Case Study: NASA EPDC enhances STEM education access with Visual Net Design

NASA EPDC boosts monthly pageviews past 30,000 with Visual Net Design

The NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative (EPDC), a program supported by a grant to Texas State University, faced the challenge of creating a dynamic and scalable website to serve educators and a growing audience with evolving STEM curriculum resources. They partnered with vendor Visual Net Design (VND) to build a user-friendly platform capable of delivering daily updates, newsletters, and a wealth of educational materials.

Visual Net Design implemented a WordPress CMS for easy content management, ensured WCAG 2.0 accessibility compliance, and created a mobile-responsive design. VND also developed a custom API with a digital badging system and migrated the site to a private cloud for scalability and reliability. This solution resulted in a substantial increase in engagement, with the site now exceeding 30,000 monthly pageviews and successfully providing automated newsletters to keep users informed.

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