Exploring Nature’s Comeback: Rewilding at Port Seton Links TES OER
Let’s get (re)wild! The main component of this resource is an activity book designed to inform young children about rewilding […]
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Digital Degrowth in Primary Education and Visions for the Near Future
Created by Christine Adenaike as part of the Digital Futures course for the MSc in Digital Education, ‘Digital Degrowth in […]
Read moreCaptain Carty and the Lost Map: Introduction to Cartography and Mapping TES OER
Ahoy, mates! Can ye ‘elp me find me lost map? This resource is a set of two lesson plans that […]
Read moreEchoes of Egypt: A Time Traveller’s Quest and Introduction to Archaeology TES OER
Take a trip into the past! This resource is a set of three lesson plans that introduce aspects of ancient […]
Read moreExtinction Expedition: Myths and Fossils TES OER
Where did all the dinosaurs go? The “Extinction Expedition” project invites learners to explore the history, mystery, and legacy of […]
Read moreInclusive Introduction to Earth Science TES OER
Why is Earth just right for life? A neurodiverse-friendly approach to teaching science! Lessons 1 “What is a living thing?” and […]
Read moreGeophysics Edinburgh Treasure Hunt TES OER
Geophysics is like being a detective for the Earth! Geophysics is the physics of how the earth works, uncovering what […]
Read moreWikipedia at 24: Wikipedia and Artificial Intelligence
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 […]
Read moreOpen Education and AI: Proselytisers, prophets and poets.
I’ve been dipping my toes back into the debate about open education and AI over the last few weeks. I stepped back from this space earlier in the year both for personal reasons and because I was getting a bit dispirited by the signal to noise ratio. It’s still a very noisy space, more so […]
Read moreTeaching data literacy with real world (witchy) datasets
Our Digital Humanities award-winning interactive map (witches.is.ed.ac.uk) caught the public’s attention when it launched in September 2019 and has helped to change the way the stories of these women and men were being told with a campaign group, Witches of Scotland, successfully lobbying the Scottish Government into issuing a formal apology from the former First […]
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