Catalyst Moodle Community Day 2026

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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