Bas Bakker: Learning design and portfolios

Create. Share. Engage.

Bas Bakker, MScBA, is an independent learning designer, working for different Dutch institutions of higher education. He has a long history of supporting and using Mahara for learning and assessment, but also has experiences with other portfolio platforms.
In this episode, Bas shares his views on how his marketing background helps him as learning designer, how portfolios can be better integrated at organisations, and where portfolios are at in Dutch institutions of higher education.
Click through to the episode page for the transcript.
Connect with Bas

• LinkedIn
• Twitter

Resources

• JISC report 'Learning analytics in higher education'
• Proposal to enhance SmartEvidence in Mahara, with an earlier iteration that shows the spider diagram / radar graph
• Outcomes portfolio (to be released in Mahara 23.04)
• Other proposals for Mahara

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

章

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. How it all started (00:01:25)

3. Parallels between marketing and learning design (00:02:44)

4. Bas' research in learning design (00:04:06)

5. What are you looking for in a portfolio platform? (00:05:07)

6. Portfolios for assessment or other purposes? (00:06:26)

7. Localising portfolio platforms (00:08:46)

8. Trends in portfolio practice (00:10:25)

9. What can't you do with portfolios just yet? (00:14:09)

10. Q&A: Words to describe portfolio practice (00:18:00)

11. Q&A: A tip for learning designers and educators (00:19:06)

12. Q&A: A tip for portfolio authors (00:19:46)