Web Publishing with WordPress Across the Curriculum - WP Campus16
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The document discusses the use of WordPress for web publishing in educational contexts, emphasizing the importance of simplicity, accessibility, and modeling appropriate online behavior. It highlights various initiatives such as workshops, social media integration, and the development of course websites that keep students informed and engaged. Additionally, the document addresses the benefits of real-world experience and portfolio development for students while advocating for best practices in online publishing.
Web Publishing with WordPress Across the Curriculum - WP Campus16
- 1. Web Publishing with WordPress Across the Curriculum WPCampus 2016 Sarasota, Florida
- 3. My Journey
- 6. Goals •Web Mediate the Details •Keep it Simple •Make it Accessible •Model Behavior
- 9. PROJECT DATE CLIENT Course Home Page
- 15. Good for Instructors •Simple updates of “Evergreen” content •Always current course information •Most Current information about the subject matter •Students can’t lose the syllabus
- 16. Things I Do •List student websites •Social media publishing •Interconnect class websites •Post once-ish a week •Use template pages
- 19. Blogging Is Hard
- 20. Page Templates
- 22. Not so much
- 23. In Progress •Course website workshops •WordPress Network Install •Three instructors using course sites
- 24. In the Works •Automatic Install of Course Site Pages •Promote Use by All Faculty •Free Hosting for Faculty & Course Websites
- 27. Who
- 30. What
- 32. PROJECT DATE CLIENT Current Event Posts
- 34. When
- 40. Students = publishers •Required course element •Implemented across the entire concentration
- 41. Why
- 42. Copyright & Fair Use
- 43. Free Expression
- 45. Online identity
- 47. Internet culture
- 49. Where
- 50. PROJECT DATE CLIENT Built at WordPress.com
- 51. PROJECT DATE CLIENT Self Hosted Wordpress
- 52. How
- 53. PROJECT DATE CLIENT Freshman site structure
- 54. PROJECT DATE CLIENT Senior site structure
- 55. Basic knowledge
- 56. What Works •Real world experience •Foundation for their online presence •Two year head start
- 57. Still to Come •Free Hosting for Students In the College (2,000) •Short Course (1 Credit Hour) in Website Building
- 58. Takeaways
- 59. •Keeps courses organized, consistent and flexible •Easy to create new course sites For Us
- 60. •Creates good online habits •Each assignment builds their portfolio For Them
- 61. Questions?
Editor's Notes
- #2: We will discuss using websites while building a best practice course website using the wordpress.com platform. I will also have information on VERY inexpensive web hosting of faculty and student websites which includes a free domain.
- #5: Old school websites HTML coding WordPress A platform makes things easy
- #8: Syllabi Schedules Assignments Resources
- #9: Home page Updates Syllabus Schedule Assignments Resources About Me
- #10: HOME PAGE
- #11: Syllabus
- #12: schedule
- #13: Assignments
- #14: Related websites Examples Current events.
- #16: Simple semester to semester updates of “evergreen” content Publish the latest information about the course subject matter Students can’t lose the syllabus Always current course information
- #17: List student websites Social media publishing Interconnect class websites Post at least once a week Use templates
- #18: List student websites
- #19: Connecting courses through social media
- #20: Post regularly
- #21: Use page templates
- #22: Things I’ve done Added students as Authors Given quizzes Embedded skills assessments
- #23: Things I Haven’t Tried Polls Embedding video (flipped classroom)
- #27: WhoWhatWhenWhyWhereHow
- #29: Millennials 92% are online constantly
- #30: Gen Z they have never known a time when there wasn’t cable or satellite TV Britney Spears the Internet streaming music text messagin online and console games. 60% like to share their knowledge with others 55% say they like to share their opinion with others. Top 2 reasons for It’s entertaining and fun (70% they like to learn new things (64%)
- #31: Weekly Progress reports Current Event Posts Assignments
- #32: Serve as reflection (EXL) Provides a “temperature” check on the class
- #33: Push subject matter outside of the classroom Shared in class
- #34: Publishing internationally turns up the heat Builds a portfolio with every assignment
- #35: Freshman - Survey Sophomores - Writing Juniors - Social media, Audio, Video Seniors - Capstone
- #36: Survey of New Media
- #37: Writing for Digital Media, Media and Messages
- #38: Intro to Social Media Practice New Media Video Application Intro to Podcasting
- #39: New Media Capstone
- #40: New Media Capstone
- #41: Required Across the Concentration
- #42: Teachable moments They are not publishing for themselves now
- #43: Copyright & Fair Use
- #44: Free Expression
- #45: Writing mechanics - grammar, punctuation, usage
- #46: Online identity
- #47: Online publishing
- #48: Internet culture sharing
- #49: Cultural sensitivity
- #50: WordPress Wix Weebly Tumblr
- #51: IMAGE - WP LOGO Free Fast Simple
- #52: IMAGE - LARGE SPACESHIP WITH WP LOGO The Mothership Cheap ($25 a year) Simple Familiar
- #53: How Basic structure Basic Knowledge
- #54: IMAGE - IA diagram Home About Contact and...
- #55: IMAGE - IA diagram Home About Contact and...
- #56: IMAGE - screen grabs of Posts, Pages, Media, Links UI Create pages Create posts Add images and links
- #57: Real world online experience Foundation for a professional online presence Two year head start on a graduation portfolio My students are at a state school and are competing with Vanderbilt and UT students
- #60: Instructors Keeps courses organized, consistent and flexible Easy to create new course sites
- #61: Students Create good online creation habits Each assignment builds the portfolio