Jonathan Murphy: Demonstrate skills and competencies

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Jonathan Murphy, FCA, is Head of the Apprenticeship Department at Griffith College in Ireland and is passionate about portfolios for his degree apprentices but would also take it beyond his own department. In his interview, Jonathan outlines who students at Griffith College use portfolios, demonstrate and track their skills and competencies and how the portfolio helps bridge the apprenticeship with the academic rigour.
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Resources

• Griffith College case study
• Universal Design for Learning
• Fundamentals of SmartEvidence
• More power to assess competencies with SmartEvidence version 2
• QQI: Quality and Qualifications Ireland
• NFQ: National Framework of Qualifications

Related episodes

• Derrin Kent: Portfolios in degree apprenticeships
• Kathleen Blake Yancey: Heuristics for meaningful portfolios

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

Chapter

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Info on the two degree apprenticeships at Griffith (00:01:54)

3. How did you become interested in portfolios? (00:05:04)

4. The power of portfolios (00:08:19)

5. Scaffolding for students (00:13:19)

6. Expand beyond degree apprenticeships (00:24:08)

7. Q&A: 3 words to describe portfolio work (00:35:58)

8. Q&A: A tip for learning designers and educators (00:36:12)

9. Q&A: A tip for portfolio authors (00:36:56)