While I was off on strike I was able to spend some time finishing a project I’ve been working on for a couple of months; editing the Wikipedia page for Dunfermline College of Physical Education. I was inspired to update the existing page by the recent Body Language exhibition at the University of Edinburgh Library […]
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Today I am on strike to support the industrial action called by UCU over changes to the USS pension scheme and universities’ failure to make improvements on pay, equality, casualisation and workloads. You can find out more about the UCU strikes here: Everyone Out. Having worked on short term contracts for much of my academic […]
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The winners of the Wikimedia UK 2019 Wiki Loves Monuments competition were announced a couple of weeks ago and I was delighted to see four entries from Scotland among the winners. The overall winner for the UK is this gorgeous shot by MHoser of Kilchurn Castle, the stronghold of the Campbells of Glen Orchy. Of […]
Read moreTranscript and slides from my keynote at the Open all Ours event at the University of the Highlands and Islands. Into the Open: Exploring the benefits of open education and OER from Lorna Campbell This talk covers a broad overview of the domain of open education before going on to provide examples of how we […]
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So, in this multi-part series cataloguing the crazy that has been the last year, I’ve gotten inked, and debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe. What’s next? How’s about leaving The University of Edinburgh after 18 years? In fact, how’s about leaving Scotland after 40-*cough*-something years? Dear … Continue reading Pushing myself out of my comfort zone – part 3
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Through Girl Geek Scotland I was lucky enough to be given a free ticket for the Accessibility Scotland conference on 25 October (in exchange for compering a lunchtime lightning talk session, which was a sheer delight and I very much got the better end of … Continue reading A quick reflection on inclusive service design from #A11yScotland
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The blog post I wrote last week on the context, centrality and diversity of the Open Ed conference community sparked a lot more discussion than I expected, most of it on twitter, but also during a VConnecting session at the end of the conference. As might be expected, the decision to end the Open Ed […]
Read moreThis week, like many colleagues in the open education community I’ve been following the Open Education Conference. I’m not actually at the conference, in fact in all my years working in open education I’ve never been to Open Ed, but I’ve been following it on twitter, and as always, it’s been a thought provoking experience. […]
Read moreI’ve got a whole host of stuff to blog from MozFest (and Accessibility Scotland), and I’m sure I won’t get to all of it, but here’s an attempt at least! One of the best sessions I went to at MozFest was the Black Mirror Writers … Continue reading Black Mirror Writers Room – #MozFest 2019 session
Read moreLast week I took part in my first ever #LTHEChat. I’ve been a huge admirer of LTHEChat for years now but I’ve never really been able to take part before, primarily because the timing doesn’t usually work for me. Occasionally I manage to catch the final questions and I often enjoy catching up with the […]
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