Tag: education

  • #183 – Destiny Kanno, Isotta Peira and Anand Upadhyay on how WordPress is shaping the future of education for students worldwide

    #183 – Destiny Kanno, Isotta Peira and Anand Upadhyay on how WordPress is shaping the future of education for students worldwide

    In this WP Tavern episode, host Nathan Wrigley talks with Destiny Kanno, Isotta Peira, and Anand Upadhyay about WordPress’s growing role in education. They discuss WP Campus Connect, which brings free, hands-on WordPress workshops to schools and universities, helping students develop valuable tech skills and connect with career opportunities. Anand shares success stories from India,…

  • #148 – Stephen Dumba on Empowering Uganda With WordPress Education and Community Initiatives

    #148 – Stephen Dumba on Empowering Uganda With WordPress Education and Community Initiatives

    So on the podcast today we have Stephen Dumba, a Ugandan teacher and WordPress community leader. We discuss Uganda’s ICT curriculum, which now makes computer education compulsory for 17-18 year olds, and the efforts to equip schools with computer labs. Stephen shares his transition to WordPress, highlighting its ease of use and community support. He…

  • #143 – Aaron Reimann and Keith Osburn on How WordPress Is Transforming Georgia’s Educational Landscape

    #143 – Aaron Reimann and Keith Osburn on How WordPress Is Transforming Georgia’s Educational Landscape

    On the podcast today we have Aaron Reimann & Keith Osburn. Keith is the Chief Information Officer and Deputy Superintendent for Tech Services at the Georgia Department of Education, and Aaron runs Clockwork WP, a WordPress agency, and boasts extensive experience in web development dating back to 1996. Together, they’ve been leveraging WordPress to tackle…

  • WordPress University Was Always Online

    WordPress University Was Always Online

    Did anybody listen to Peter Thiel? In 2011, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal, dubbed “contrarian investor” by the New York Times, created the Thiel Fellowship. A collection of 24 youngsters under the age of 20 were awarded $100,000 in exchange for dropping out of college to start tech companies. Thiel said: I believe you have a…

  • WPWeekly Episode 303 – Interview With Zac Gordon, Technology Educator

    WPWeekly Episode 303 – Interview With Zac Gordon, Technology Educator

    In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Zac Gordon. We discussed a wide range of topics including, balancing freelance work with educating, an overview of Gutenberg from an educator’s perspective, and potential brand issues if the Gutenberg name was deprecated. We also talked about some of the difficulties involved with creating…

  • Zac Gordon Launches Gutenberg Development Course, Includes More Than 30 Videos

    Zac Gordon Launches Gutenberg Development Course, Includes More Than 30 Videos

    Zac Gordon, a technology educator, has released his Gutenberg Development course. The course is $79 but is available for $49 using the coupon code earlyadopter. Gordon says the course is aimed at developers who want to update their themes, plugins, shortcodes, etc. to work with Gutenberg and take advantage of blocks. "There is also some…

  • From Building WordPress Sites to Selling Plugins in One Year

    From Building WordPress Sites to Selling Plugins in One Year

    This is a guest post written by Katie Keith, co-founder of Barn2 Media. In this post, Keith shares the lessons she and her husband learned transitioning from client work to selling WordPress products in one year. If you’ve ever dreamed of quitting client work and earning passive income by selling WordPress themes and plugins, you’re…

  • WPCampus 2017 Will Be Streamed Live for Free

    WPCampus 2017 Will Be Streamed Live for Free

    WPCampus, a conference focused on using WordPress in higher education, takes place this Friday and Saturday in Buffalo, NY. If you’re unable to attend the event, WPCampus will be live streaming the sessions for free. Visit the streaming page on July 14th and 15th where viewers can choose between three tracks of sessions to watch.…

  • WPCampus 2017 to Take Place July 14-15 in Buffalo, NY

    WPCampus 2017 to Take Place July 14-15 in Buffalo, NY

    After the inaugural WPCampus concluded in 2016, organizers put out a call for campuses across the country to host the event in 2017. The WPCampus planning committee has announced that WPCampus 2017 will be held July 14-15, at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. In addition to announcing the date, the committee is accepting speaker submissions and looking for sponsors.…

  • Fall Enrollment for Zac Gordon’s JavaScript for WordPress Course Closes This Friday

    Fall Enrollment for Zac Gordon’s JavaScript for WordPress Course Closes This Friday

    Zac Gordon, a WordPress educator, has opened enrollment for the Fall for his JavaScript for WordPress course. Gordon created the course after Treehouse dropped WordPress from its library in late 2015. Open enrollment began on October 25th and ends this Friday, November 4th. You can either take all four parts of the course for $397 or…

  • LinkedIn Learning Is Offering Free Access This Week to Its Library of More Than 5,000 Courses

    LinkedIn Learning Is Offering Free Access This Week to Its Library of More Than 5,000 Courses

    Lynda.com, a site that offers thousands of online training courses is giving everyone an opportunity to access any course they want for free. Dubbed the “Week of Learning“, starting today and ending on October 30th, visitors can take any course they want without any strings attached. The only thing that’s required is a LinkedIn account…

  • WordSesh 4 Scheduled for August 19-20

    WordSesh 4 Scheduled for August 19-20

    WordSesh 4 will take place August 19-20. Organized by Scott Basgaard, WordSesh is like a virtual WordCamp except there is one session per hour for 24 hours. Mark your calendars! WordSesh 4 will be held on August 19-20. More details and info to come. #WordSesh #WordPress — WordSesh (@WordSesh) June 27, 2016 WordSesh 4 falls…

  • The Inaugural WPCampus Set For July 15-16, 2016

    The Inaugural WPCampus Set For July 15-16, 2016

    WPCampus, a WordPress event geared towards non-profits and higher education, will take place on July 15-16, 2016 in Sarasota, FL at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus. The team is looking for speakers and sponsors. Speakers who are accepted will receive free admission and swag. Organizers are open to stories as they relate to…

  • WordCampus Renames Event to WPCampus

    WordCampus Renames Event to WPCampus

    When WordCampus was announced, some of our readers expressed concern that the event’s name is too similar to WordCamp US and would cause confusion. There was also concern that without being officially sanctioned by WordCamp Central, the event would infringe the WordCamp trademark that is owned and protected by the WordPress Foundation. To alleviate these…