Internship Reports and Templates

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Internship Reports with Mahara

In the various school-based field placements required for teacher education programs, Mahara is used primarily for creating and editing field placement reports. Appropriate templates (collections) are available for this purpose, which can be copied and then customized with your own content.

On this page, you will find sample templates for your reference. Please note that only the template provided in the corresponding Mahara group for your seminar under “My Practicum Report” contains the requirements that are binding for you. Especially during the practicum semester, this template may differ significantly from the sample template due to subject-specific pedagogical focuses and subject-related requirements.

Students join the Mahara groups during the course of the practicum phase. These groups contain additional information about the practicum as well as the template relevant to the respective seminar and also serve as the location for submitting the practicum report.

Mahara in the Basic Internship

In the introductory practicum, students document their initial observations and experiences from school and classroom settings in the Mahara practicum report and reflect on them from a theoretical perspective. The template helps students structure their portfolio work and makes it easier to get started on the platform.

Mahara in the Basic Internship: View the GP sample template

Mahara During the Internship Semester

During the practicum semester, students create a separate practicum report in Mahara for each of the two subjects they are studying. The templates help ensure a consistent structure for the portfolio work and can be customized depending on the requirements of each subject.

Mahara During the Internship Semester: View the PS sample template

Export and Continue the Portfolio

Portfolio content can be exported from Mahara and saved as a personal backup or reused. This may be relevant both upon completion of your studies and, depending on the technical requirements and guidelines of the host teacher-training program, during your pre-service training.

A complete export is provided as a ZIP file and includes, among other things, a browser-readable HTML version of the portfolio content. In addition, the content is also saved in the Leap2A exchange format, allowing for later import into another ePortfolio system, provided that system supports this format.

Instructions for exporting portfolio content can be found in the Mahara tutorials.

Practicum³ in the Internship Report

The elements of Praxis³ can be integrated into the Mahara templates for internship reports, just as shown in the sample templates. They help students set their own development goals for the internship and reflect on their learning process. Throughout the internships, the internship regulations also require self-assessments and peer assessments. The criteria-based and proven Praxis³ self- and peer-assessment provides a practical way to document assessments from students, university supervisors, and school mentors and to use them for reflection and final discussions.

Practicum³ in the Internship Report: About Praxis³