My name is Mpho-Entle Naicker,
Mpho-entle. NOT Mpho! Mpho-e-ntle means '
a beautiful gift', Mpho means gift, Entle (or e ntle) means, "a beautiful one' - that is the distinguishing factor. 😎
Firstly, I am a proudly South African citizen, a daughter, sister, wife, mother, friend, and many more beautiful things... I am also a lecturer by profession, which is the focus of this e-portfolio. This e-portfolio was designed as an example to help my students in developing and designing their own e-portfolios, so this e-portfolio does not fully capture my profile.
E-portfolios are important teaching and learning tools, especially in
distance education and e-learning environments, and now in the entrance of the Covid-19 pandemic that forced many HEIs to move to online spaces. E-portfolios can also be used for teaching and learning in
high school. IF well designed, it is a fun way to teach and to learn.
So, I teach at the
University of South Africa, currently teaching two modules. One module is completely run online, with the use of
Mahara (and other online platforms, e.g. Site123, Weebly e-portfolio) and another is a blended module, which is run via the University's
Learning Management System (LMS) called myUnisa, and via the correspondence mode of delivery.
Most of my learners for the online module I
nstructional Techniques and Multimedia in Adult Education (INTMAEU) (NQF8) are lecturers from other educational institutions, and a few from government. This module is offered online and has an e-portfolio submitted for summative assessment/exam.
This module is however being phased out and will no longer be offered from 2022.
Instructional Studies in Context (ISC3701) is NQF7 exit level blended module for the BEd qualification in the College of Education, at Unisa. With this module, some activities are done offline, like written assignments, but there are discussion forums that happens on myUnisa. The exam is also an e-portfolio submitted via a PDF file format, but students can also submit the hard copy version of their portfolio.
You can see my other e-portfolio on
Weebly for more on my Profile!
