The document discusses how the learning management system Moodle is course-centric and teacher-driven, focusing on activities and assessments with organizational ownership of content. In contrast, Mahara is described as being individual-centric and individually-driven, allowing for personal collection and reflection, individual ownership of work, creation of an ePortfolio, resume building, external sharing, social networking, and group collaboration outside of a formal course structure. Integrating Moodle with Mahara can help address limitations in Moodle by allowing students to access a social network and preserve their work after a course ends.

1. Extending Moodle
using Mahara
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2. Moodle Mahara
Course-centric Individual-centric
Teacher driven Individual driven
Activity & Assessment Collection & Reflection
Organisational
Individual ownership
ownership
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3. What happens to my
assignments after I’ve
finished my course in
Moodle?
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4. How can I work
collaboratively with
other students
outside of my formal
course structure?
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5. How can I share my
achievements with
people outside of
Moodle?
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6. How can I create a
portfolio of my
studies, resume and
other achievements?
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7. How can I access a
social network
without getting
blocked by IT
firewalls?
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9. External
sharing
Social
networking
ePortfolio
creation
Mahara
Group
collaboration
Resume
building
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