Supporting formal and informal learning in Mahara
Kristina Hoeppner (Catalyst) // @anitsirk
Virtual Mahara Hui (UK & Ireland) // 15 July 2020
Presentation licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0+ // Image: unsplash.com/photos/MJAoiige14E
Recording: youtu.be/69_DI2cuRuA
MUGs
2020
sharing
re-designing at a hat's drop
isolation
physical distancing
opportunity
exhaustion
blurred boundaries
shift in focus
uncertainty
innovation
networking
disruption
Connect
Roadmap components
Usability improvements
Feature development
Technology updates
Issue resolution
Community infrastructure
Usability improvements
New layout editor
Placeholder blocks
Details mode
Menu consolidation
User → More human terms
Blocktype consolidation
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Feature development
Copying of plans
PDF export (experimental)
Custom header background
SAML automation
New theme
Assignment submission plugin
SmartEvidence enhancements
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Technical updates
Improved cloud support
Support for PHP 7.4 and MySQL 8
Mahara Mobile
CSS consolidations
WCAG 2.1 compliance
LTI 1.3 support
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Issue resolution
Prioritised by the Catalyst NZ team
Small to big projects
Funded fixes are prioritised
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Infrastructure updates
Run Behat tests more efficiently
Upgrade the manual to Python 3
Cloud test environment
Move to GitLab for issue tracking
More inclusive terms in Git
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Mahara Mobile
iOS version coming soon
web services
Mahara assignment submission plugin
External tool
Plugin
Standard in Moodle
No plugin installation
Pre-populate connection
Feedback all in Mahara
Archiving of submissions
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Normal assignment
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More grading options
Configurable
Feedback also in Moodle
Archiving of submissions
Authentication and connection: LTI
Authentication: LTI; connection: web services
See MoodleMoot Global Online 2020 for a brief introduction
Default support for the web services for Mahara 20.10 (to be released in October 2020)
Get it now
Authentic tasks
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