Manifold

An online publishing and academic networking platform for the Baruch College community, maintained collaboratively by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Baruch Computing and Technology Center.

Useful for…

Pros

• Easy start-up
• Customizable design
• Local support from us, the Baruch Center for Teaching and Learning
• Allows embedding of multiple tools
• Can be used collaboratively or individually
• Built-in annotation function with Hypothes.is
• Built-in editor

Cons

• More advanced uses require time and patience
• Some aspects are not immediately available and need to be requested
• Frequent updates can occasionally cause problems.
• Non-Baruch users cannot create

Learning Curve

Not quite as user-friendly and intuitive as WordPress, but still a generally clear and feature-filled digital publishing platform, especially for book-length texts.

Operating System

Any

Accessibility

view Manifold’s accessibility page

Cost

Free to Baruch students, faculty and staff.