Edd Bolton: SmartEvidence and competency portfolios

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Edd Bolton, M.A., is Learning Technologist at Solent University in Southampton, UK. He's been working with portfolios for many years now, supporting students and academic in their practice. He's particularly interested in competency portfolios and how to integrate them into apprenticeship degrees to assist students progressing through university and gain the competencies they need for their future job.
Edd shares his practice and why he loves the SmartEvidence functionality in Mahara that allows you to map competency standards to portfolio elements.
Go to the episode page for the transcript.
Connect with Edd via LinkedIn
Resources

• Presentation on SmartEvidence for an overview of the functionality
• SmartEvidence documentation in the Mahara manual
• Enhancement proposal for SmartEvidence
• Interview by Roger Emergy with Olivia Farrell about employability portfolios at Solent University

Transcription support by kris wehipeihana

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