wordcamp portland 2013

Let’s  Interrupt  the  DisruptionWith  Something  AWESOME

How WordPress can save Higher Ed

Maria ErbUniversity of Portland@erbfarm

Wednesday, August 14, 13

LandscapeWednesday, August 14, 13

15 Years AgoWednesday, August 14, 13

Today

my ofFiceP\�VWDŦ

my awesomecampus my awesome

coworkersmy reasonable faculty load

my personaldevelopmentbudget

Mycredit card

a./k/aMecrappy

cube

stinky

basementridiculous

Wednesday, August 14, 13

“In 50 years, there will only be 10 institutions in the world delivering higher

education

-Sebastian ThrunCo-founder, CEO Udacity

Wednesday, August 14, 13

Online LearningWednesday, August 14, 13

Choices, ChoicesWednesday, August 14, 13

Hmmm

user friendlyawesome UI/UX

affordable

has been around for 10 years

Wednesday, August 14, 13

We’re used to CrappyWednesday, August 14, 13

WordPress up front Wednesday, August 14, 13

Make Me SmileWednesday, August 14, 13

So Much TrainingWednesday, August 14, 13

Keep OL in-houseWednesday, August 14, 13

faculty + creative teamWednesday, August 14, 13

UI = EverythingWednesday, August 14, 13

The End of Meh?Wednesday, August 14, 13

$69 Million Wednesday, August 14, 13

Wednesday, August 14, 13

Udacity

Wednesday, August 14, 13

ds106.usWednesday, August 14, 13

water106.net/main

Wednesday, August 14, 13

Wednesday, August 14, 13

Big DataWednesday, August 14, 13

curation toolsWednesday, August 14, 13

Maria Erberb@up.edu

@erbfarm

wordpress.up.edu/erb

Wednesday, August 14, 13

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?

Wednesday, August 14, 13