It's good to determine early if you will be publishing, where, and if it will be shared for the public, kept private, or to specific audiences. There are several ways student work can be published, and the DDS is available to help you think about options.
Sharing publicly can add an element of "real world" process. However it also brings up questions of student privacy, and alternative options for student who may not want their student work on the open web
Informal sharing methods (e.g. putting up on a class website, making a Youtube playlist, sharing on social media, etc.) might bring questions about sustainability – will the site be maintained? How long will you ensure projects be available?
There may be medium specific places to share work – such as a variety of sites for making Podcasts available.
There are also digital repositories for storing academic work and making it available, which handle much of the issues of management and maintaince, as well as empowering you to set various privacy levels. A great option for storing and sharing student work is the Tufts Digital Library (TDL), a repository for Tufts University research and teaching, including student projects. While much of the TDL is open to the public, it's possible to make things private (for example, to save projects for the record and to show as examples to future classes). More information on the TDL is below.
The Tufts Digital Library (TDL) is a place to explore Tufts' research, teaching, and unique collections online. It is an open library with most collections available to the world.
The TDL offers convenient and stable long-term storage and increased access and visibility for scholarship. Benefits to Tufts faculty, students, staff, and researchers include:
To see if your project is a good fit for the TDL, visit the Tufts Digital Library webpage.