January 2022 Progress Report

In the last quarter of 2021, the oversight committee for The Dock identified user experience and site organization as key foci for optimization. Since then, we have taken steps in that direction:

• Moved to premium hosting to handle the complex demands of the site.
• Changed a core component of the WordPress stack to allow for greater flexibility in creating layouts.
• Improved the layout of search results.
• Improved the layout of contributor pages.

Next steps to be taken include improving the search experience, tweaking the home page, and making curated content more visible to users.

We also continue to seek quality submissions from educators! We are in the process of recruiting new bloggers, and are pleased to offer Conversations at The Dock as an interactive space for discussion.