Title: Activity 4.1: Exploring Content Management Systems (CMS)
Course: Storage and Access of Digital Resources > Section: Topic 4: Content Management Systems

Activity 4.1: Exploring Content Management Systems (CMS)

Aim: To enable you to identify and work in different Contents Management Systems.

Motivation: To help you manage and retrieve digital resources from Content Management Systems.

Task: Engage with selected CMSs.

Duration: 2 hours

Tools: Discussion forum;

Resources: Websites to be explored -

- e/merge Africa
- Easychair
- Multi-Device Learning Study
- OER Africa
- Your own institutional website

Questions:

- Which CMS was used to build each site (if the information is provided).
- What is the purpose of the site?
- Are you able to engage in any way with the site? e.g. via comments, up/downloading of files, engaging in discussion forums or other activities. Describe which activities (if any) apply to which site.

What to do:

- Browse through each of the suggested web sites and answer the questions above.
- Record your responses in a suitably structured table.
- Paste the table into your discussion form contribution.

Feedback/response: (peer review)

- Read and respond to at least 1 other person’s contribution.
- Read and respond to at least 1 other person’s comment on your own contribution.

Assessment:

Completing this activity will count towards your course portfolio.