Moodle Community
Day


16th June 2026
Queen Mary University of London

Programme

08:30 Registration/Arrival
09:00 Welcome talks
  • 09:00 - Welcome from Queen Mary University of London
  • 09:20 - Welcome from Catalyst Joey Murison - Managing Director of Catalyst IT Europe
    Joey Murison - Managing Director of Catalyst IT Europe
  • 09:40 - An update from Moodle CEO
    Scott Anderberg - Chief Executive Officer, Moodle HQ
  • 10:00 - Moodle Roadmap and Panel Discussion
    Marie Achour - Chief Product Owner, Moodle HQ, Scott Anderberg - Chief Executive Officer, Moodle HQ, Dan Lehner - Chief Commercial Officer, Moodle HQ
11:00 Comfort break
11:20 Community stories
  • Introducing the Multiple marking project and ‘Large files’ submission plugin for Moodle
    (Alistair Sparks - UCL)
  • Learning design and AI Auto personas
    (Kerry Watts - Cambridge Press and Assessment)
  • NHS Graduate Programme MWP - ‘Manager/Peer relationship plugin’ development
    (Anna Bishop - on behalf of the NHS)
12:30 Lunch break
13:30 Breakout session
  • Moodle Workplace demo: Features to support learning and development
    Anna Bishop, Digital Learning & L&D Specialist, Catalyst IT
    Get to know the features of Moodle Workplace and how the platform differs from Moodle LMS.
  • Emotional intelligence and building emotional resilience in the use of technology
    Kathryn Simons Porter, Certified Emotional Intelligence Coach with a special interest in Gen Z development
    Reflecting on the culture shift in light of AI: What are people doing about it?
  • Higher Education and Moodle, Special Interest Group
    Jasmin Davies-Hodge, Business Development Manager, Catalyst IT
    This session explores the Catalyst Educators Pack and how it can support universities in enhancing their delivery.
14:15 Breakout session
  • Talking accessibility with Brickfield and ReadSpeaker
    Gavin Henrick, CEO of Brickfield Education Labs, and representatives from ReadSpeaker
    Here, representatives from Brickfield Education Labs and ReadSpeaker will discuss all things accessibility and why it’s important to consider and remove barriers to learning.
  • Talking ePortfolios with Mahara
    Penny Leach, Catalyst IT Mahara
    Penny will walk you through the new look and feel of Mahara 26.04, launched in April of this year.
  • Talking exam proctoring with SMOWL
    Alex Vea, Chief Strategy Officer, SMOWL
    Meet the team from SMOWLTech and get hands-on with their digital exam proctoring solution.
15:10 Comfort break
15:30 Community stories
  • The new Mahara group assignment submission plugin for Moodle
    (Rob Lowney - Dublin City University)
  • Tidying up your data with the QMUL ‘Moodle teenager’ project
    (Yanna Nedelcheva - QMUL and Simon Thornett - Catalyst IT)
  • Humanitarian Leadership Academy MWP migration project
    (Shaun Richards - Humanitarian Leadership Academy)
16:30 Breakout session
  • Catalyst IT Europe Service Roadmap
    Joey Murison, Director of Catalyst IT Europe
    This session is restricted to Catalyst clients only, where Joey will introduce our Roadmap and initiatives coming your way!
  • Moodle for assessment - what’s missing?
    Simon Thornet, Senior Software Developer, Catalyst IT, and
    Sam Taylor, External Services Manager, Catalyst IT
    This session is a chance to put forward ideas of what you feel Moodle needs to focus on in the next few years, with a main focus on assessment and examinations.
17:00 Finish & Drinks Reception

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