Mahara日本語ドキュメント/Maharaの歴史

作成中です - Mits

Maharaプロジェクトは、当初ニュージーランド高等教育委員会のeラーニング共同開発ファンド (eCDF = e-learning Collaborative Development Fund) の資金援助を受けて、Massey University率いるプロジェクトにより、Auckland University of Technology、The Open Polytechnic of New ZealandおよびVictoria University of Wellingtonと共に2006年の中頃に開始されました。それぞれの組織にプロジェクト運営委員会の代表者を擁し、このチームにはコンソーシアムを率いるOpen Polytechnicの代理としてMoodleとのプロジェクトを調整、そしてFedora repository systemオープンソースプロジェクトとの調整に関わったFlexible Learning NetworkのRichard Wyles氏が参加しています。

In July 2007, Flexible Learning and Catalyst IT started collectively managing and supporting the project with their own time and resources plus further support from New Zealand’s Ministry of Education for a national ePortfolio service for schools (see MyPortfolio). A significant redevelopment of the views framework was made possible from Mellon Foundation funds from the Open Polytechnic’s winning a 2007 Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration.

This period saw Mahara mature to version 1.0 production release in mid-2008. From there the project has benefited from a widening pool of contributors - a good sign of a successful open source community.

Nigel McNie was lead developer since the beginning of the project in 2006 and continued to stay in that position until the end of 2009. Since then, Richard Mansfield stepped in.