Web accessibility: Reflections from 2024 and what’s next for 2025
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Oct 26, 2023, 9:00 AMThis article explains what the Mahara portfolio is and outlines its key benefits.
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For many of our Tōtara clients, 2023 is the year of the upgrade
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Mahara selected as impactful education innovation
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May 10, 2022, 9:00 AMMahara 22.04 was released at the end of April by the Catalyst team. It contains a variety of new features, in particular around searching for content and supporting learners more efficiently.
Building a bridge: PLE and integration with other tools for assessment purposes
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Mahara: It takes a village
Oct 18, 2021, 9:00 AMWhile Catalyst does the majority of the development work, we don't come up with new features and changes to Mahara in a vacuum. Together with our clients and the wider community, we learn what students, educators, and professionals need.
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