Derrin Kent is Founder and Managing Director of The Development Manager (TDM) in the UK. He has been incorporating portfolios into apprenticeships and Skills Bootcamps since the late 2000s, giving learners better opportunities to secure and then succeed in their jobs.
In this episode, we talk specifically about the Skills Bootcamps and how the portfolio works in them.
Connect with Derrin on LinkedIn
Resources
- TDM's Skills Bootcamps
- UK's Department of Education information on Skills Bootcamps
- Richard W. Hand , Glenys G. Bradbury , Derrin M. Kent, and Margaret A. Kent (2010). Mahara 1.2 E-Portfolios: Beginner's guide
- Richard Hand, Thomas W. Bell, and Derrin M. Kent (2012). Mahara ePortfolios: Beginner's guide
- David Kolb's reflective learning cycle
- Lev Vygotsky's zone of proximal development (ZPD)
- Jerome Bruner's scaffolding of learning
- Pedagogy, andragogy, and heutagogy
- SmartEvidence presentation and new feature video
- Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel (2014).
Make it stick: The science of successful learning
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Production information
Production: Catalyst IT
Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward
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