Mpho-Entle Modise & Norm Vaughan: The portfolio as enabler of change

MAR 24, 202637 MIN
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Mpho-Entle Modise & Norm Vaughan: The portfolio as enabler of change

MAR 24, 202637 MIN

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Associate Prof Dr Mpho-Entle Modise and Prof Dr Norm Vaughan are the editors of the book 'Digital resilience of ePortfolios during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons for the future', which was published in 2025 and brought together 85 authors from around the world who shared their diverse portfolio stories. In this episode, Mpho-Entle and Norm share highlights from this publishing experience and themes from the book.Mpho-Entle teaches in the Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies in the College of Education at the University of South Africa. She has classes of upwards of 12,000 students and incorporates portfolios into each of her classes.Norm has been teaching with portfolios in the Bachelor of Education programme at Mount Royal University in Alberta, Canada, since 1996. He's passionate about portfolios and considers them the backbone of the programme.ResourcesMpho-Entle's public portfolioNorm's public portfolioModise, M.-E., & Vaughan, N. (2024). ePortfolios: A 360-degree approach to assessment in teacher education. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 50(4), 1–18.University of Maryland Global CampusCommonwealth of Learning Mentorship ProgrammeMeet the editorsJoin the AAEEBL and FLANZ webinar 'Building digital resilience through ePortfolios: Lessons for the future' on 19/20 May 2026.Related episodesVickel Narayan: Portfolios in the age of AI: A rethink to the approach?Soropepeli Ramacake: Know, grow, and show through your portfolioAmy Cicchino & Brandi Gilbert: Portfolios as high-impact practicesZala Volcic: Develop community, relationships, and compassionBob Reuter: Externalise your thinking with portfoliosSubscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward