How can myPortfolio improve the employability of your students?

Samantha MossLearning Technologist

Information bank

• CV Builder

• Planner

• CPD Log book

• Reflective Journal

• Files area

• Questionnaires

Advice written by SSU’s Employability & Enterprise Centre

Publish webpages

• CVs

• Examples of work

• Display competencies

• Personal reflections

• Research ideas

Items are dragged and dropped from ‘Content’ area onto the page builder

Online collaboration

• Network across courses

• Create groups– Publish webpages– Store/share files

How can all this help?

• 3 yrs worth of reflections and evidence to support job applications & interview prep

• Do you have a website? YES!!!

• Online authoring skills

• Helps to create a ‘Brand’ (Google search)

Use social media to increase opportunities

http://about.me

Examples of usage:

http://mahara.solent.ac.uk/view/view.php?id=47095 http://mahara.solent.ac.uk/view/view.php?t=f1uxOF7Z3Y0I5kU6XzlP

http://mahara.solent.ac.uk/user/view.php?id=8666

What next?

• Visit myPortfolio in myCourse– View 3 activities to get you started– Have a look at the Mahara

Cookbook (eBook)

• Have a play!!! You can use it too!

• Sign up for workshops

• Speak to a member of LTU about how you can use it in your teaching

Contact me inLearning Technologies

• Email: samantha.moss@solent.ac.uk

• Phone: 02380319290

• Twitter: @samwisemoss

• Website: http://portal.solent.ac.uk/sammoss

• Visit: RM015(Bring your mug and I’ll fill it with tea/coffee!)