Lisa Donaldson: From 0 to 6,000 in six weeks

09/27/22 • 22 min

Until recently, Lisa Donaldson, MSc, worked at Dublin City University in Ireland in the Teaching Enhancement Unit. There she was responsible for Loop Reflect, DCU's ePortfolio platform based on Mahara. In our conversation, Lisa shares how everything started at DCU, and what some of the important steps were that the University took to grow its portfolio initiative.
Click through to the episode page for the transcript.
Connect with Lisa and ePortfolio organisations she's active in

Publications of interest

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

Portfolios at Dublin City University

Audio editing support: Sofia Kokoreva

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Production information
Production: Catalyst IT
Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Publications of interest

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

Portfolios at Dublin City University

Audio editing support: Sofia Kokoreva

Previous Episode

Introduction

'Create. Share. Engage.' is a podcast about portfolios for learning and more for educators, learning designers, and managers keen on integrating portfolios with their education and professional development practices.
This new podcast is all about sharing portfolio stories from around the world. The first episode will air on Wednesday, 28 September 2022. You'll hear from Lisa Donaldson about her portfolio journey and quickly to 6,000 students using portfolios at Dublin City University within six weeks. Subscribe in your favourite podcast app so you don't miss it.
'Create. Share. Engage.' is produced by Catalyst IT, the main development company for Mahara. We offer the full range of services to support you implement portfolios at your organisation using Mahara and also offer support packages for shorter engagements.
Click through to the episode page for the transcript.

Next Episode

Orna Farrell: Supporting learners and lecturers alike in their portfolio journey

Dr Orna Farrell is a researcher at Dublin City University whose portfolio history goes back to 2008. Since then she's taught courses using portfolios and conducted numerous studies involving portfolios. Her interests lie in supporting learners and lecturers alike, also using open education strategies.
See the episode page for the transcript.
Connect with Orna

Resources

Portfolios at DCU

PhD thesis and selected articles

PhD thesis 'Developing critical thinking through eportfolio based learning: an exploration of the experiences of non-traditional online distance learners'
Farrell, O. (2018). Failure to Launch: The unfulfilled promise of eportfolios in Irish Higher Education
Farrell, O., & Seery, A., (2019). “I am not simply learning and regurgitating information, I am also learning about myself”: Learning portfolio practice and online distance students
Farrell, O., (2020). From Portafoglio to Eportfolio: The Evolution of Portfolio in Higher Education
Farrell, O., Buckley, K., Donaldson, L., & Farrelly, T. (2021). Eportfolio in Ireland: A landscape snapshot of current practice

Create. Share. Engage. - Lisa Donaldson: From 0 to 6,000 in six weeks

Transcript

Kristina Hoeppner 00:05

Welcome to 'Create. Share. Engage.' This is the podcast on portfolios for learning and more for educators, learning designers, and managers keen on integrating portfolios in their education and professional development practices. 'Create. Share. Engage.' is brought to you by the Mahara team at Catalyst IT. My name is Kristina Hoeppner, and I'm delighted to talk with Lisa Donaldson today.

Until recently, Lisa worked at Dublin City University