WordPress Essential Training at lynda.com will be free for viewing until June 18th with a 10-day free trial.
This course has had over 100,000 views since inception and explains why WordPress is not only an excellent blog/web site tool, but also how it can be used for courses. Author Morten Rand-Hendriksen states that WordPress actually holds 60% of the CMS market today (course management system) and powers 24% of sites on the web. Pretty impressive stats! Read Article
Take advantage of this offer and learn more about WordPress. Then, request your own university site and start playing around. Request Site
The Faculty Learning Corner and the Tips for Student Success blogs both take advantage of WordPress. Check out this free training and see if WordPress has something that would enhance your course or benefit your students. Thanks Tina for sharing this with us!
