St John's Village, Wangaratta, Staff Training

1. Mahara
Training
St John’s Village
June 2013
Aged Care Staff1

2. Mahara Eportfolios
June 5, 2013
Solent University
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3. Eportfolios – why?

4. Eportfolios – where?

5. E-portfolios – what?

6. E-portfolios – what?

7. Accessing your E-portfolio
 Note:
 Before you can start using Mahara, you need to connect
your Moodle account with it. That way, you can access
your e-portfolio from within Moodle.
 Log in to the Moodle course St John's Village Mahara
Training
 In the right sidebar click on the link to the My Portfolio (Mahara).
Provide a username and password for Mahara (same as your
Moodle login details) on the first time you enter.
 Note: you should not need to do that in the future
 You are ready to use Mahara.
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Step 2
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8. Self-enrolling in Mahara
Training course
 http://moourl.com/stjohns
June 5, 2013
Optional
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9. Logging In
 http://stjohnsvillage.net/moodle/
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Step 1
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10. Adjust Settings
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Step 2
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11. Adjust Notifications
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Step 3
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12. Complete your Profile
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Step 4
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13. Add your profile image
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Step 5
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14. Upload your artefacts
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Step 6
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15. Create a Journal (Entry)
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Step 7
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16. Complete your Resume
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Step 8
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17. Add your Plans
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Step 9
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18. Notes can be created
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Step 10
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19. e-portfolio implementation at
St John’s Village
1. Should all learners use Reflective Practice?
A. Absolutely B. Sometimes C. Never
2. Should all professionals use e-portfolios as Individual
Learning Plans?
A. Absolutely B. Sometimes C. Never
3. Should a self-directed E-portfolio approach be built into
the delivery of all courses?
A. Absolutely B. Sometimes C. Never
4. Should all students design and build their own ongoing e-
portfolios?
A. Absolutely B. Sometimes C. Never

20. E-portfolio Focus Group
 Share:
 Achievements in creating and maintaining your
own e-portfolios
 Experiences in assisting others to create their
own e-portfolios
 Discuss:
 Strategies for implementing e-portfolios at St
John’s Village
 Why would we wish to develop a St John’s
Village, Eportfolio Approach to learning?

21. Take-Away questions
 What benefits would make sense for
individual e-portfolio creators?
 What implementation process would work
at St John’s Village?
 What strategies would initiate buy-in from
management and staff?