The document summarizes a Mahara User Group meeting that covered progress, integrations and plans with Mahara, examples of departmental use, and a question and answer discussion. Key points included an update on main departments using Mahara, new authentication and submission tools integrated with Moodle, upcoming upgrades to Mahara 1.8 including new layout and attachment features, and levels of portfolio use from assessment to showcase. Uses and benefits of Mahara for externalizing ideas and understanding other students' perspectives were also discussed.