The Domain of One’s Own initiative (a.k.a. UMW Domains) continues to build momentum, providing any and all students, faculty and staff with their own domain and web hosting. Currently we are hosting 1204 sites across 1071 domains. More than 70 faculty and 900 students have explored this space already, and we are always looking for more. The great thing about this project is it can meet so many diverse needs: a personal website, a course site, a research hub, an online journal, portfolio, digital project, etc. There is no one way to use UMW Domains, so we encourage faculty to contact us about any and all interests you might have to see if this can help fulfill a need. And unlike UMW Blogs, it is more than just WordPress, you can explore open source digital tools like Omeka (a digital exhibit software), wiki applications, the Tumblr-esque IndieWeb app Known, and much more.
For some an excellent example of how you might use UMW Domains check out Sue Fernsebner’s Taiping Civil War site that her class created as part of their course work. Alternatively, Steve Farnsworth’s personal website/portfolio is another excellent example of what any faculty member can do to claim their personal domain on the web—and we’d love to help with either/or and more.
Additionally, we will be partnering with the Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation to run the Domain of One’s Own Faculty Initiative again this Spring, so keep an eye out for that announcement before the end of the Fall semester.
[…] Domain of One’s Own: This initiative continues to build momentum, providing any and all students, faculty and staff with their own domain and web hosting. Currently we are hosting 1204 sites across 1071 domains. More than 70 faculty and 900 students have explored this space already, and we are always looking to support more. Read more. […]