Examples from other universities WordpressMU is much more than just a blogging tool. Here are some examples of Wordpress sites being used for teaching and learning at other universities: Course homepage/administration tool Wordpress can function as the central course administrative tool for faculty to share syllabi and other course materials, conduct course discussions, and collect students’ work. UMW Blogs:…
Students Blogging on a Global Forum: World Cup and World Politics WordPress site: World Cup and World Politics Site Administrator: Laurent Dubois, Professor of History and Romance Studies Course: Cultural Anthropology 180: World Cup and World Politics According to the site's About page, the World Cup and World Politics site provides a place for: "commentators, including students in the Duke University class “World Cup and World…
Using Blogs to Make Student Writing Public: Teaching (and Learning) with Google Earth WordPress site: Teaching (and Learning) with Google Earth Site Administrator: Christine Erlien, Thompson Writing Program Lecturing Fellow Course: Writing 20: Google Earth’s Impact According to the site's About page, the Teaching (and Learning) with Google Earth site: "...showcases the work done by students in Dr. Christine Erlien’s writing course “The View from Above: Google Earth’s…
Student Group “Virtual” Notebooks: Reading Theater WordPress site: Reading Theater Site Administrator: Daniel Foster, Assistant Professor of Theater Studies Course: Theater Studies 101s: Reading Theater According to Reading Theater's about page, students in an "introductory theater course" were asked to: "...create websites as if they were dramaturgs working on a production of a play. These websites might be described as virtual…
Posting and Sharing Audio: Stories of Medicine WordPress site: Stories of Medicine (note: this blog is private to group members only) Site Administrator: Gretchen Case, Thompson Writing Program Lecturing Fellow Course: Writing 20: Oral History and the Stories of Medicine Case's students "conducted oral history interviews with physicians and other medical providers in the communities surrounding Duke." Students recorded interviews on iPods,…
