Pre-conference Workshops

Pre-Conference Day.

(Wednesday, 8th October, 2025)
  • Workshops, training or networking sessions, technical sessions, or industry networking – content to be determined) Catalyst & other sponsors to provide Content
  • Panel for exhibitors, users and students
  • NUC
  • Registration for the main conference.

(Catalyst to provide 3 sessions, other partners 2 sessions)

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Capacity-building sessions addressing: Training-of-trainers programs

Strengthening Academic Integrity: Tools and Strategies for Higher Education

This one-hour workshop is designed for academic staff seeking practical approaches to promoting academic integrity within their teaching practice. Using Cressey’s Fraud Triangle as an analytical framework, participants will explore the three key elements that contribute to academic misconduct: opportunity, pressure, and rationalisation.

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The session begins by examining how academic pressures and institutional practices can create conditions conducive to dishonest behaviour. We’ll then investigate how educational design choices can either increase or reduce opportunities for misconduct, before addressing the rationalisations students commonly employ to justify academic dishonesty.

Throughout the workshop, we’ll demonstrate specific examples where Catalyst IT have supported our clients with to improve academic integrity within their institution.

The workshop combines theoretical understanding with hands-on exploration of practical solutions. By the session’s conclusion, attendees will have developed a clearer understanding of academic integrity challenges and gained confidence in utilising Moodle’s built-in features to create more secure and transparent assessment environments that discourage misconduct whilst supporting legitimate student learning.

Implementing Learning Analytics with Moodle: Practical Solutions for African Higher Education

This workshop addresses the opportunities and challenges facing higher education institutions across Africa in implementing learning analytics with Moodle. Designed for academic staff, the session focuses on cost-effective, context-appropriate approaches that work within existing infrastructure constraints whilst maximising educational impact.

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Participants will explore how learning analytics can address common challenges in African higher education, including large class sizes, diverse student backgrounds, limited face-to-face contact time, and varying levels of digital literacy. We’ll examine practical Moodle implementations that provide actionable insights into student engagement, learning progression, and at-risk identification.

The workshop demonstrates built-in Moodle analytics tools, and third-party plugins suitable for resource-constrained environments. Key focus areas include tracking student participation patterns, identifying early warning indicators for academic support, and using data to inform curriculum decisions and teaching strategies.

Participants will leave with a practical roadmap for implementing learning analytics initiatives that are sustainable, and aligned with their institution’s specific goals and constraints.

Empowering African Educators: Hands-On Moodle Installation, Configuration, and Digital Teaching Best Practices

This interactive, full-day workshop is designed to introduce and deepen skills in Moodle installation, configuration, and use for a diverse African audience. Participants—ranging from beginners to advanced users—will engage in practical activities tailored to local educational contexts, infrastructure challenges, and contemporary digital teaching strategies.

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Objectives
 Equip participants with skills to install, configure, and launch a functional Moodle
environment (locally and/or in the cloud)
 Build capacity for course creation, management, and engaging digital pedagogy
 Address challenges unique to African settings (offline access, connectivity,
language, inclusion)
 Showcase contemporary topics (AI, analytics, gamification, open resources,
privacy)
 Foster peer-support and local networking among participants

Transforming The Landscape of TVET (Agricultural Education) Beyond The 4-Walls: A Design Of An Engaging E-Learning Course With Integrated Downloadable E-Resources

Session Overview:

This workshop is intended for agricultural educators, extension officers, and eLearning designers, Research students in the agricultural sector, Experts and consultants in the agricultural sector working in sustainable agriculture or agribusiness.

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COLEAD’s platform is open to “agricultural professionals, including university students, and technical and/or pedagogical experts”[9], so participants might include farm school teachers, NGO trainers, or vocational curriculum developers in related fields. Attendees should have basic familiarity with Moodle or other e-learning platforms and an interest in learner-centredncourse design.

This workshop (2 hours) will show educators how to create similar engaging online courses by applying evidence-based design strategies (active learning, multimedia, community-building)[2][3]. We will align these practices with COLEAD’s mission of continuous capacity-building in the agri-food sector[4], as well as provide access to other COLEAD integrated resources, Dashboards, and E-Library that are readily available to the University students, agricultural researchers, Experts and consultants in the sustainable agricultural development

Bridging the Digital Divide: Inclusive Learning with ReadSpeaker in African Contexts

Session Overview:

African educators face unique challenges in delivering digital learning – limited connectivity, offline access needs, diverse languages, and the push for inclusive teaching practices.

