I am currently working my way through some if the initial and introductory tasks of my current course of study. I am not a student at Edinburgh University so have no direct access to the University’s Social Media Guidelines for Staff and Researchers or the student Social Media Student Handbook so cannot offer any comments as … Continue reading 23Things
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I have begun
As you can probably tell this is an old man’s first attempt at blogging. This is part of my learning journey while studying the Introduction to digital learning design module at the University of the West of Scotland. So far I have been reintroduced to a range of learning theories and frameworks that at least made … Continue reading I have begun
Things 1 and 2, getting started
I heard about the University of Edinburgh’s 23 Things course about 6 months ago at a JISC event, and decided it would be interesting to take part. I think I have a fairly high level of digital literacy, however digital literacy is a broad topic a…
Update
So I have had few weeks off but have been busy in other ways which I am going to explain in this short blog post.#23 ThingsBecause I had experience in blogging before I had left #Thing2 till nearer the end of the 23 things I have now finished this shor…
Update
So I have had few weeks off but have been busy in other ways which I am going to explain in this short blog post.#23 ThingsBecause I had experience in blogging before I had left #Thing2 till nearer the end of the 23 things I have now finished this shor…
Open Educational Resources and Copyright
[This blog post is part of a series written for the Edinburgh Teaching Award (EdTA) to achieve accreditation as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. ] I’ve been working in Higher Education for six years now. Originally starting at The University of St Andrews as a Library Assistant an interest in copyright and … Continue reading Open Educational Resources and Copyright
23 Things for Digital Knowledge
[This blog post is part of a series written for the Edinburgh Teaching Award (EdTA) to achieve accreditation as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. ] In 2016 I was tasked with creating an online course for staff and students at the University to increase knowledge and confidence with digital tools, security, and … Continue reading 23 Things for Digital Knowledge
Accessibility, Lecture Recording, and media use
[This blog post is part of a series written for the Edinburgh Teaching Award (EdTA) to achieve accreditation as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. ] In 2017/18 the Information Services Group (ISG) rolled out a new lecture recording system across The University of Edinburgh. Due to rising concerns from staff around use … Continue reading Accessibility, Lecture Recording, and media use
Interns – Management and Mentorship
[This blog post is part of a series written for the Edinburgh Teaching Award (EdTA) to achieve accreditation as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. ] Open Content Curator Interns Over the past three years the Open Education Service has taken on an Open Content Curator intern to work with us over the … Continue reading Interns – Management and Mentorship
Using playful engagement in teaching and learning
[This blog post is part of a series written for the Edinburgh Teaching Award (EdTA) to achieve accreditation as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. ] I blame it all on my mother. She was my preschool / kindergarten teacher you see, and this meant that I was provided with all the fun … Continue reading Using playful engagement in teaching and learning
PTAS research on the effectiveness of playfulness
[This blog post is part of a series written for the Edinburgh Teaching Award (EdTA) to achieve accreditation as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. ] While the feedback from participants at the OER Board Game Jam workshops confirmed that participants were definitely enjoying the sessions, I wanted to try to measure whether … Continue reading PTAS research on the effectiveness of playfulness