Mark Brady: Journal regularly for profound insight

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Mark Brady is a student studying in the Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Disruptive Technologies programme at Dublin City University in Ireland. He's had a successful career as videographer, but during the pandemic decided to fulfil one of his dreams to study psychology.
At Dublin City University, portfolios are used extensively. Mark discusses how he is regularly engaging with his portfolio, what he has learned, and how the reflections via a regular journal work best for him at the moment.
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Resources

• DCU Annual ePortfolio Student Showcase and Awards 2022 video
• Lisa Donaldson, the former ePortfolio champion at DCU, about how DCU started using portfolios via Mahara
• Orna Farrell, researcher at DCU, on how DCU supports faculty and students in their portfolio journey
• Loop Reflect help resources and student portfolio examples
• 'The learning portfolio in higher education: A game of snakes and ladders', publication by the Centre for Assessment Research, Policy and Practice in Education and the National Institute for Digital Learning at Dublin City University

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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 start a portfolio? (00:05:17)

3. What have you learned through the portfolio process? (00:08:42)

4. Benefits of creating portfolios for students (00:14:32)

5. Support from the university (00:17:15)

6. Pushing the boundaries (00:19:24)

7. Q&A: Words to describe porfolio work (00:22:47)

8. Q&A: A tip for educators and learning designers (00:24:01)

9. Q&A: A tip for portfolio authors (00:25:26)