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Sustainable Development Goals
We believe that OER can make a critical contribution to achieving the aims of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which the University and Students Association are committed to through the SDG Accord.
We have collected OERs from our showcase that are in line with specific SDG and listed them for ease of educators wishing to find SDG aligned resources.
Sustainable Development Goal OERs
Blog Posts
OE Week 2025: Wikimedia in the curriculum March 5, 2025 10:32 am
As part of our Open Education Week celebrations this year, we’re highlighting the publication of the 2nd Edition of the [...]
Copyright and Cartoon Mice – Gen AI Images and the Public Domain February 24, 2025 9:53 am
With many image and media applications now integrating AI tools, it’s easier than ever to generate all kinds of eye-catching [...]
Costumes and Romance? February 14, 2025 10:42 am
I always enjoy a good dig around our digitised collections for different celebrations and days as there’s always something new [...]
Wikipedia at 24: Wikipedia and Artificial Intelligence
January 17, 2025 3:44 pm
Wikipedia at 24 “With more than 250 million views each day, Wikipedia is an invaluable educational resource”.[1] In light of Wikipedia turning 24 years this week (January 15th), and the Wikimedia residency at the University of Edinburgh turning 9 years old this week too, this post is to examine where we are with Wikipedia today in light […]
January 17, 2025 3:44 pm
Wikipedia at 24 “With more than 250 million views each day, Wikipedia is an invaluable educational resource”.[1] In light of Wikipedia turning 24 years this week (January 15th), and the Wikimedia residency at the University of Edinburgh turning 9 years old this week too, this post is to examine where we are with Wikipedia today in light […]
Wikimedia in Education 2nd Edition January 15, 2025 2:24 pm
By Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence, University of Edinburgh. To coincide with Wikipedia’s 24th Birthday, seven new case studies have [...]
OER Channels
Edinburghs OERsOERs from across the University
TES Resources
Award winning open resources for school teachers.
Short Online Courses
Free short online courses.
Edinburgh Diamond
Open Access ebooks & journals.
Open Media Bank
Videos from our MOOCs & free short online courses.
Media Hopper Create
Creative Commons licensed videos.
Open Media Stock Footage
Open licensed media snippets for downloading & reuse.
Wikimedian in Residence
Videos from our Wikimedian in Residence.
3D Models
Open licensed models of heritage, geology & anatomy artefacts.
