Tutorials and Support

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Pages and Collections on Mahara

Content on Mahara is organized on portfolio pages, where artifacts can be arranged individually.

Multiple pages related to the same topic can be grouped into a collection and displayed in a specified order. Internship reports on Mahara consist of multiple pages that are combined into a collection.

For more information, see the video tutorials.

Mahara Introduction Video and Tutorials

The Mahara introductory video provides a comprehensive overview of how to use the platform and introduces the most important features for creating and editing the internship report. Among other things, it explains how to join Mahara groups, copy and edit templates, and submit the internship report.
In addition, short tutorial videos on individual Mahara features are available. For example, they provide guidance on designing portfolio pages and collections, sharing content, and exporting portfolio content.

Mahara Introduction Video and Tutorials: Watch the Mahara introductory video and tutorials

Support for Mahara

Introductions and Office Hours

At the beginning of the semester, central Mahara introductions are offered for students. In addition, office hours are available for questions about working with Mahara, templates, and submitting internship reports. Dates and further information can be found in the Moodle course.

The student assistant team provides support with:

  • Questions about Mahara’s features and how to use it
  • Questions about internship reports and templates
  • Video tutorials and guides
  • Office hours and introductory sessions

Introductions as Needed

For employees and instructors, we offer introductory sessions on working with Mahara as needed. These sessions focus in particular on organizational and administrative issues related to Mahara groups, internship report templates, and submissions.

You will receive information about introductory sessions via email. If you are interested in an introductory session or have any questions, please feel free to contact the student assistant team.

The HiWi team provides support with:

  • creating, customizing, and managing Mahara groups
  • providing and further developing internship report templates
  • customizing subject-specific templates during the internship semester in coordination with the respective departments
  • organizational questions regarding groups, templates, and submissions

Contact and Support

Email: refsps.eportfolio@uni-kassel.de
Contacts: Malte Hauser, Felix Müller, and Lil Freitag

Contact and Support: Email the Student Assistant Team