Excelling in Excel
A short series of three video tutorials aimed at up-skilling distance learning students on how to make the best use […]
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R Tutorials
R is a programming language and free software environment for statistical computing and graphics supported by the R Foundation for […]
Read moreNVivo 11 video tutorial
A twenty-minute ‘tech’ intro to using NVivo, a qualitative data coding software. Content covered in the video includes: NVivo interface […]
Read moreSome witchy history and a very smart woman in data science
So yesterday and today the Twitter has been on fire about some work that was done over the summer by Emma Carroll, a recent graduate of Edinburgh and working with us as an Equate Scotland Careerwise intern. It culminated today in a really nice news … Continue reading Some witchy history and a very smart woman in data science
Read moreProtected: Pushing myself out of my comfort zone – part 2
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Read moreSome thoughts on Doing Data Right
I’m playing catch up on the blog – my Drafts is a scary place to look and a lot isn’t going to see the light of day. I’m also not going to be shackled to trying to get stuff done in any sort of chronological … Continue reading Some thoughts on Doing Data Right
Read moreALT-C 2019: Ethical EdTech
I’m taking part in 2 sessions at ALT-C this year and whilst they might at first glance look totally different, they are in fact underpinned by the same critical thinking and ethical approaches that guide a lot of my (and our) work at Edinburgh. We … Continue reading ALT-C 2019: Ethical EdTech
Read moredeveloping data skills for all
You’ll be aware that we have been running ‘Developing Your Data Skills’ Programme for staff and students at University of Edinburgh this year. The programme has been very successful and we have now had more than 100 learners complete. Since our staff live and work in Edinburgh and the region, I think this can be …
Read moreMeaningful networking
Tonight we ran our first Girl Geek Scotland event of 2019, focusing on Meaningful Networking. It’s taken a lot of work to transition the organisation over to a new leadership team and we were delighted to finally be underway with a new programme. I love … Continue reading Meaningful networking
Read moreBenign Surveillance – some rough notes
A chance meetup with a colleague, friend, mentor today led to a short conversation with him and another colleague about data, surveillance and caring for our students, and some follow-on thoughts which I’m scribbling here for posterity and future thinking. I made my brain squeak. … Continue reading Benign Surveillance – some rough notes
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