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The Canisius College Workflow:

MU WordPress, Divi and MailChimp

https://goo.gl/sGU42E

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Hello!

I am Leah MacVie.

Director, Center for Online Learning & Innovation

@canisiuscoli | www.canisius.edu/coli

@leahmacvie | www.leahmacvie.com

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Topics

  1. Blogs@Canisius
  2. Multi-User Wordpress
  3. Divi
  4. Other Integrations
  5. Five Tips for Campuses
  6. Gifts

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Blogs@Canisius

The many uses of Wordpress.

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Classroom Use

Internship Blog

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Digital Humanities

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Math Blog

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Program Use

Program Blog

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Job Blog

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Math Club

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CV Use

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CV Site

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CV Site

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Office Use

Committee Blog

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Admissions Blog

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Student Government Site

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Multi-User

Wordpress

Managing blogs on campus.

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Confluence Home Base

Documentation

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Sign Up

Google Form with Notification

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Tracking

Tracking Sites

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Divi

Settling on one theme.

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Today at�Canisius �(student�blog)

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The Dome�(campus�blog)

Campus Blogs

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Course Sites

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Course�Site

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Conference Sites

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Conference�Site

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Conference�Site

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Other Integrations

Using WP to get the job done.

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AccessPress Anonymous Post Plugin

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MailChimp Newsletters

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The Dome�(campus�blog)

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Parent

Newsletters

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Google Tools

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Conference�Site

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5.

Our Five Tips

For Campuses

Something for you to�bring back.

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  1. Easy Sign-Up

Create an easy way for people to sign up for a new blog and for you to track sign-ups.

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2. One Theme

Decide on and promote the use of one theme to make support easier.

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3. Plug-Ins

Choose plug-ins that save time and can be used across multiple sites. Choose wisely. Use only a few.

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4. Mail Integration

RSS mail systems make newsletter-making easy for campus members. We like Mailchimp, but there are many.

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5. Google Tools

Google Forms, for example, can easily be integrated in Wordpress through plug-ins.

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Gifts

Kits for you to try.

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Our Gifts to You

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Questions?