Title: WordPress as Courseware
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# WordPress as Courseware

 *  [spartro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spartro/)
 * (@spartro)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-as-courseware/)
 * The school I teach at has been using WebCT for the past few years in conjunction
   with our partner-in-education university. I say using, in truth they are not 
   using it. The entrenched luddite faction are all good teachers but found WebCT
   to be too many bells and whistles, too many clicks to do anything. First I explored
   Moodle, which had the advantage of being administered on our own webserver, but
   still has too many clicks to add content. As I was working with our options, 
   one of the teachers asked if we could make it work like the system our PTSA uses(
   one of the many WP powered sections of our website). I had seen [this](http://mamamusings.net/archives/2004/01/06/mt_courseware_stepbystep.php)
   system based on MT, so I set out to make it happen with WP.
 * Caveat: I am primarily a network plumber and go-to guy for hardware issues. My
   PHP skills are limited at best, so I am just sort of feeling my way through all
   of this.
 * I started with the basic 1.5 install. I am not using themes, specifically because
   wanted to tackle the issues of assembling the courseware rather than adapt the
   stylesheet. So I am using the index, header, footer, sidebar format. I have added
   some plugins to make things easy for teachers. I have added iimage browser to
   help with uploading pictures and I have (sort of) got eventcalendar2 working (
   even though I have yet to get it to navigate from month to month). I have added
   phmailer so students are able to attach documents in email to teachers.
 * I guess what I am asking for is suggestions. Is there a plugin or tweak you know
   of that would make things better? Any suggestions for something better that eventcalendar2
   to do upcoming events with? kI know I am trying to do something with WP where
   there are existing specialized tools for, but the immediacy of adding content
   this easily is what my teachers are looking for. A mock up (still ugly with test
   entries and such) is up at
 * [http://www.btwmhs.mps.k12.al.us/courses/generic](http://www.btwmhs.mps.k12.al.us/courses/generic)
 * Suggestions, recommendations, criticism are all welcome.

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 *  [Michael Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miklb/)
 * (@miklb)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-as-courseware/#post-205409)
 * As a fan of webct, from a users standpoint, it is unfortunate that your staff
   is dumping it. Granted, I used it on several times in a completely distant learning
   environment, therefore, what you are attempting to do would be no where close.
   Don’t get me wrong, I’m an equally huge fan of WP, just for a different purpose.
   
   You many want to look at Denis de Bernardy’s Semilogical theme and CMS package
   as that is in essence what you are trying to do. Discussed in this [thread](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/33492)
   One other thing I would look at, that I found a neccsessary with webct, was the
   discussion board. So perhaps incorporating one of the open source message boards,
   or even this bbpress application, unless your school already has something of
   that nature. Hope this helps.
 *  [jimphelps](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimphelps/)
 * (@jimphelps)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-as-courseware/#post-205410)
 * Some caveats: Courseware has a long list of requirements that it must meet. These
   include the need to have access control based on course enrollment such that 
   only students enrolled in a class can see copyright protected content, FERPA 
   regulations mandate that you protect the privacy of students so email address
   an name are hidden from the public at large and from other classmates if the 
   student requests FERPA protection and the purging of copyright materials from
   the course after the course is completed. These are legal requirements… just 
   so you are aware.
 * – Jim
 *  [Michael Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miklb/)
 * (@miklb)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-as-courseware/#post-205526)
 * [http://learning-management-system.info/](http://learning-management-system.info/)
   
   I came across this while looking at php scripts. May or may not be something 
   worth looking at. The price is right, nonetheless.

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