1. Mahara Presented by: Donald Maclean 19 February 2014 e-portfolio tool www.perth.uhi.ac.uk Perth College is a registered Scottish charity, number SC021209.

2. Mahara What is it?  https://mahara.org/features. https://mahara.org/features Introduction to Mahara

3. Mahara Why use it?  Build eportfolio  Add files, content and media  Share for assessment  Share for employment

4. Mahara How to use it?  Create Templates.  Students supply contents. Template/Curriculum Centred. Student Centred.  Students create pages and supply content.

5. Mahara Checklist.  Why am I using it?  Can students use the tool?  Is there ‘added value’ for students?  Templates, or student centred?  Do I need more storage space for students?  Will they use other tools for storage, e.g. YouTube?

6. Mahara What do staff need to know?  100Mb file limit. Can be increased for specific groups.  Students would require training for use of the tool.  If using templates, some time required to set them up.  Some mobile functionality: http://uhi-mahara.co.uk/view/view.php?id=3153 http://uhi-mahara.co.uk/view/view.php?id=3153 Some issues to consider.

7. Mahara What do students need to know?  All pages and content can be shared – privacy issues.  Some investment of time to learn to use the tool.  Materials can be exported for use elsewhere at end of the unit/course. Issues for students.

8. Mahara Guides and instruction.  Available on UHI Mahara. Available on UHI Mahara UHI Videos and PDF Guides.

9. Mahara Contact and help. UHI marion.macdonald@uhi.ac.uk Perth Donald.maclean.perth@uhi.ac.uk Khristin.Fabian.perth@uhi.ac.uk