using wordpress for a course website
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Outlines the strategies and tools I use to make a course website with WordPressTRANSCRIPT
Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteJeremy BoggsCreative Lead, CHNM
BackgroundWeb designer and developerWordPress user since 2004History PhD student, Graduate Lecturer (Similar to an adjunct, but paid even less)
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Hosted or Self-Install?Can do many of the same things with WordPress.com or Edublogs.
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Installing WordPressI’ll assume you know how to do this or can find out on your own.
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Why Use WordPress?- I’m a code geek, like to tinker- WordPress offered simplicity, customization- Openness encouraged me (and the class) to experiment, both with technology and with content.
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Good course website...Makes it easy to access course informationEncourages student participationmakes it easy for instructor to manage.
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Course SitemapPlan information architecture and organization of the site.
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Course Sitemap
Home
Requirements Projects Schedule Students
Display 10 blog postsLink to Facebook App
Link to archivesSearch course siteDisplay Contact Information
Course policiesRequired booksAttendance
Wikipedia entryCourse weblogBlog CommentsMovie Review
Weekly schedule pulled from database.Make sure all links to
readings work!Make sure the vCal link works!
Discuss with class about user profiles.Link to individual
student blogs
CoursewareWordPress plugin, result of thinking about course management prior to teaching.
scholarpress.net
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Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Add Course Information
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Add Schedule Entries
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Add/Edit Bibliography Entries
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Add Assignments
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Add Assignments
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Add Assignments
Pre-populated with schedule entries
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Add Assignments
Pre-populated with schedule entries
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Add Assignments
Pre-populated with schedule entries
Pre-populated with bibliography entries
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Course Site
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Course Site
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Public Site
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Public Site
Courseware and Microformats“...a set of simple, open data formats built upon existing and widely adopted standards.”
microformats.org
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
hCal Example
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Subscribe to vCal file
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Subscribe to vCal file
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Subscribe to vCal file
Click it!
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Pull Schedule into Calendar App
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Pull Schedule into Calendar App
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Pull Schedule into Calendar App
Includes title, date, and assignments
in notes
WP BookTake course website, put it into a Facebook App...seriously.
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Facebook App
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Facebook App
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Facebook App
WeblogUpdate or DieSet an example for studentsMy best course blog: 200+ posts, 500+ comments
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Student AccountsCreate a sense of class communityEasily track student participation
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Student Groups on Blog
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Student Activity on Blog
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Protect the Students!
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Protect Student List!
Plugin: Cimy User Extra Fields- Useful to gather things like student interests, bio, major, goals for course, etc.- Also useful to add fields for other services (Flickr, YouTube, SlideShare).
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Jeremy Boggs, WordCamp Ed 08 Using WordPress for a Course WebsiteC
Extra fields for:
- Biography- Image- Website- Twitter- Flickr- AIM
Plugin: User Roles- Allows you to define and manage new roles and capabilities.- "Class Tech Support" level for two students, who provided tech help to classmates for a small class reward. Give them extra permissions.
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Simple Guidelines- Plan site organization - use plugins- Utilize user accounts for students
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Thanks! Questions? Lets Talk More:- clioweb.org- twitter.com/clioweb- brightkite.com/clioweb- slideshare.com/clioweb
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