Christine Dülfer: Supporting industry internships

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Christine Dülfer (OStR'in; Dipl.-Hdl'in) is a Business Administration and English teacher at Berufliche Schulen des Landkreises Waldeck-Frankenberg in Korbach und Bad Arolsen, which are vocational schools in Germany, and a team leader at the Hessische Lehrkräfteakademie in the media department (Dezernat Medien II.3, SG II.3-3 Fortbildung), responsible for Moodle trainers. Christine has been supporting students for over 10 years in creating portfolios as part of their internships that are an integral part of their vocational studies in the German 'duale System'.
In this interview, Christine talks about her approach to portfolio work and the benefit that individual students as well as their peers have from their use.
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Resources

• Berufliche Schulen des Landkreises Waldeck-Frankenberg in Korbach und Bad Arolsen
• Hessische Lehrkräfteakademie
• Lpaso – Institut für Lernkultur e.V., Organisers of Mahara Hui DE

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

Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Why use portfolios at the vocational school? (00:01:37)

3. How did the employers react to the change? (00:03:52)

4. What is the 'duale System'? (00:06:49)

5. How do portfolios fit in? (00:08:19)

6. Does the portfolio make a difference? (00:10:15)

7. Trends in portfolio practice: Use of multimedia (00:12:47)

8. Q&A: Words to describe portfolio practice (00:16:15)

9. Q&A: A tip for learning designers and educators (00:16:56)

10. Q&A: A tip for portfolio authors (00:17:45)