About Me
From: Massachusetts
Moved to CO for this:
Live in Boulder now
Plugins:
Work:
Professionally:
Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach
ceeo.tufts.edu
Researcher & developer: 2010 - 2013
Custom Code
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Hosting
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Multiple LMS
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Expensive
State of things:
New Project, New Opportunities
Online collaborative space for:
Teachers, Researchers, Students
novelengineering.org
UX/UI Spectrum Experience/Challenges
Steep learning curve, (probably) crappy UI & UX
Super-customizable, feature rich. Only tech-savvy people please!
Super simple, beautiful UI. Easy to use.
Frustratingly simple, not enough customization.
Engineer
Researchers
Teachers
Students
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Advantages/disadvantages of WordPress:
2010 Dashboard
Research existing tech
SmartPost Templates
Tries to solves ease of use / UI problem
SmartPost Video Demo
Leverage Plugins for better UX
Registration Plus Redux
Give your users (students, teachers) purpose
Nice UI isn't enough
Students can vote on each other's submissions:
mindstorms.dreschallenges.com
Overview
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Use multi-site for rapid prototyping
Tufts CEEO sites using WP
Over 1,400 sessions/mo just for Dr. E's
More than ~10 countries involved
Take Aways:
1. Know your users. Make it easy for them to use your site.
2. Give users (teachers & students) purpose & incentive.
3. Use plugins & existing features to expedite dev of your site.
4. Use the WordPress community to expand your knowledge-base.
Thank You!
@rafiki_rafi
ceeo.tufts.edu
sptemplates.org
WordPress in Education: Tufts University
By Rafi Yagudin
WordPress in Education: Tufts University
WordCamp 2015 Presentation: https://denver.wordcamp.org/2015/session/wordpress-in-education-case-study-tufts-university/
