The document compares and contrasts LMS (learning management systems) and ePortfolios, with Mahara given as an example of an ePortfolio tool. It notes that LMS are teacher-controlled, while ePortfolios are student-owned and empower students to choose layouts, goals, and published content. Mahara is described as a tool for students to track and document their learning over time in one place, with easy sharing controls and a system that encourages self-reflection, peer feedback, and social networking in an educational environment.

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10. SCENE
LMS ePortfolio
Owned by the class Owned by Student
Layout chosen by Layout chosen by
teacher Student
Goals chosen by teacher Goals chosen by Student
Content chosen by Content chosen by
teacher Student
Feedback by teacher Feedback by teacher +
Assignment and students
deadlines by teacher Student decides on
publishing

11. Ying and Yang …

12. …the perfect combination

13. Mahara is...
 a web based tool to track, nurture and document your learning path.
 a container to store your artefacts (textfiles, audio files, movies,
pictures) in one place.
 designed in a user centered way, giving you (and only you) full control
over your content, with easy tools to share only what you want to
share.
 ecouraging self reflection, self learning and learning in peer groups.
 designed to practice and encourage peer review with a system-wide
feedback functionality.
 designed as a kind of reversed "walled garden", giving you easy control
over the "gardens" you work in.
 made for social networking without distraction in a controlled
environment.

14.  Education …. throughout an educational career, from
primary school, higher education to further education
and vocational training. Mahara is made for life long
learning.
 Since you have your CV, diplomas, awards, journals,
feedback and discussions all inside Mahara, a job
application is easily assembled, choosing from the
elements in your Mahara that fit the job you're
applying for. This leads to the use case of Mahara as a
software for job agencies , - to manage and "sell" their
clients. …..
Read more

18. Hier geht’s zur Ansicht

20. Source: Mahara User Maual

21. Hier geht’s zur Ansicht

22. Wolf Hilzensauer 2007. Die 5 ePortfolio Prozesse.

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26. = mobile upload
Demo by Kristina Hoeppner

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33. Sigi Jakob-Kühn, OStR‘in
Heinrich-Lanz-Schule II
Mannheim
sigi@jakob-weinheim.de
www.school-networking.de
Twitter: Networking_Lady