Who has access to the work we’re developing in our class?
Your work can be read by everyone who visits the website — and this is one reason your instructor may have chosen to use the Keywords Collaboratory rather than a user-restricted classroom tool such as Blackboard, WebCT/Vista, or Catalyst. The collaboratory promotes the work you’re doing to a larger audience than just your classmates or your instructor. Other students in courses at other colleges and universities will be able to comment on and contribute to your work, and visitors to the site will also be able to read and discuss your work. Not only does the Keywords Collaboratory publish your work to an audience beyond your immediate classroom, but it likewise makes the stakes of your work extend beyond the time you spend in the classroom. In other words, the conversations you’re having with your peers and your instructor will matter to others beyond your classroom.
