While social media giants like Twitter and Facebook dominate in the media, here in academia there is a growing acceptance of open source software and the “read-write web,” where authors can easily create their own content without knowing complex coding. An interesting site to visit is on the WordPress pages, where the creative ways that colleges are using this platform are featured:
http://wordpress.org/showcase/tag/college/
Berkshire CC is in the middle of this trend by continuing to expand its use of WordPress (hosted by Edublogs) to support a whole host of helpful sites concerning projects, courses, academic departments, and other activities. Welcome to our newer Bloggers and readers; let us know who we can make this platform work for you!