This is the story WordPress’s role in education, more specifically a lab at Tufts University called “The Center for Engineering, Education, and Outreach”. From college-level CS classes to an international LEGO competition, my old lab at Tufts is constantly finding new ways to leverage the WordPress platform in the context of education and help students around the world enjoy a better education experience.
While a graduate student at Tufts University, my old lab called “Center for Engineering Education and Outreach” (CEEO) wanted to jump on the “online virtual classroom” bandwagon. I was tasked with finding the appropriate platform to kick-start our venture into this space. I decided to go with WordPress due to it being free and supported by a large, healthy community of diverse people around the world.