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I could repurpose something from our final report on our WP project (politicsinspires.org) On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Steve Boneham <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi. > > I'm writing a briefing paper on the use of WordPress in education as part of my work at JISC Netskills. The idea is to provide a summary of why those working in education might consider using WordPress to support teaching and learning, research, administration and the other things that educational institutions do. > > The first point I wanted to address was 'Why WordPress?' I have a set of the usual points (open source, usable, flexible, extensible...), but wanted to make these a bit more engaging with some stories or soundbytes from 'real life' use. That use could range from a single self-hosted site/blog to use as a CMS or institutional platform. > > I'd be very grateful if any of you would be prepared to contribute to this by letting me know what you're doing with WordPress and why you choose to use it that way. We would of course credit you for your contributions in the paper. > > Likewise, suggestions of people, groups or educational institutions using WordPress effectively would also be appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Steve > > > Steve Boneham > JISC Netskills > Newcastle University > > www.netskills.ac.uk >