Calling all instructors! Are you looking for opportunities to teach digital and public scholarship skills in your classroom? Are you looking for alternatives to the traditional research paper? We’ve got you covered with WordPress site templates (affectionately known as SPLOTs)! SPLOTs are simple to set up and can be as easy for students to use as filling out a simple form. Templates (with examples from other institutions) include:

• Tru Collector, which collects student images and descriptions through a form submission and compiles them into a WordPress site. See Animal Body Plans and Online Ecosystem Maps as examples.
• Tru Writer, which collects short student essays through a form submission and compiles them into a WordPress site for ease of reading. See the Community Performance Toolbox and Into the Pulterverse as examples.
• Big Picture Calling Card, this template is perfect for image-focused sites with a text teaser that links to more information. See Just Lego 101 as an example.

Want to see how easy it is to use for students? Add to the library’s “Things that made me smile” collection here (click “Add to pool”).

Curious to learn more? Ready to get started? Register for our SPLOTs Workshop!

These templates are part of the Libraries’ three year digital scholarship infrastructure pilot. We are currently in year one of the pilot right now. Our Data and Digital Scholarship Librarian is excited to work with you to see how you might incorporate this tool into your upcoming course!