 2017 Eportfolio Forum (#eportforum) program.

DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM HERE

 

Day One has an exciting Opening Keynote presenter, Professor Shelley Kinash, University of Southern Queensland, as well as Short Peer Reviewed Paper presentations, 20 x 20 presentations, posters and a Plenary Panel. Day One will finish with some networking.

Day Two has a thought-provoking Day Two Openinng speaker, Phil Loveder, National Centre for Vocational Education and Research (NCVER), as well as long and short workshops, plus a Ideas Exchanging Working Lunch.

DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM HERE

Click here for any updated copies of the program.

Register now so you don’t miss out!

Please contact Allison for more information or any questions regarding the 2017 Eportfolio Forum – 0400 732 270 or eportfoliosaustralia@gmail.com

Contribute to some Australian eportfolio research 

The Australian Eportfolio Research Group will be facilitating an Ideas Exchange Working Lunch session at 2017 Eportfolio Forum entitled “Exploring the Functions of Assessment Driven ePortfolio use in the Context of Vulnerable Communities”.

During this session they will be sharing information about their research project which recognises that eportfolio practice in some tertiary education settings involves the necessary collection of evidence of learning involving vulnerable groups. Preservice teacher education in school settings and nursing student placements in hospitals and clinics are examples. The learning undertaken is necessarily authentic, situated, documented and shared. It is recognised there may be unintended consequences involved with the collection and sharing aspects of this phenomena that need to be understood and managed.

The aims of this research are to:

1. Understand current practice across institutions and related challenges,

2. Identify intended and unintended outcomes of ePortfolio practice relating to vulnerable groups, and

3. Develop guidelines to be used by faculty and students to address unintended negative outcomes.

Join in on the conversation about this research at the 2017 Eportfolio Forum.

PebblePad User Group – Perth Meeting

Centre for University Teaching and Learning (CUTL) at Murdoch University and PebblePad will be hosting the meeting of the PebblePad Users Group Perth at Murdoch University on 10 October.

This event has been scheduled to coincide with a visit to Australia by the PebblePad CEO Shane Sutherland and two lead developers, Aaron Kenny and Brad Rushton.

Click here for more information

Some great eportfolio news and resources

Check out this great eportfolio news and resources:

• Article in Media and Learning News “Using ePortfolios to Support Transversal Skills including Digital Literacy”: http://media-and-learning.eu/files/newsletter/Media-and-Learning-News_2017-08.pdf#ats2020
• Lots of Mahara events happening in the second half of this year, including KiwiMUG on 3 November – https://mahara.org/view/view.php?id=4269
• Mahara Users Midlands (UK): Meet-up – 27 September https://docs.google.com/document/d/17NseiE2hQT_aUc7RELnb-gTurJnfs5D2cU0FBmbXa3Q/edit  
• Mahoodle Moot 2017 – Cambridge UK, 20 October  one-day event is a great opportunity for users of Moodle and Mahara to network and share best practice and experiences with other learning professionals. It will feature a series of short presentations and opportunities for collaboration in groups.- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mahoodle-moot-2017-tickets-36681489322

Please share any eportfolio news or ask questions via the Eportfolio Community of Practice Facebook page.