WordPress Workshops

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We have scheduled a WordPress Introductory Workshop at following date/time:

  • 1:00 – 2:00 pm, Fri, Oct. 14 Library 105

This workshop is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about WordPress for blogging, courses, projects, initiative…etc.  If you are interested in attending this workshop, see:
WordPress Workshop Sign Up

We have also scheduled a number of work sessions on WordPress, as well as Moodle. These work sessions are designed to provide hands on assistance to anyone who is working on a site or has specific questions.  Here are dates/times:

  • 4:00 – 5:00 pm, Tues October 18, Library 105
  • 4:15 – 5:15 pm, Thurs October 20, Library 105
  • 4:00 – 5:00 pm, Weds October 26, Library 105
  • 2:00 – 3:00 pm, Thurs October 27, Library 105

If you are interested in attending one or more of these sessions, see:
WordPress/Moodle Work Session Sign Up

 

WordPress for Course Sites

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WordPress and Moodle are the primary alternatives to Segue for course sites at Middlebury.  A number of workshops have been scheduled on how to use WordPress for course sites and how it is integrated with the Course Hub.

  • 11:00 am -12:00 pm, Wednesday, August 31, Library 105
  • 11:00 am -12:00 pm, Thursday, Sept 1, Library 105
  • 4:00-5:00 pm, Tuesday, Sept 6, Library 105
  • 3:00-4:00 pm, Wednesday, Sept 7, Library 105

These sessions have been scheduled before or after similar sessions on Moodle, Middlebury’s new learning management system (LMS).   To learn more about how these platform compare, see: Curricular Technologies Platform Overview

To attend one of these sessions, please fill out our sign up form, see:
WordPress / Course Hub Workshop Sign Up


Workshops: WordPress for Blogs, Courses, Projects and More

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WordPress is a popular and easy to use tool for creating a wide range of sites including those for blogging, courses, research, projects, initiatives and activities. This workshop will give an overview of WordPress highlighting different ways it has been used at Middlebury and then will provide guided instruction for creating your own WordPress site.

Dates/Times/Location

  • 2:30-3:30 Feb 17, in Library 105
  • 2:30-3:30 Feb 24, in Library 105

Updates to Midd Blog Themes

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Midd blog themes were recently updated.  Changes to the appearance of themes was minor, mainly improved styling of headers and sidebar links and more consistent options for configuring the appearance and layout of blog sidebars and headers.

New blogs created will now use the Translucence theme by default.