Everything Mahara

via http://twitter.com/#!/DrPlumEU/statuses/96268084347801600 "This paper presents an exploratory study of the potential for offering students elements to construct their own personal learning environments, through a combination of an e-portfolio and integrated learning platform. The intention was to integrate an institutional virtual learning environment; an e-portfolio for assembling work, where the students can include ideas and reflections and create their own work; and social networks as powerful communication tools, particularly of an informal nature. The study aims to find out whether students think that an e-portfolio can improve project assignments when used in collaborative group work; whether this independent way of learning enriches collaborative work and reciprocity among the members of each group so that a knowledge-building process is generated in the case study in question; and whether using e-portfolios contributes more effectively to the achievement of the course's proposed learning outcomes."

I'd Love to read it BUT twitter is blocked at my education institution!

in French

installation guide for installing Mahara on shared hosting

the university even has a portfolio office: http://www.zlf.uni-frankfurt.de/wir-ueber-uns/portf/index.html

presentation by Ruslan Kabalin at MaharaUK 11

by Chris Grant

by Heinz Krettek

portfolio example from a Year 9 (?) student

"The e-Portfolio system Mahara has been introduced to the Supported Learning Programmes at Barony College to enable student self-evaluation and reflection. The JISC RSC Scotland S&W talk to the Learning Technologist at Barony College and the Supported Learning Programme tutor to discuss how they worked together to roll out the e-Portfolio for this programme."

via http://twitter.com/#!/watueueh/statuses/70338479023849472