Paul Raper: Make the portfolio a habit that is serving you

Create. Share. Engage.

Paul Raper, MSc, is a former engineer turned linguist who studied Teaching English for Specific Purposes at Aston University in the UK with corpus linguistics as his primary subject. Paul now teaches English to engineers at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) and uses the ePortfolio as his primary coaching tool.

In this episode, Paul shares his practice of using SWITCHportfolio, a Mahara-based site for Swiss institutions of higher education, for his own portfolios as well as with student groups, encouraging collaboration and feedback giving.
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Resources

Special Interest Group ePortfolio at eduhub by SWITCH
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Production information
Production: Catalyst IT
Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Rozdziały

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. How do you add to your portfolio consistently? (00:02:07)

3. The portfolio as a habit (00:04:36)

4. Portfolios at FHNW (00:06:19)

5. Creativity in portfolios (00:11:53)

6. Portfolio scaffolding (00:13:26)

7. Student feedback on portfolios (00:15:25)

8. What can't you yet fully do with portfolios? (00:16:53)

9. Portfolios only in English at FHNW? (00:17:50)

10. Trends in portfolio practice (00:21:01)

11. Q&A: Three words / phrases to describe portfolio work (00:27:16)

12. Q&A: A tip for learning designers or instructors (00:28:56)

13. Q&A: A tip for learners (00:31:58)