Web accessibility: Reflections from 2024 and what’s next for 2025
13 Dec 2024, 3:22 PMElla Banaticla, a front end developer and web accessibility specialist at Catalyst, shares insights on web accessibility in New Zealand for 2024 and 2025.
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Release of Koha 24.05
Jun 18, 2024, 6:25 PMCatalyst Rōpū kohinga is delighted to join the Koha community in celebrating the release of Koha 24.05. This release contains 9 new features, 239 enhancements, and 529 bug and security fixes.
How technology can actually help with global challenges
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A day in the life of a Senior Developer
May 24, 2024, 9:00 AMIn this edition of "A Day in the Life at Catalyst" we meet Dr David Thompson, Senior Developer.
Catalyst legal team finalists in 2024 ILANZ awards
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7 tips to improve accessibility for content authors
May 20, 2024, 5:40 PMLearn practical ways to improve accessibility in our blog.
How to use Australian Indigenous languages in your Koha
May 20, 2024, 4:16 PMThe plugin was developed with sponsorship by the Education Services Australia Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS) team.
The ultimate LMS content creation checklist
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5 Learning Management System content types you should use and why
May 13, 2024, 2:08 PMThe choice of LMS content type can influence how learners engage with their learning.
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Catalyst IT: Moodle Global Partner of the Year 2023
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Mahara 24.04: New features
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Samba and Catalyst make Active Directory more secure
Apr 12, 2024, 9:00 AMThe Samba Team released Samba 4.20 on 27 March 2024.
How can EdTech help re-engage disengaged students online?
Apr 8, 2024, 9:00 AMHow to identify disengaged students and how you can effectively re-engage them with EdTech.
How to effectively use gamification in eLearning
Mar 21, 2024, 9:00 AMIn this blog post, we'll cover gamification and how you can use it in eLearning to support your learners.
How does EdTech strengthen diversity and inclusion?
Mar 21, 2024, 9:00 AMHow to keep people at the heart of learning
10 common LMS content mistakes and how to fix them
Mar 12, 2024, 9:00 AMDiscover common LMS content mistakes and how to fix them.
How to email Koha patrons using the patron emailer
Mar 11, 2024, 8:00 AMIn this blog post, Rōpū kohinga senior developer Alex Buckley covers two patron emailer implementation options and advises how to choose the right one for your library.
Preserving Indigenous collections with modern technology
Mar 8, 2024, 9:00 AMAleisha Amohia (Te Atihaunui a Paparangi, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Hāua, Cambodia, India) covers what to consider when holding Indigenous data, and open source solutions you can use to preserve Indigenous collections.
Mahara SmartEvidence: Competency frameworks at a glance
Mar 8, 2024, 9:00 AMIn this blog post, we’ll discuss how SmartEvidence associates competency frameworks with 'evidence maps', so progress can be seen at a glance.
IWD 2024: Meet Kristina Hoeppner, Mahara Project Lead
Mar 8, 2024, 9:00 AMTo celebrate International Women's Day, 8 March 2024, we're profiling some of the amazing women working at Catalyst. Meet Kristina Hoeppner, Mahara Project Lead.