Learning must be found easily at any time, and all learners and teachers have equitable access, regardless of culture, language, ability etc. 
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Rating: Works well

• Accessibility standards:
  • Meets accessibility guidelines and allows for materials created to be accessible.
    
    
• Cost of use for USask students:
  • All aspects of WordPress can be used free of charge by students, instructors, and staff.

• Platform/device:
  • Web-based and works on all devices.

Learning is a process of meaning-making, constructed through learning with others, and as a part of an intentional, deliberate system within a course and across experiences.
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• Collaboration:
  • Allows for multiple authors allowing for several students / instructors to contribute.
    
    
• Sharing:
  • Posts can be made public or private. (Only those with login credentials can view the post)
  • WordPress allows commenting on posts, but is controlled by the authors/editors of the site.

Learning is refined and extended through prompted and supported opportunities to focus on understanding and next steps.
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Rating: Works well

• Reflection and revision:
  • Used as a blogging tool, students can share their reflections on learning or about the topic on which they are writing.
  • Users can save drafts of posts and pages to revise and publish later.
  • For a group blog, users can have others in the group revise/add to posts and pages.

Learning is most effective when systems are designed to help learners find, create, and/or repurpose significant content for the value of themselves and others.
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Rating: Works well

• Creating:
  • Provides an easy to use platform for the creation and sharing of users work, including the sharing of images and videos.

Learners create and control spaces for learning, understanding and retaining ownership, and purposefully choosing how and when they share.
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Rating: Works well

• Archiving, saving, and exporting data:
  • Users with permissions for the site can export Wordpress content for uploading to another instance of WordPress (WordPress is an open source tool that can be installed for free on a server of the user’s choosing.)
    
    
• Sign Up/Sign In:
  • To view public materials, no sign in is required.
  • Students will need a free account to sign in to their blog for adding or revising content.
    
    
• Customization:
  • Students can choose from a variety of “themes” to customize the appearance of their blog.

Learners need to work in a system that is fluid and requires a minimum number of steps in systems that are intuitive and integrated.
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Rating: Works well

• Interface:
  • WordPress is an easy to use platform that doesn’t require any knowledge of coding to use.

Learners exist in accessible networks, and connect to the experiences, concepts, people, and ideas that they need.
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Rating: Moderate Concerns

• Scale:
  • Number of users viewing the materials is not limited.
  • Number of users editing materials is not limited by the technology, but the number of editors. per blog should be limited to individuals or small groups.

• Flexibility of Media:
  • In addition to text, images and videos can be added to projects in WordPress.

• Engagement
  • While an unlimited number of users can view the materials at the same time, only one user can edit a page at one time.

Learning and feedback are iterative, and assessment comes from multiple sources, including self, peers, teachers, and outside experts.
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Rating: Moderate Concerns

• Feedback:
  • No ability for direct feedback, however, comments can be left on individual posts.

• Engagement:
  • Allows for a place for students to provide reflections on their own learning or other observations or materials they’ve curated or created.