Intern Reflection: The End!

Image of houses in Strasbourg on the side of a canal

Over half a year has flown by since I joined the Information Services Group, and I cannot believe that my internship has come to an end. I have had the opportunity to help get the Open Textbook Creation Service going from its initial stages, and seeing the fruits of my labour has been particularly exciting recently.

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Intern Reflection: Getting Started!

Victora Street in Edinburgh in the morning, before most shops opened.

Hello! I’m Sanika, and it’s been three weeks since I’ve started on as the Open Textbook Creation Intern at the Information Services Group at the University, working with the Digital Skills, Design and Training section. 

In these three weeks, I’ve edited educational resources for primary and secondary school students, formatted a digital handbook, and learnt what all those tiny symbols at the bottom of the page mean about copyright. I’ve been eager to implement the things I know from my previous experiences, and even more excited to discover how much I didn’t know about academic publishing and graphic design. 

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An OER Intern Going to OER24

A part of an inner courtyard surrounded by a red brick building

Last week, I had the privilege to attend the OER24 conference at Munster Technological University, Cork. As an undergrad student and someone wishing to become an academic someday, joining a conference was thrilling and somewhat terrifying at the same time. However, OER24 was friendly and participatory, exemplified by the finale of the day, the Gasta session with strictly 10-minute informal presentations, agitations, or raising questions, and I was grateful for its welcoming environment.

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