Online Web Spaces for Teaching and Learning

Sean Cordes

Assistant Professor

Western Illinois University

WordPress

WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.

www.wordpress.com

Examples

Historyhttp://milliganinfotoday.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/hist-332-%E2%80%93-history-of-modern-france/

Englishhttp://klamkins.wordpress.com/eng-043/

Arthttp://wanewartmedia.wordpress.com/in-class-projects/

GH301

WordPress site for WIU Honors Course in 21st Century Literacyhttp://gh301.wordpress.com/http://www.wordpress.com/

Google SitesGoogle Sites is the easiest way to make information accessible to people who need quick, up-to-date access. People can work together on a Site to add file attachments, information from other Google applications (like Google Docs, Google Calendar, YouTube and Picasa), and new free-form content. Creating a site together is editing, and you always control who has access

www.sites.google.com

Examples

Educationhttp://sites.google.com/site/edps314001/Home

Statisticshttp://sites.google.com/site/stats202/

Communicationshttp://sites.google.com/site/cmns455/

Lib 201 Project Site

Class project site for WIU Library Course, Introduction to Information Resourceshttp://sites.google.com/site/lib201site/

The ProjectContent from Web 2.0 tools pulled to web site

LibGuides

LibGuides is the amazingly popular, easy to use, web 2.0 content management and library knowledge sharing system. Libraries use it to create attractive multimedia content, share knowledge and information, and promote library resources to the community.

http://libguides.com/community.php

Examples

Historyhttp://libguides.acadiau.ca/content.php?pid=1254

Communicationshttp://libguides.depauw.edu/content.php?pid=611

Physics and Astronomyhttp://libguides.wustl.edu/content.php?pid=7432&sid=47235

LibGuides at WesternEnglishhttp://wiu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=37871Finding Media on the Webhttp://wiu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=52532&sid=385441Marketinghttp://wiu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=34049

http://wiu.libguides.com/

Questions?

Thank You!

cs-cordes@wiu.edu