Kristina Hoeppner PRO
Project Lead & Community Facilitator of the open source portfolio platform Mahara https://mahara.orghttps://mahara.org I work at Catalyst https://catalyst.net.nz in Aotearoa New Zealand. Views are my own.
From idea to portfolio activity: Engaging students in their learning
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Kristina Hoeppner // Catalyst IT // FLANZ Conference // 9 October 2026
What is your portfolio knowledge stage?
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Learning
Professional certification
Assessment
Work-integrated learning
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Portfolio types
Portfolio implementation cycle
Adapted from Shari Bowker; * that's where the planning and decision-making guide by the DiKuLe project can come in
Request
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Discuss readiness
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Decide: Yes/No
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Confirm pedagogy*
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Setup
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Teach
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Review
Support
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exercise
Train
Planning and decision-making guide
What to learn
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Allowed for evaluation
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Criteria & priorities
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Support
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Finish
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Introduction
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Method
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Iteration
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Activities
What?
What are your learning objectives?
Do you need to consider a competency framework?
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Regulatory restrictions?
Can you use portfolios for evaluation / assessment?
How much freedom do you have?
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Method (examples)
Activate students through impulses and (peer) feedback
Systematic development of metacognition
Promotion of media literacy
Documentation and reflection of the learning process
Decide on the type of reflection (see next slide)
Working in revision loops
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Type of reflection
Cognitive and analytical
Emotional and affective
Social and interpersonal
Personal growth and self-development
Cultural / Ethical / Contextual
Life transitions and broader development
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Develop reflective questions, e.g. using TORI categories
Introduction
Transparency about objectives, implementation methods, evaluation criteria
Different types of contact (pedagogical, technical, admin)
Support resources
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Support
Scaffolding
Check-ins
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Finish the process
Does the portfolio need to be submitted?
Is a final - non portfolio - exam needed?
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Newsletter
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From idea to portfolio activity: Engaging students in their learning
By Kristina Hoeppner
From idea to portfolio activity: Engaging students in their learning
Workshop by Kristina Hoeppner (Catalyst IT) at the FLANZ Conference 2026 in Ōtepoti Dunedin on 9 October 2026
