e-learning specialist and Manager, Flexible Learning Services

Bible College of New Zealand and Auckland University of Technology

Presentation

As citizens of an increasingly technological world, much of what describes us can now be represented in digital formats – the work we do, pictures and videos of us and our families, thoughts and experiences expressed in blogs, wikis or personal diaries, etc. E-portfolios are developing as a concept that allows this digital presence to be constructed and displayed in a variety of ways for a range of purposes.

This session will present an overview of e-portfolios in a variety of forms, and invite discussion about their possible application in Tertiary education for staff and students. We will also demonstrate an application developed in New Zealand, in which the e-portfolio belongs to the individual as part of a wider community, and can be used for a variety of personal, study and/or career purposes.

Mark Nichols is e-learning specialist with the Bible College of New Zealand, a broad role that includes everything from LMS administration through to tutor training, course design through to change management, strategy through to research. He is chair of the Mahara project (a TEC funded development for an open source ePortfolio platform), and a member of the Distance Education Association of New Zealand executive. He was recognised as a Flexible Learning Leader in New Zealand (2005-2006) and is also involved in the next stages of that initiative. He has also convened the ITPNZ (polytechnic) e-learning forum while working in that sector. Mark has served in e-learning roles in the polytechnic and university sectors and has a reasonably extensive publication history in e-learning that includes peer-refereed journal outputs and various conference presentations.

Mark Northover is currently the manager of Flexible Learning Services at AUT University, responsible for all operational aspects of flexible learning delivery, as well as the academic support and uptake of flexible
learning at AUT. Mark has been involved in the development and support of e-learning capability in the New Zealand tertiary sector since 1997, with previous teaching experience at both secondary and tertiary levels. He is a member of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) and the Blackboard Ideas Exchange (BIE),and was a recipient of a Flexible Learning Leaders in New Zealand award (www.fllinnz.ac.nz)

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