On Future of Wordpress in Higher Ed
What happens when three early advocates for WordPress Multisite come together to think about the future of Wordpress in Higher Education?
Join Jesse Friedman, host of Impressive Hosting, Jim Groom and Ronnie Burt from Automattic, for this new episode of the podcast exploring whether a "Domain of One's Own" is the future of Digital Identity in Higher Education.
Writing on his own blog reflecting on the podcast, Jim celebrated the opportunity to reflect on "all the projects that still depend upon WordPress and all the great work still happening" across the sector and the "endless possibility that abounded in the future past of the world of WordPress" in the face of recent challenges in the open source community.
Listen to Is A “Domain of One’s Own” the Future of Digital Identity in Higher Ed?
In this episode of Impressive Hosting, Jesse Friedman is joined by Jim Groom (Reclaim Hosting) and Ronnie Burt (Automattic) to explore the unique hosting challenges and opportunities in higher education. They discuss the power of WordPress Multisite, the importance of giving students their own digital space with “A Domain of One’s Own,” and the technical strategies for scaling university-wide hosting. From infrastructure surges during semester starts to the evolution of web literacy in academia, this episode investigates the space shared by higher education design and hosting, open-source, and the open web.
