keynote presentation - supporting large-scale mahara adoption (mahde14)
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Slides from my talk at the Mahara Barcamp in Karlsruhe, Germany. See the video: https://samwiseblt.wordpress.com/2014/12/09/mahde14/TRANSCRIPT
Sam Taylor – Learning Technologist
@samwisefox
Southampton Solent University
Faculty of Business, Sport & Enterprise
Faculty of Creative Industries
Faculty of Maritime & Technology
Mahara users since 2009
Adopted to support staff and student personal development
Mainly used for assessments
Not a ‘Techie’!
Background in Dance & Performing Arts
Dance Science Major
College lecturer
Researcher into Widening Participation
Example portfolios
1hr online induction activity
Help site full of ‘how to’ videos
Template construction
Assessment guidance for students
Activities built into Moodle course pages
Moodle staff community page
Dummy/mocked-up pages
Image by Joe Robertson from Austin, Texas, USA. (holding hands.) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
http://mahara.solent.ac.uk/about.php
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Induction activity
http://myportfolio.solent.ac.uk/induction
http://myportfolio.solent.ac.uk/staff
Template to
copy from
course group
Moodle page
Links to help
Moodle page‘How to’ videos
Health & Social Care
Social Work
Geography
Business Management
Marketing
PR & Communication
Technology Foundation Year
Architectural Technology
Shipping Operations
Advertising
Teaching & Learning
Fashion Marketing
Language Foundation Year
Recording of weekly thoughts
Capturing evidence of learning new skills
Page is shared with tutors
Either submitted to course group for feedback
Secret link for tutors to ‘bookmark’
See Solent’s guide to reflective writing
Collection of documents
Planning, logging and evidencing personal development
‘It’s all about me!’
Demonstration of acquired skills
Examples:http://mahara.solent.ac.uk/view/view.php?t=HjklXu1Z8e5oaOEtKrnDhttp://mahara.solent.ac.uk/view/view.php?t=yxpgnbW7fsK5GkcEZzjH
http://pixabay.com/en/man-joy-cheers-development-success-257884/
Presentation of knowledge acquired through research
Feedback, statistics, recommendations and outcomes
Mainly for marketing & project planning
Whole portfolio is assessed
Examples:http://mahara.solent.ac.uk/view/view.php?t=X2l0T6HfV97wuzjFEsdBhttp://mahara.solent.ac.uk/view/view.php?t=8VF0Pf4DHZxSvjKhUBwc
http://pixabay.com/en/shield-transport-panel-plate-229112/
Fixed criteria for which evidence must be supplied
Mainly Professional courses with mature/part time learners
Reflective statements to accompany evidence
Whole portfolio is assessed
Examples:http://mahara.solent.ac.uk/view/view.php?t=ADZq31npoPR5gF9I0xfChttp://mahara.solent.ac.uk/view/view.php?t=uWISdptwn0zeLcNsTgKJ
http://pixabay.com/en/home-office-workstation-office-336378/
1. Inspire your students with great tech stories Hole in the wall – Sugata Mitra
One laptop per child
The Future is Ours: https://vimeo.com/44658040
2. Create great example/template portfolios
3. Showcase previous student portfolios
4. Involve volunteer peer mentors
http://www.slideshare.net/samwisemoss/leading-by-example-keys-to-successful-mahara-adoption-maharauk14
Feedback on being a ‘Peer Leader’:
“I think it has been useful for the students having
two extra people to help them in class that have
done the assignment and carried out amazing
work placements themselves as we can relate
to what they are going through.
It has also made me feel really good that I can
help, and I like sharing my experiences with
them.
I have also encouraged them to do as many work
placements for long periods as I think it has been
so beneficial to myself, and hearing that from a
student opposed to a lecturer is really
important too I feel.”
Chloe Seaforth3rd yr Student
BA(Hons) PR
Communication
Feedback on having ‘Peer Leaders’:
“For me I find them extremely useful, mainly
because they have had to work with the
software directly whereas Sally hasn't had a
lot of experience with it; so it's great to talk to
fellow students on how to use it.
It's also great to have them talk to us about the
layout and creativity side; they've been able to
give us advice, and show us examples of
their work.
We wouldn’t have been able to get the hang of
Mahara quite as well as we have without
the support of the peer leaders.”
Paige Hiley2nd yr Student
BA(Hons) PR
Communication
Sam Taylor
Learning Technologist
Southampton Solent University
@samwisefox
http://about.me/samtayloruk