Why WordPress is Disrupting Higher Ed....in a good way

1. Let’s Interrupt the Disruption
With Something AWESOME
How WordPress can save Higher Ed
Maria Erb
University of Portland
@erbfarm
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2. Landscape
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3. 15Years AgoWednesday, August 14, 13

4. Today
my ofFice
my awesome
campus my awesome
coworkers
my reasonable
faculty load
my personal
development
budget
My
credit card
a./k/a
Mecrappy
cube
stinky
basement
ridiculous
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5. “In 50 years, there will only
be 10 institutions in the
world delivering higher
education
-Sebastian Thrun
Co-founder, CEO Udacity
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6. Online Learning
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7. Choices, Choices
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8. Hmmm
user friendly
awesome UI/UX
affordable
has been around for 10 years
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9. We’re used to Crappy
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10. WordPress up frontWednesday, August 14, 13

11. Make Me Smile
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12. So Much Training
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13. Keep OL in-house
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14. faculty + creative team
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15. UI = Everything
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16. The End of Meh?
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17. $69 MillionWednesday, August 14, 13

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19. Udacity
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20. ds106.us
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21. water106.net/main
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23. Big Data
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24. curation tools
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25. Maria Erb
erb@up.edu
@erbfarm
wordpress.up.edu/erb
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26. Talking Points
Can this happen?
What would it take to make it happen?
Will you be part of it?
Who should head up this effort?
What resources would we need?
Major obstacles
What else?
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