[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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. ] Due to my activities around using games and playful engagements in workshops, training, and courses at the University, in 2017 I was approached by Melissa Highton, our … Continue reading Developing a playful strategy for ISG

[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. ] One of my first projects with the Open Education service is also one that continues to grow in scope and impact. In 2016 I began working with … Continue reading Geosciences Outreach and Open Educational Resources