Marie 'Bernie' Fisher: Reflecting on portfolio practice

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Marie 'Bernie' Fisher, SFHEA, AFHERDSA, BA/BSc, Grad Dipl Ed, MA, MA (Hons), is a PhD candidate at the University of New England in Australia. She's been creating portfolios and supporting students create their own for many years in and outside of academia. As a member of the ePortfolios Australia Organising Committee, she's been involved in community engagement and support.

In this episode, Bernie takes us on her portfolio journey and shares what is important to her in her portfolio practice, what some of her methods and ways are to reflect meaningfully, and how she supports others with reflection.

Resources

• AAEEBL
• HERDSA
• Eportfolio Forum, 12-13 November 2025
• PARE sessions
• Shut Up & Write!
• Fisher, M. (2024, August 13). Look in the mirror and what do you see [Presentation]. AAEEBL Annual Meeting.
• Bernie's publications
• Gibbs, G. (1988). Learning by doing: A guide to teaching and learning methods. Oxford Brookes University.
• Mezirow, J., & Taylor, E. W. (Eds.). (2009). Transformative learning in practice: Insights from community, workplace, and higher education. Jossey-Bass.
  

Related episodes

• Allison Miller: The portfolio is a process
• Bob Reuter: Externalise your thinking with portfolios

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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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1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Getting started with reflection (00:04:51)

3. Reflective questions (00:09:54)

4. How do you introduce reflection? (00:16:04)

5. PARE sessions of ePortfolios Australia (00:23:35)

6. Trends in portfolio practice (00:26:48)

7. What should everyone know about portfolios? (00:32:36)

8. Q&A: Words to use to describe portfolio work (00:35:54)

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

10. Q&A: A tip for portfolio authors (00:37:02)