MoodleMajlis 2017 – the first ever MoodleMoot in Dubai was held on 16 & 17th April 2017. The Majlis was dedicated to the users, developers, administrators and Community members of the most popular open-source course management system – Moodle. The MoodleMajlis hosted over 100+ Moodlers & participants from different parts of the world.
Today, I am going to share a quick recapitulation of the first MoodleMajlis in Dubai. The conference was organized by Smart Way – Moodle Partner in Middle East and sponsored by Etisalat Digital.
I can’t recreate the exact same feelings with my words in this blog about the energy and interactions with MoodleMajlis participants but I will try to give you a quick summary about the same.
The MoodleMajlis commenced by welcome note by Ismaeel hazouri – CEO at Smartway.
Ismaeel hazouri welcoming participants in #majlis17#moodle#edtech#moodlemoot
Sponsored by @Etisalat #etisalatdigital pic.twitter.com/XFLGtfrWpx— Moodle Majlis (@moodlemajlis) April 16, 2017
Martin Dougiamas – Founder & CEO of Moodle Project gave the first keynote speech about Moodle. The keynote speech includes the Mission & Vision behind the project, Moodle Community involvement, New features coming in Moodle 3.3 and upcoming features for Moodle 3.4, etc.
Martin Dougiamas @moodler:
We want to hear from you..talk to us so we can all improve our platform#majlis17#moodle#moodlemoot pic.twitter.com/clAHGNMucf— Moodle Majlis (@moodlemajlis) April 16, 2017
Martin’s keynote was followed by Gavin Henricks’s Learning Analytics masterclass after a short coffee break.
. @ghenrick talking about Machine Learning at #majlis17#moodle#edtech#moodlemoot
#etisalatdigital pic.twitter.com/b9Q8Z7MWt5— Moodle Majlis (@moodlemajlis) April 16, 2017
After the lunch break, there was a hands on workshop on blended learning cluster scenario by @MarkRussell & @leigh_p from @KhalifaUni
. @leigh_p from @KhalifaUni_CTL hands on workshop on blended learning cluster scenario #majlis17#moodle#etisalatdigital pic.twitter.com/vgHVazXaPP
— Moodle Majlis (@moodlemajlis) April 16, 2017
The final session for the first day was the panel discussion chaired by Rashid Khan & Abdelkader Houssine from Etisalat. The panel includes Dr. Najlaa Al naqbi, Rashed Azim khan, Abdelkader slami houssine, Martin dougiamas as members.
Panel:
Dr. Najlaa Al naqbi
Rashed Azim khan
Abdelkader slami houssine
Martin dougiamas#majlis17#moodle#moodlemoot
Sponsored by @etisalat pic.twitter.com/1i2bGoVfRz— Moodle Majlis (@moodlemajlis) April 16, 2017
DAY -2 – MoodleMajlis 2017
The second and the last day of the MoodleMajlis started with much more positive energy and another great session by Gain Henrick about Mobile Learning: Tips & Tricks.
. @samerfaissal introducing @ghenrick on stage as we kick off our second day.#majlis17#moodle#edtech#moodlemoot #etisalatdigital pic.twitter.com/QcpepYQjT4
— Moodle Majlis (@moodlemajlis) April 17, 2017
Next 4 sessions were organized in different rooms on the following topics:
- LMS Re-Jig by Davin Scampton
- Why moodle is the best LMS by Dr. Ali H. Abureesh
- Moodle vs Blackboard by Rajeev Sathyadevan
- Adopting open source solutions in Higher Education by Ayman Alqudah
Davin Scampton talking about LMS Re-jig
And @drabureesh on why #moodle is the best LMS.#majlis17#edtech#moodlemoot #etisalatdigital pic.twitter.com/9HuG1xUipR— Moodle Majlis (@moodlemajlis) April 17, 2017
After a fantastic lunch break and some cool networking within the participants. The final half of Majlis started with another fabulous presentation on Barriers & solutions to cascading LMS across campus by Dr. Zeenath Reza Khan & Insights using Moodle by Ahmad Ashour Frwanya.
Tackling barriers&solutions to cascading LMS across campus with dr @ZeenathRK.
And insights using #moodle with dr ahmad frwanya#Majlis17 pic.twitter.com/0ynh0sPXUh— Moodle Majlis (@moodlemajlis) April 17, 2017
Finally comes the last and final session of the MoodleMajlis Dubai 2017 – Panel discussion on Higher Education Panel chaired by Dr. Ahmed Dabbagh from Emirates College of Technology. The panel invites 6 of the best Moodle experts in the region.
Dr @ahmed_dabbagh hosting 6 of the best Moodle experts in the region during #majlis17 organized by @SmartWay_Me#moodlemoot #etisalatdigital pic.twitter.com/kwgNx6J9f0
— Moodle Majlis (@moodlemajlis) April 17, 2017
Within very busy schedule of Martin Dougiamas, I still got a chance to grab a nice picture with him.
It was an awesome opportunity for me to attend the first MoodleMajlis 2017 and witness the ever-growing Moodle community in the Middle Eastern region. Kudos to the organizers @SmartWay_Me and the host Samer Faisal for organizing such a wonderful conference.
