Mahara (software)
Free and open-source web-based electronic portfolio management system
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Mahara is an open-source web-based electronic portfolio (eportfolio) management system written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License.[3][9] The Māori language word mahara means "to think about or consider".[10][11]
| Mahara | |
|---|---|
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 Screenshot of a Mahara e-portfolio dashboard | |
| Original authors | Catalyst IT Limited and contributors |
| Initial release | 1 April 2008[1] |
| Stable release | 20.04.2
/ 22 October 2020[2] |
| Written in | PHP |
| Type | Electronic portfolio system |
| License | GPLv3+[3] |
| Website | mahara |
| Repository | git |
History
Mahara began in 2006 as a collaboration between Massey University, Auckland University of Technology, the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand and Victoria University of Wellington, funded by the Tertiary Education Commission.[12] Mahara was initially developed by Catalyst IT Limited, a New Zealand open-source software company, and first released in April 2008.[1] Development of Mahara has since expanded to include a community of contributors, including the New Zealand Ministry of Education.[13]
The software was designed to be an open-source electronic portfolio platform to support the student learning and personal learning environment goals of educational institutions.[12] Mahara allows students to select their own work and prepare an online portfolio, to both share in a university classroom context and show to future employers.[14]
Language support
Mahara supports translation into different languages using language packs, and contributions of complete or near-complete coverage have been provided for Japanese, Basque, French, Māori, Slovenian, German, Czech, and Danish languages.[15]
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