The second assignment in the Creative Commons certificate course asks us to develop a short primer on (a lay person’s understanding of) copyright law.
I created a short sliderDING-style presentation, based on Ann Fandrey’s work in Academic …
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Thing 12 OERs Open Education Resources
I searched Edinburgh OERs for something on Digital Literacy and found one: Radical Digital Literacy OER. It focuses on the importance of a radical approach to Critical Digital Literacy in Higher Education Towards an awareness of manipulation and Control This resource is based on the idea that current approaches to digital literacy in most Higher Education … Continue reading Thing 12 OERs Open Education Resources
23Things – Thing 6
Number six’s theme focuses on accessibility, an area which I had to pay close attention to when I first started my role. When I carried out my EdWeb training, an online content management system that I’ve used to write features and articles on my School’s website, much of the training we received was on how … Continue reading 23Things – Thing 6 →
23Things – Thing 5
So Thing 5 – Diversity. I was sadly unable to create my own via the website, so have instead inserted my old Bitmoji for referencing purposes.. The issue of diversity within social media is a topic of increasing importance and when it comes to seemingly harmless cartoon images, as the recommended articles pointed out, there is still a potential … Continue reading 23Things – Thing 5 →
23Things – Thing 4
It’s been a while since I last posted and with only two weeks left of my internship and still twenty ‘Things’ left to cover, I’m making the most of the time I have currently! Thing number 4 focuses on digital security, a hot topic at the moment. I was tasked for this post to look … Continue reading 23Things – Thing 4 →
Thing 11 Copyright
I searched the Wikipedia using the term “library ” and came across a huge site covering libraries of antiquity to modern day libraries. The site was licensed CC BY-SA Attribution Share Alike. I think this means that I could copy redistribute the material in any format. Adapt remix transform and build upon material for any … Continue reading Thing 11 Copyright
Shut Up and Wrote
This is a quick blog at the end of a self-imposed exile to the Borders to get a few key bits of writing done ahead of my holiday. I used the principles at the heart of our writing retreats but used twitter to replace the colleagues who are usually in the room with me when … Continue reading Shut Up and Wrote
Thing 15 – Tumblr
Locate a Tumblr blog in your field or hobby of interest and share this on your blog. http://culturalanthropo.tumblr.com/ I located a Tumblr blog on a subject that I have keen interests in, and that is anthropology. I studied the subject at university some years ago and have kept coming back to the subject from time … Continue reading “Thing 15 – Tumblr”
CCC: What is Creative Commons?
Our first assignment for the Creative Commons certificate is due this week. I created a timeline that captures the key events that lead to the foundation of Creative Commons. Depending upon how the rest of the course goes, I may come back and add to this timeline in the upcoming weeks. This is a start […]
Who am I online? (23 Things – Thing 3 : Digital Footprint)
For the third module of 23 things (Thing 1 & 2) the tasks were to review some materials and google yourself. I have been attempting to cultivate my online presence (somewhat half heartedly) over the last 5 years. This module really got me thinking about as to why I am Read more…
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Thing 14 – Podcasts and Soundcloud
I want to Soundcloud and found an interesting podcast on anthropology. Anthropology is an area of interests that I have. This was a talk by an anthropologist named Gillian Tett who used her anthropology training while working in the financial services industry to highlight the cultural problems, especially in the way language was used, that … Continue reading “Thing 14 – Podcasts and Soundcloud”
HR Excellence in Research Award | what do you think?
You may have noticed reference to the “HR Excellence in Research Award” on our website or in our brochures and not given it much thought, but it’s worth paying some attention to – and we’d really appreciate hearing from you if you have. The Institute for Academic Development is currently in the process of working … Continue reading HR Excellence in Research Award | what do you think?