Professor Dr Cathy Elliott is Vice Dean (Education) in the Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences at University College London (UCL), UK. She teaches a political science class on nature and supports over 1,000 faculty and 7,000 students in the Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences at UCL.In this episode she gives an update on what she has achieved since her first episode in May 2023 and what she's excited about in regards to portfolios. She shares how the Geography Department is going to use portfolios in a programmatic approach, starting in an overhauled first year and making the work in the portfolio the centre of the assessment strategy.Connect with CathyBlueskyUCL researcher profileResourcesAssociate Professor Dr Fergus GreenProfessor Dr Jan AxmacherCampaign of the National Union of Students 'Mark my words, not my name'Pitt, Edd, & Winstone, Naomi (2018). The impact of anonymous marking on students’ perceptions of fairness, feedback and relationships with lecturers. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 43(7), 1183–1193.Related episodesProf Dr Cathy Elliott: Creativity and feedback in assessment portfoliosKate Mitchell, MEd: Deliberate and programmatic designDr Mark Glynn, PFHEA: Take a programmatic approach to assessment with portfoliosClick through to the episode notes for the transcript.Subscribe to the monthly newsletter about Mahara and portfolios.Production informationProduction: Catalyst ITHost: Kristina HoeppnerArtwork: Evonne CheungMusic: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

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