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The new Silverstripe release improves the user experience and streamlines content management. With Silverstripe 5.3.0, you can: - speed up page load times - edit elemental blocks inline - customise how form fields are scaffolded - and more! Check out more updates in the Silverstripe release blog post: https://lnkd.in/gEZvcXT5 If you need support upgrading to the new release version or would like to learn more about Silverstripe, contact our CMS team: https://lnkd.in/gYPbCk36 #Silverstripe #OpenSourceSoftware #Development

It's World Digital Preservation Day! This year's theme is Preserving Our Digital Content: Celebrating Communities. Data is a taonga (treasure). At Catalyst, we're proud to support different communities in protecting and preserving their collections to ensure access for future generations. Rōpū kohinga at Catalyst specialises in caring for collections with technology. They work with communities to ensure their collections are managed and accessed securely and sustainably for the people who need to access them. Aleisha Amohia, Rōpū kohinga technical lead, shares insights on how to preserve Indigenous collections with technology in our blog post: https://lnkd.in/gYQyjiBp Part of preserving collections is also through hosting choices. When hosting with Catalyst Cloud, your data is hosted locally in New Zealand and only subject to NZ laws. Learn more about how Rōpū kohinga ensures New Zealand collections are sovereign:https://lnkd.in/gdWpt4q9 Interested in learning more about collection preservations? Check out Canterbury Stories for Christchurch City Libraries where we supported the archiving of memories nearly lost after the 2011 earthquakes:https://https://lnkd.in/gy_E6Bxb Learn about how we collaborated with Auckland University of Technology (AUT) to create Ia, a portal to protect and display Rainbow research excellence: https://lnkd.in/gaqh2zzx #DigitalPreservation #DigitalCollections #OpenSource

“There's connective tissue that wraps around every cell in our body and pulls it all together, and then we have a human. I think of a portfolio as pulling all your learning together... and then to tell a story"- Dr Sonja Taylor (Portland State University). In the latest ‘Create. Share. Engage’ episode, Dr Sonja Taylor and Prof Dr Candyce Reynolds (Boise State University) discuss how they use social media to teach their students reflection, digital citizenship, and digital literacy skills. As they create portfolios themselves, they share insights into their and their students' practice for professional growth and academic development and how they get to know their students better. The podcast 'Create. Share. Engage.' is hosted by Kristina D.C. Hoeppner, Mahara project lead. If you'd like to learn more about portfolios, contact our team to discuss how Mahara could support your learning strategy. https://lnkd.in/gkgifmpB #ePortfolio #HigherEducation #EdTech

Community is at the heart of open source software. When communities can come together to share resources, experience, and passion, it can enable more meaningful collaboration. One example of this is KohaCon, the annual Koha conference for Koha developers and users. At events like KohaCon, attendees can: • understand how Koha is used in unique and creative ways • generate support for new ideas or changes to the platform • grow and strengthen the global community of Koha developers, supporters, and users • have strategic conversations in person. All developments in Koha have been requested by a person or organisation, so each enhancement solves a problem for a real user. KohaCon provides an opportunity to create those connections and to continue to build the library system for the community that uses it. Aleisha Amohia, Rōpū kohinga technical lead, shares the power of collaboration in the GLAMR sector and her experience at the KohaCon24: https://lnkd.in/gVABTKAr #GLAMR #Koha #LibrarySystem

We are excited to announce that Tish Kirkland, eLearning consultant at Catalyst, will be co-presenting the Moodle Academy webinar, 'Moodle Tool Guide.' She'll join Richard Oelmann, head of business development at Catalyst IT Europe, to share their versions of the Moodle Tool Guide. The Moodle Tool Guide empowers educators to choose the right tools for their pedagogical goals. For instance, it can direct you to tools that help build student interaction or ways for students to work together on group projects. Sign up for the webinar on 20 November to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gkfqxf8e #Moodle #LearningManagementSystem #Pedagogy

How many people can publish content on your LMS? Do they all follow the same review process before something goes live? A typo, broken link, or outdated content can take learners out of their workflow. So, if you don't already have a quality review process, start small and grab the low-hanging fruit. For example, check if all videos still load. Learn more about establishing a quality review process in our blog post: https://lnkd.in/gDmMTyNA #LearningAndDevelopment #eLearning #InstructionalDesign #CourseDesign

📢 Calling all learning and development professionals 📢 📅 Save the date: 14 November 2024 Join us in Wellington for a ‘Learning Tech knowledge breakfast’ co-hosted with NZATD from 8 am to 9.30 am on Thursday, November 14, at the Wellesly, 2 Maginnity Street, CBD Wellington. Catch up with your peers and enjoy breakfast while 'speed dating' through a series of short knowledge cafe sessions on online learning practice. We'll cover things like microlearning, web analytics, and SCORM. Register for Learning Tech Knowledge breakfast: https://lnkd.in/gQJzVnhJ #SCORM #Microlearning #LearningAndDevelopment

TinyMCE is the content editor in Moodle LMS. With TinyMCE, you can use a spellchecker, edit pictures, change typography, and more. As a developer, you can enhance its functionality further with plugins, tailoring the experience to your learners. Join Moodle's free webinar 'Creating TinyMCE plugins for Moodle' to learn how to extend its functionality. #Moodle #Plugins #TinyMCE

Before 2019, Tonga never had a public library. Libraries were a new concept before the Kolovai Library opened. Lil Green, the current volunteer librarian, shares that “The Kolovai Library is a real treasure here on the island. There are many strings to the bow that make this unique resource sing.” And, in the last four months alone, there’s been a 115% increase in library patrons. Founded by Kahoa and Brendan Corbett back in 2019, the library was made a reality with donations from more than 50 Auckland Council libraries. Five years on, the Kolovai Library is a thriving community space where library users can borrow books, DVDs, bikes, use laptops, do arts and crafts, and take music lessons. To catalogue their growing collection, the Kolovai Library uses the Koha library management system. We are proud to support them by hosting and sponsoring their Koha instance. Recently, we spoke to Lil Green, the current volunteer librarian, Loni Fifita, the first volunteer librarian at the library, and two local students Matai and Christian. Learn more about their library: https://lnkd.in/gUCGGJ4P #Library #LibraryManagement #OpenSourceSoftware

And that's a wrap on MoodleMoot Global 2024! We are honoured to have won the 'Moodle Certified Premium Partner APAC 2024' award and celebrated our 20th anniversary as a Moodle Certified Partner in Mérida, México 🎉 🥂 MoodleMoot Global was a great time to connect, share, and learn from fellow Moodlers. If you missed #MootGlobal24 you can catch some of the highlights below. - Learn about the code review process for Moodle plugins from Dan Marsden's presentation: https://lnkd.in/gp_pieSz - Check out the benefits of using portfolios with your LMS: https://lnkd.in/grzFjk-A - Gain insights from Kristina D.C. Hoeppner's presentation on how Mahara and Moodle work well together: https://lnkd.in/gHc5hBGX Also, don't miss a chance to attend a Moot with MoodleMoot Australia! Join us in Melbourne, Australia - November 26-27 to: - Explore Moodle’s future product vision - Dive into AI in education and governance - Discover tips on accessibility, gamification, and competency - Hear from international guest speakers - Network with the Moodle community. Check out the programme for MoodleMoot Australia: https://lnkd.in/gug5Gqde #Moodle #LMS #EdTech #OpenSourceTechnology