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Showing how I've grown
Reflective, lifelong learning with Mahara e-Portfolios
Derrin [email protected]
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How many of you use Open Source Software
nearly every day?
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Open Sourcee-Portfolios
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What does this have to do with Language Teaching?
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Pedagogical Approach:
Formative Mediation in collaborative learningversus
Acquisition via our own devicesversus
The Transmission model
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Content In / Content Out
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Focus on form / Focus on form(s)
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Reflective Growth
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Personalisation of Learning:
Real people telling real stories on a lifelong learning journey
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Ownership of Learning Content
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• paper behind glass • the arch-lever file• the credited author• Leap2A portability
Focus of this presentation:
To show you how Mahara works To show you how Mahara relates to other
software platforms To show you how TDM - an official Mahara
Partner an Linux (LPI) Approved Training Partner - can add value.
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The Nuffield Review Demands...
The re-assertion of a broader vision of education in which there is a profound respect for the whole person (not just the narrowly conceived ‘intellectual excellence’ or ‘skills for economic prosperity’), irrespective of ability or cultural and social background, in which there is a broader vision of learning and in which the learning contributes to a more just and cohesive society.
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Starting from the learner's perspective...
A Self-Development Process
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Setting your own learning agendas...
My Goals / My Skills
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Building your content and your stories...
A Learner-Led, Portfolio-Building Process
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Showcasing your learning
Personalised learning and showcasing...
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“Paper behind glass”
Easy online showcasing of your learning...
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Lifelong Learning
Online Resume (CV) Builder
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Portability of data
The Leap2a Open Data Standard
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Assessment of Competence
An assessor-led evidence-building process:
Build (eg Communicaive Language Testing) templates
Feedback on submitted views
Lock completed views for verification
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Information, Advice & Guidance
Learners, tutors, Assessors (templates), employers, mentors, verifiers, etc. have the freedom to presentMy Views...
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Social Networking
Create Groups for Communities of Practice and Professional Networks
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Create your own CoPs
Each group has many members, each member has many groups:
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Practical uses include:
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•Group Projects•Build your English persona•International Working Parties•Special Interest Groups•Teacher networks (Knowledge Transfer, Capture & Creation)•Monitored Social Networking (protection against sexually inappropriate behaviour, cyberbullying, etc.)
•Stakeholder feedback•Formal assessment•External marketing•Reflective Fridays•Lecture / Conference notesharing•Internal Reporting•Job applications (digital CV)•....and more and more and more...
What is the problem for which
this technology provides the solution?
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Small Pieces, Coherently Joined
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LMS v's VLE v's PLE v's SLE
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LMS = Learning Management System
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VLE = Virtual Learning Environment
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PLE = Personalised Learning Environment
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SLE = Social (Web2.0) Learning Environment
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The Institution Needs...
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The Teacher / Trainer Needs...
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The Learner Needs...
TDM offer hosting...
Professional hosting and integration with and Networking between other Mahara, Moodle, etc. sites:
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TDM offer Open Source...
Open Source Ref: UK Govt. ICT Strategy incl.
Open Source, Open Standards and Re-Use: Government Action Plan
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TDM offer professional support for more OSS than Mahara...
LMSs / VLEs ( eg Moodle)
Website Content Management Systems
Customer Relationship Management
Accountancy / finance / payroll
Project Management
Course authoring
Shopping carts / online purchasing
Repositories / Document Management Systems
Video sharing
Graphic design
Photo galleries
...the list goes on....
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TDM offer user training and site development...
The TDM book practically illustrates how Mahara might be used in:
A Primary School
An International Corporation
A private WBL Provider
But the applications are numerous:
Recruitment Agency / English Language School / EAP or ESP Centre / Business English Centre / University / Adult Education Provider / Professional Body / etc.
Also includes the useful Implementation (Pre)Planner – to help any organisational software implementation.
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Give us a shout...
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