Prof. Dr. paed. Dipl.-Math. Mike Altieri is a professor of Media Didactics in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Media, and Computer Science at Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden (OTH Amberg-Weiden) in Bavaria in Germany. He teaches in the Master's programme in Educational Technology and leads the research project Dreiklang.

Projekt Dreiklang is funded by Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre and contributes to the improvements in using portfolios in Germany in higher education.

In this interview Mike shares how he uses the artificial intelligence reflection bot Riff with his students to encourage deeper and more meaningful reflection in their portfolios and how he incorporates his students' work in their portfolios into his lectures.

Resources

• Mike's OTH web page
• Sign-up for free access to the Dreiklang ePortfolio starter kit (some information is in English)
• Publications by the Dreiklang project team
• Map of institutions using portfolios in Germany (and beyond). This map is in the early stages. Get in touch with Mike if you want to be listed.
• Blog post introducing Riff: 'Reflecting with AI: A Tool to Develop Human Intelligence'
  Recordings of the AAEEBL AI webinar series, including recording 'Supporting reflection through an AI powered reflection bot'

Related episodes

• Christina Stollner & Romy Hösl: Portfolio support for educators and learners
• Dr Leticia Britos Cavagnaro: Make learning visible
• Prof Dr Paul Libbrecht and Prof Dr Wolfgang Müller: Support your portfolio learning with AI

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Production information
Production: Catalyst IT
Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward