Mark Glynn: Take a programmatic approach to assessment with portfolios

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Mark Glynn, now Head of Business Development for EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) at Catalyst IT Europe, used to be the Head of the Teaching Enhancement Unit at Dublin City University (DCU) for many years. In this episode, Mark shares his view on the benefits for implementing an institution-wide portfolio strategy and for rolling out a single institution-supported portfolio platform, in the case of DCU, Mahara.
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Resources

• DCU's Teaching Enhancement Unit
• Other episodes with DCU staff and a student
  • Lisa Donaldson: 'From 0 to 6,000 in six weeks'
  • Orna Farrell: 'Supporting learners and lecturers alike in their learning journey'
  • Mark Brady: 'Journal regularly for profound insight'
• DCU publications on portfolios:
  • Ebook 'Eportfolio based assessment: Inspiring exploration and supporting evaluation for practitioners'
  • Ebook 'Exploring the diversity of ePortfolio practice: An international sharing of practice, activities, and assessment'
  • Special issue on ePortfolios in the Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning
  • The learning portfolio in higher education: A game of snakes and ladders
• Loop Reflect, DCU's ePortfolio site
• Eportfolio Ireland
• AAEEBL Digital Ethics in ePortfolios Principles

Click through to the episode online to access the transcript.
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Production information
Production: Catalyst IT
Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward