11. Mahoodle

“Mahoodle” is the common name given to the joining of Mahara + Moodle, an open source learning management system. Both systems have built-in support for each other in the form of:

• single sign-on
• transfer of content

Refer to the comprehensive guide about setting up Mahoodle for step-by-step instructions on how to set everything up on the Moodle side and on Mahara. The guide explains the steps for both Moodle 1.9 and Moodle 2.x.

You can always only link one Moodle to one Mahara be it on the site level or in an individual institution. You cannot link from one Moodle into multiple institutions on Mahara.

11.1. Moodle to Mahara

Most of the time, Moodle is the primary system and users log in from Moodle to Mahara. However, it can also be set up the other way around. You can transfer the following information when an institution in Mahara is set up to be connected to a Moodle site:

• Login information
• User account details, see the information in the XML-RPC authentication method settings
• Content that is exported via the Moodle 2 “Portfolio export” functionality

11.2. Mahara to Moodle

You can send information and content from Mahara to Moodle if you wish. The following are possible:

• Login information
• Submitting pages for assessment
• Displaying dashboard content
• Using Moodle’s login page