{"367431":{"#nid":"367431","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Engaging Conversations Series","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch2\u003EePortfolio Showcase: How Geogia Tech Instructors\u0026nbsp; are Using Mahara to Engage Students\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHave you ever wished to assess student mastery of content and skills through real world deliverables?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EElectronic portfolios push assessment of student learning beyond objective multiple choice exams. They provide a platform for students to share what they are learning with peers and the world when they graduate. Georgia Tech has adopted the open-source electronic portfolio platform Mahara to take teaching and learning at Tech to another level.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn this brown bag luncheon, GT learning technologists and instructors will share the effectiveness of using electronic portfolios for learning, as well as showcase how instructors are using Mahara in creative and innovative ways on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESPEAKERS:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDaniel Haynes, Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFaith McKay, Stamps Health Services\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAtira Robinson, Office of Institute Diversity\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin this brown-bag-luncheon series on the first Wednesday of each month from noon to 1:00 and find out what faculty are doing to engage Georgia Tech students in learning.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ePortfolio Showcase: How Geogia Tech Instructors  are Using Mahara to Engage Students"}],"uid":"27276","created_gmt":"2015-01-23 09:51:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:11:23","author":"Felicia Turner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-02-04T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2015-02-04T12:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-02-04T12:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-02-04 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-02-04 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-02-04 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1268","name":"Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFelicia Turner\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:felicia.turner@cetl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Efelicia.turner@cetl.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-9418\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}