Your educator experience just got better: introducing Moodle 5.1
Moodle LMS 5.1 release is here with enhancements that will make teaching and learning easier, including: simpler course building, more control over AI at the course level and reduced admin complexity.
AWS outage update: Catalyst services remain online.
We want to assure you that all Catalyst-hosted Moodle, Mahara, Totara, Drupal, Laravel, and WordPress sites remain online and fully operational, with only minimal disruption to certain backend monitoring systems.
Leveraging Open Source Software to Achieve Financial Sustainability for Australian TAFEs.
Beyond collaboration, education networks need a shared and easily accessible pool of knowledge and tools in order to achieve excellence, faster paced innovations, financial sustainability and business continuity.
Level Up Plugin: Moodle Course Gamification App
Used on 27,000+ sites and with 9+ million learners around the world, the Level Up XP Gamification plugin is known for providing a more engaging learning environment, contributing to student success.
Catalyst wins Partner of the Year and Community Contributor of the Year 2025 at the annual Moodle Partner Awards.
Compliance Training – Key Trends and Drivers in 2025.
Beyond mandated compliance training, senior leaders need to look into new creative ways to develop a ‘culture of learning and responsibility’ in their organisation. Here is what you must do.
Improve the e-learning accessibility of your LMS
Making digital content accessible is an important requirement for many organisations today. Your LMS and CMS content must be designed in a way that allows people living with disabilities to interact with it.
LMS Data Archiving – key considerations.
LMS data archiving is about protecting what matters, removing what doesn’t, and keeping your system fast, compliant, and cost-effective. It’s not just a technical process — it’s a key part of good digital governance in education.
Important Security Announcement for Moodle and Totara Users.
Catalyst IT are aware of the world-wide credential stuffing campaign against Moodle sites. Our team have detected this early and have put all possible measures in place immediately.
If you are a Moodle or Totara user, whether a Catalyst client or not, this requires your urgent attention. Please read.
Extend the possibilities of your Moodle LMS: Join us at MoodleMoot Australia 2025.
Whether you are using or considering Moodle as your LMS, we invite you to join us, connect with the Moodle community in the APAC region, discover new possibilities of the Moodle products, and set the stage for your organisation’s future edtech innovations.
Realise the value of your Moodle LMS.
Moodle is a world-class, highly flexible, open source online learning management system (LMS). While the platform is free to access and use, its true flexibility and value is best realised by leveraging the expertise of a Moodle Certified Partner.
IMPORTANT: Moodle 4.1 to 4.5 – why you need to upgrade and what to expect.
Running an unsupported version of software increases the risk of cyber-security attacks and dealing with various bugs, as well as limits your access to latest features that are designed to improve your Moodle LMS performance and your user experience.