I’ve had an exciting week so far (and it’s only Thursday), in a good way rather than a bad exciting week (which sometimes happens but is less fun….!). We had 3 new interns join us in DLAM (David, Hera and Otis) more about that in a future blog post) to …
Read moreThe LOUISA project has recently conducted a second round of user research with students to identify problem areas in the in-course assessment and feedback process. A previous blog post explained how and why this research was undertaken: Conducting a second round of student research to understand students’ experiences of in-course assessment in Learn The LOUISA […]
Read moreThe LOUISA team engaged with more students to validate earlier findings and ensure representation from a wider range of student groups An initial round of research had been conducted with student interns in summer 2024 to understand the in-course assessment and feedback process for students at the University. Colleagues across all three Colleges analysed the findings, […]
Read moreMany thanks to Klara Finnimore and Vicky Drew from UKSG for inviting the University of Edinburgh’s OER Service to speak on our experiences of sustainable strategic support for OER at their UKSG OER Online Seminar 2025. Below are the slides and transcript of the presentation. Presentation created by Lorna M. Campbell and Stephanie Charlie Farley. … Continue reading Open for Good: Strategic support for OER at the University of Edinburgh (UKSG OER online seminar 2025)
Read moreWe’ve been developing a new version of the Effective Digital Content online course. This post provides information about how to access the new course and what it covers. This is part of our short series on how we built the new version of the Effective Digital Content online course. Other posts in the series include: […]
Read morePresentation My name is Lishan Zou, I am a fourth year History and Politics student. As I enter my final …Continue reading →
Read moreProspective postgraduate research students are an important audience for many academic profile pages. In this post, I look at some practical steps that academic staff can take to make their profiles more useful to this audience. In our research project looking at staff profile pages, we’ve heard from colleagues about the most important audiences they […]
Read moreHearing from 40 academic and professional services staff across various Schools and business units revealed why some groups of staff underused profiles compared to others and provided insights into the relative needs and preferences of different groups of staff. Analysis of UUN data associated with staff profiles published on EdWeb as part of the Role […]
Read moreThousands of staff have a profile on the University website, yet many more don’t. Through interviews with staff, the Role of Profiles project sought to find out why, and to establish needs and requirements for profiles. This blog post documents reasons and use cases staff shared for having a University web profile. The move to […]
Read moreContent in University staff profiles plays a dual role in highlighting the achievements and important work of University employees and showcasing the institution as a centre of excellence. A profiles project sought to learn what staff needed from their online profiles. This post collates insights into profile content requirements, based on what staff shared in […]
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