Moodle and Web 2.0

Mahoodle 2017 – the perfect blend of Moodle, world’s most popular learning management system and Mahara which is the world’s most popular open source e-portfolio solution. The 2017 Mahoodle conference was organized by Cambridge Assessment International Education and sponsored by Moodle Partner, Catalyst IT Europe.

Moodle HQ’s community educator – Mary Cooch, went on a special mission to witness the association of Moodle and its open source sister – Mahara. Geoff Stead – Director of Digital & New Product Development for Cambridge Assessment English, commenced the Mahoodle 2017 event by sharing his thoughts and ideas about open source development, including a brief overview of their use across Cambridge Assessment.

Mary presented about the new features and developments of Moodle 3.4. Check out her presentation here. In her presentation, Mary shared how Moodle 3.4 will focus on improving the usability of existing features such as the calendar, course management, activity management, and 100% support for all key functionality within the mobile app.

On a diplomatic mission from Moodle HQ, Community Educator Mary Cooch visited the “Mahoodle” event organized by Cambridge Assessment International Education and the UK branch of Catalyst IT, official partner of both open source platforms and arguably the thought leader in all things Mahoodle.

In her words, Mahara is “Moodle’s sister.” It is an open source solution for the creation and publishing of portfolios, particularly those that reflect evidence of learning and educational outcomes. Its compatibility with online collaboration and badges, among other features, makes Mahoodle an ideal match. The integration takes place using plugins that unify authentication for users on both systems.