Web editing at Lafayette College is now easy. Simple. Efficient. But, before this year that was not the case. Updating a website required learning Dreamweaver in tandem with downloading and uploading files via FTP. Because editing happened so infrequently, users often forgot the process and were forced to re-learn it every time they wanted to make a change.
Enter WordPress MU. After much evaluation and a remarkably successful pilot there was simply no turning back. WordPress MU offered almost all of the features we were looking for in a site editor: ease-of-use; LDAP authentication; multi-site hosting; templating and extensibility options; and a proven content management system built around a large community and developer base. This poster session will describe our WordPress MU pilot that included course sites, personal sites, and student organization sites; our collaboration with our Public Information Office to create a Lafayette themed WordPress template; our implementation timeline; and a description of our WordPress installations including domain naming conventions, themes, and plugins used.
Jason has served as a Web consultant and educational technologist in higher education for over seven years. He has experience designing with XHTML and CSS and also enjoys working with design products like Adobe Photoshop and InDesign. Additionally, Jason works closely with faculty and students to help them find and learn appropriate technologies that will assist them with their teaching and learning.
Tuesday, 3:30PM