WolfWare WordPress
WolfWare is the collection of teaching and learning tools provided by DELTA. NC State employees can use WolfWare WordPress to create websites for classes, training or projects. View access to WolfWare WordPress sites can be restricted to class enrollments and specified users through WolfWare. The WolfWare WordPress service is managed by DELTA and differs from the WordPress Blogs service managed by OIT. For assistance with WolfWare WordPress, please contact LearnTech@ncsu.edu.
Cost
Free
Use Cases
WolfWare WordPress is ideal for the following use cases:
- Instructors want to deliver their class content through a page-based website with view access that is either public or controlled through WolfWare (enrolled students, designated users).
- Instructors want a public site to advertise their course or provide basic information such as overview, syllabus and schedule.
- Instructors would like students to create posts for a class blog.
- Employees who already use WolfWare (such as for Moodle) for a class, training or resources would like a website that is publicly accessible or accessible only by the users in their WolfWare space.
Which WordPress?
The following table may help you decide which WordPress service is best for your needs.
| Use Case | DELTA WolfWare WordPress |
OIT WordPress Blog |
OIT Hosted WordPress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | Free | $300/year |
| Class or training website (restricted to your students) | Yes |
No |
No |
| Class or training website (public) | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Personal website or blog | No |
Yes |
No |
| Full-featured and customizable website for department/unit | No |
No |
Yes |
| Third-level, fourth-level, or non-NCSU domain name | No |
No |
Yes |
| Class blog with student posts | Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Public informational website for a class | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Student website or blog (individual or group project) | No |
Yes |
No |
| Project website (multiple editors, public or restricted access) | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Best Practices
WolfWare WordPress is recommended for instructors who want to create a class website, particularly if they would like access restricted to enrolled students and/or other users managed through WolfWare.
Additional Resources
- Visit the WolfWare WordPress Essentials website to get started
- Read the DELTA Knowledge Base article Overview of WolfWare WordPress
- Read the DELTA Knowledge Base article Copying content from one WolfWare WordPress site to another
- Check out DELTA Workshops in REPORTER for upcoming workshops on WolfWare WordPress and other instructional technologies
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