For our final project, I created an online version of a syllabus I have to submit. I did it on WordPress. I favored clarity and attractiveness. My main objective is that students have this available within an easy click. Blackboard is OK, but you have to click so many times through the menu that is unbearable. With an online syllabus students can consult it without needing any downloading/printing, and with handy menu to find what they are looking for faster.
My main problem is the theme. I have chosen Motif because it is a full-width theme and it has the menu on the top bar. However, I cannot find a way to remove the widgets from the side. If you go to the theme, they do not appear on the demo. When I tried to customize them, the widget section is empty.
I am still balancing colors/fonts with the contents. Because of all these are pages, there is very little room for formatting. Also, I want to eliminate the comments from all pages but I don’t know how.
I tried to include other tools we’ve worked on during this course such as about.me/twitter widgets. Although the syllabus per se is not finished, I would LOVE any suggestions that you might have to improve it. I won’t probably be teaching this class, but I thought it was a great opportunity to polish curriculum-building skills.
Thanks!!!!