• MoodleMoot Japan 2026

      February 27th-March 1st, 2026

      Shizuoka Institute of Science & Technology, Shizuoka Campus (M20)

    • Connecting Moodle users in Japan

      Moodlemoot Japan is an annual conference dedicated to learning about Moodle. These conferences are a great way to connect with other Moodle users in Japan.

    • Empowering educators to improve our world

      Supporting the Moodle Community in Japan

      The purpose of the Moodle Association of Japan is to promote the research, education, and development of the open source learning management system called ‘Moodle’ and its related systems. The Association provides a community for Moodle users in Japan to learn and teach about using Moodle in their institution. The association is a not-for-profit voluntary association (任意団体 nin’i dantai), financially transparent in nature, and is very similar to a formal Not-for-Profit Organization (NPO) although not officially.

      The Moodle Learning Management System is an open-source software project supporting online learning that has grown since 2002 under the direction of Moodle Pty Ltd and is used in hundreds of thousands of institutions and workplaces worldwide by over 100 million users.

      The Association functions as an organizational member of the world Moodle Users Association, Incorporated in Western Australia. In the conduct of its activities, the Association supports the international headquarters of Moodle Pty Ltd with fundraising and a portion of its membership dues to further the development of core Moodle software code.

    • Why join the Moodle Association of Japan?

      Our Mission

      The mission of the Moodle Association of Japan is to support the growth of Moodle in Japan by providing a strong and united voice to users, giving direction and resources for new developments and training throughout the nation.


      What can I do with Moodle?

      Learn how to use Moodle to enhance the learning environment for your students.  MAJ holds Workshops on the first day of the annual Moodlemoots on every aspect of Moodle; from beginner level to advanced. Also, the Hokkaido Summer Moodle Workshops provide members with even more opportunities to learn about Moodle and how it can be used to improve our world.

      Research and Development

      MAJ sponsors the development of plugins and content for Moodlers in Japan. Click on the links below for more information.

      Moodle Users Association

      The Moodle Users Association (MUA) provides a way for users to contribute to Moodle development. The Moodle Association of Japan is a Gold Member of the MUA with 10,000 votes, and submits a project to the MUA each development cycle. In this way, MAJ helps make Moodle better for everyone.

      MAJ Showcase

      The MAJ Showcase is a website for showcasing and sharing software and content developed by MAJ members.

      Become a Member

      By joining the Association you will have a real say in promoting Moodle and helping others learn about Moodle. The Moodle Association of Japan is an additional way to become directly involved in learning, teaching, and sharing about the Moodle Learning Management System.

      Join the Moodle Association of Japan

    • Moodle Association of Japan Sponsors

      Platinum Sponsors 

      eLearning

      Gold Sponsors

      Resonant

      Class

      Human Science

      Shinonome

      Cheru

      Silver Sponsors

      Poodll


    • Institutional Members

      MAJ Affiliates

      Here is a list of affiliates of MAJ.

      eLearning award forum eラーニングアワードフォーラム

Moodle Association of Japan Announcements

国内Moodle研究開発プロジェクト - 関心表明事前申請書 ・ Domestic Moodle R&D Projects - Statement of Interest

by Don HINKELMAN -

国内Moodle研究開発プロジェクト - 関心表明事前申請書.  Domestic Moodle R&D Projects - Statement of Interest Pre-application Form

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会員向けニュース:  2026年のMoodleMootJapanの開催地は、2月27日から3月1日まで、静岡理工科大学に決定しました。この日程をカレンダーに記してください。次回会議の開催にご協力いただいたアダム・ジェンキンズ先生およびSISTの運営陣に感謝申し上げます。詳細については、まもなくお知らせいたします。News to members:  The MoodleMoot Japan site for 2026 has been chosen as Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology for February 27-March 1. Mark these dates in your calendars. Thank you to Prof. Adam Jenkins and the SIST administration for hosting our next conference. More information coming soon.

Moot 2026

さらに、日本ムードル協会の執行委員会は今月後半に会議を開催し、静岡カンファレンスの計画と国内研究開発プロジェクトの応募受付を開始します。これらのプロジェクトは、日本のニーズに合わせてムードルLMSを改善することを目的としています。これらのニーズは、2025年ムードルLMSニーズ調査で示されているように、皆様の要望と評価に基づいて優先順位付けされています。2025年調査の結果を確認するには、調査ページにアクセスしてください。まだご意見を提出されていない場合は、調査が引き続き受付中ですので、ご記入ください。

In addition, the Executive Board of the Moodle Association of Japan will be meeting later this month to both plan the Shizuoka conference and to open applications for domestic R&D Projects. These projects are for improving the Moodle LMS according to the needs of Japan. These needs are prioritized according to your requests and ratings, as shown in the 2025 R&D Survey of Moodle LMS Needs. Go to the 2025 Survey to view the results and if you have not written your opinions, please do so, as the survey remains open for submissions. 

Moodle LMS開発プロジェクトのための資金申請を希望される会員の皆様を支援するため、この「MoodleプラグインR&D 関心表明フォーム」をご記入ください。これは、Moodleプラグインおよび日本語版Moodleドキュメントの開発に関する事前申請書です。  資金が極めて限られているため、日本文部科学省の助成金（科研費）の申請にはプロジェクトチームを編成することをおすすめします。100万～500万円のMoodle研究開発（R&D）資金申請を支援できる経験豊富な助成金申請専門家がいます。Moodle LMSに人工知能（AI）を応用する申請は、Moodleが日本全国の大学や学校に無料で提供されるオープンソースの学習管理システムであるため、適切なタイミングであり優先的に扱われる可能性があります。この公開されているLMSは、非営利団体であるMoodle協会日本支部（MAJ）によって支援されています。

In order to help members who wish to request funds for a Moodle LMS development project, please fill out this Statement of Interest--a pre-application form for developing Moodle plugins and Moodle documentation in Japanese.  Because funds are extremely limited, we recommend that you form a Project Team to apply for Japanese Ministry of Education and Science grants (Kakenhi). We have successful grant writers who are ready to assist your application of 1-5 million yen in Moodle R&D. Any applications related to applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Moodle LMS, may be timely and receive preferential treatment because Moodle is an open source learning management system, which available free to all universities and schools in Japan.  This publicly available LMS is supported by the not-for-profit Moodle Association of Japan (MAJ).

 

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