Intern Reflection: Guess who’s back (back again)?
I’m Sanika, and last year I was the Open Textbook Creation Intern for seven months working on Open Educational Resources […]
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Celebrating Edinburgh Medical School and Nursing Studies: Reflections from my first weeks as an intern
Guest post by Maya Field, Digital Heritage and Open Knowledge intern. Hello! I am Maya, this year’s Digital Heritage and Open Knowledge Intern at the University’s Information Services Group. My role this summer focuses on exploring the digital outputs that can be created to celebrate the heritage of both Edinburgh Medical School and Nursing Studies […]
Read moreMy first week as an Open Educational Resources Intern
Hello! I’m Charlotte, this year’s Open Educational Resources (OER) summer intern within the University’s Information Services Group. My first week […]
Read moreOER Policy update – Copyright, AI and open licensing
University of Edinburgh teachers, learners and researchers have long been creating and sharing Open Educational Resources (OER) to the world, allowing high-quality teaching and learning resources to be reused and re-purposed to benefit all. What happens though when Gen AI is used to help […]
Read moreFifth year of “Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia” – the Edinburgh Award
We know that many students are involved in activities alongside their studies such as volunteering, part-time work, and getting involved in the University community. To help these activities to stand out from the crowd, our University has had an Award for “Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia” to sit beside other available Edinburgh Awards for the last […]
Read moreToolkit for Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching ebook published
Digital Skills Design and Training have published a new open education ebook on Edinburgh Diamond, the University Library’s publishing partner […]
Read moreMy Wikimedia journey so far
“I started my internship as an Assistant Wikimedian in Residence almost four months ago, and it has already been one of the most rewarding work experiences I have had.”
Read moreSatSchool: Earth Observation educational resources designed and delivered by PhD students
As part of our Open Education Week activities, Charlie caught up with Leam Howe, about the SatSchool Earth Observation outreach programme. Leam is one of the University of Edinburgh PhD Researchers involved in running the SatSchool programme. SatSchool create educational resources and take them out to schools in order as part of education outreach on worldwide geography, ecosystems, climate and the impacts of human activity through satellite observation, and using materials created by current researchers.
Read moreInternational Women’s Day OERs – Rights Justice Action
International Women’s Day falls on 8 March, and this year the theme is Rights. Justice. Action. Women’s rights mean nothing […]
Read moreResearch Informed OERs for Further Education, Higher Education, and CPD
Continuing our research led focus for Open Education Week ’26, this collection highlights excellent research informed OERs for Further Education, Higher Education, and continuous professional development students and learners. Many of these open resources were created as part of the University’s free short online courses.
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