Michael de Raadt is a regular family guy who lives in Toowoomba, in the state of Queensland, Australia. He enjoys camping, hiking, and playing table tennis. Michael is also a Cub Scout leader.

In his professional life, Michael wears a number of hats. He is a lecturer in Computing Science (usually teaching programming), he is a researcher of educational technology, and a developer of Moodle modules. He currently works at the University of Southern Queensland where he is an advisor on teaching and learning matters. Michael holds a PhD which he gained through research in computing education and has published numerous papers in this research area.

Michael enjoys being a member of the Moodle Community. He helps out with the management of modules contributed to Moodle. Within his local area, Michael is an advocate for development of modules for Moodle.