About sites.usask.ca

What are you working on that you want to share with the world? University of Saskatchewan (USask) Sites offers learners and educators their own free WordPress site to build and create a space for teaching and learning, with tools supporting social, interactive, and collaborative learning. It provides a creative space to share portfolios, presentations, research, and passions online. With USask Sites, you’re in control. Connect with others by sharing and collaborating in this open and creative space. Over one-third of the web is built on the WordPress platform (W3Tech, 2021) making it an ideal tool to help develop your digital literacy and web design skills. Whether you’re looking for blogs, websites, portfolios, photo galleries, news feeds, and more, WordPress can power your next learning project.

Visit sites.usask.ca to learn more and see examples of how others have leveraged USask Sites to enhance their teaching and learning.

Getting support

There are avenues to receive support with using Sites and WordPress at USask. There are web resources, such as the guide you’re currently reading. You may also connect with instructional designers within the Flexible Learning & Technology (FLT) team at the Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning (GMCTL). They’ve been using WordPress for a variety of projects since 2013. They would be happy to help answer questions about how WordPress might be a valuable tool in your teaching and learning activities at USask. You can email flt@usask.ca and the FLT team will try and help you find solutions to your specific problem.

Since WordPress is a vast, complex, and ever-expanding tool that would be very difficult to keep up with, the technical support available through USask is limited. ICT can help you resolve some technical issues including problems with login or access. Contact web@usask.ca with any login issues. For other technical issues, such as issues using specific themes, you’ll need to locate other resources available on the web.