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In this 30-minute session, ReadSpeaker will explore how text-to-speech technology integrated with Moodle can help overcome these barriers. We’ll demonstrate practical tools that:

  • Provide offline learning options for low-bandwidth environments
  • Support multilingual classrooms with lifelike voices in 75+ languages (including African languages)
  • Enhance inclusion for learners with literacy challenges, visual impairments, or neurodiverse needs
  • Integrate seamlessly into Moodle for both educators and learners

This session blends practical insights on accessibility and digital equity with a hands-on showcase of ReadSpeaker solutions that empower African educators to deliver engaging, flexible, and inclusive learning experiences.

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS - PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

It is with great pleasure that the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), in partnership with Moodle and the MoodleMoot Africa Association, invites you to submit a pre-conference proposal for the 3rd MoodleMoot Africa 2025 pre-conference Workshop scheduled to take place on 8th October 2025 at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, Nigeria.

 MoodleMoot Africa 2025 is a premier gathering for the Moodle community across Africa and beyond, offering a platform to share best practices, innovative solutions, and strategies to advance eLearning in a digitally connected world. With over 300 participants, including LMS vendors, educators, researchers, technologists, and policymakers, the conference will explore cutting-edge approaches to transforming education through technology

The theme for the 2025 conference is Leveraging the Power of Disruptive Technologies for Africa’s Educational Transformation. This theme underscores the importance of emerging and disruptive technologies for African educational transformation. The conference sub-themes are:

  1. Inclusive Access and Student Success with Moodle.
  2. Empowering Skills Development and Innovative Pedagogies with Moodle.
  3. Building Sustainable and Innovative Moodle Ecosystems.

     We encourage pre-conference activities that explore innovative practices, share research findings, present case studies, or discuss theoretical frameworks aligned with the conference theme and track topics. The Workshop categories are presented below:

    1. Technical Training Workshops

    Hands-on sessions focusing on:

    • Moodle administration and configuration
    • Plugin development and customisation
    • System integration and API usage
    • Performance optimisation and troubleshooting
    • Mobile app development for Moodle
    • Learning analytics and reporting tools
    1. Pedagogical Innovation Workshops

    Interactive sessions covering:

    • Designing engaging online courses
    • Assessment strategies in digital environments
    • Gamification techniques for learner engagement
    • Accessible content design and universal design principles
    • Collaborative learning tools and strategies
    • Micro-learning and adaptive learning approaches

    3. Professional Development Workshops

      Capacity-building sessions addressing:

      • Leadership in educational technology transformation
      • Change management for LMS implementation
      • Training-of-trainers programs
      • Project management for EdTech initiatives
      • Funding and sustainability planning
      • Community building and stakeholder engagement
      1. Industry Networking Sessions

      Collaborative sessions featuring:

      • Best practices sharing circles
      • Solution showcases and demonstrations
      • Partnership development opportunities
      • Policy dialogue and advocacy planning
      • Innovation showcases and startup pitches
      • Mentorship and career development sessions

      Pre-Conference Workshop Proposal Requirements

      • Title and Duration: Workshop title and proposed length (2-6 hours)
      • Learning Objectives: Clear, measurable outcomes for participants
      • Target Audience: Intended participants and prerequisite knowledge
      • Content Outline: Detailed agenda with activities and materials
      • Facilitator Profile: Expertise and experience relevant to the topic
      • Technical Requirements: Equipment, software, and setup needs
      • Maximum Participants: Recommended class size for effective delivery

      For information on registration, Abstract submission, and exhibition, visit the website at https://moodlemootafrica2025.nou.edu.ng. For more information, please contact us at moodlemootafrica2025@noun.edu.ng  or call +234 818 297 2097 or +234 815 223 7461.

      Yours sincerely,

      Professor Grace  Jokthan
      Chairperson, Local Organising Committee

      MoodleMoot Africa 2025 Conference
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