Olga Göransson: PhD student portfolios for the win

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Professor Dr Olga Göransson works in Lund University's Department of Experimental Medical Science, specifically the Lund University Diabetes Centre in Sweden. She is the director of the 'Generic knowledge and skills (ePortfolio)' course, in which all 1,200 PhD students of the Medical Faculty are enrolled. They all create portfolios.
In this interview, Olga outlines the two purposes of the portfolio and how the PhD students benefit from both the learning and the assessment portfolios that they create.
Resources

• Olga's researcher profile
• Library guide of the course 'Generic knowledge and skills (ePortfolio)'
• Rolfe et al.'s model of reflection based on Borton's prompts

Related episode: Debra Hoven & Margaret Rauliuk: Disrupt the dissertation with an ePortfolio
Click through to the episode notes for the transcript.

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

Bölümler

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Two purposes of portfolios (00:04:21)

3. Why portfolios for medical PhD students? (00:08:04)

4. Benefits of portfolios (00:09:30)

5. Are portfolios shared? (00:12:20)

6. Any changes this academic year? (00:17:51)

7. Working with templates (00:19:29)

8. Q&A: 3 words to describe portfolio work (00:21:19)

9. Q&A: A tip for learning designers and educators (00:21:57)

10. Q&A: A tip for portfolio authors (00:23:30)