5 things: using the Library over the summer
It’s officially the summer vacation period at the University and our libraries remain open for business. So whether you are …Continue reading →
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who learns online and who attends class?
We have been looking at the data about students attending skills courses. At University of Edinburgh students have a choice of whether to work through online materials in LinkedIn Learning at their own pace or to attend synchronous teacher-led sessions with our Digital Skills Training team, in person or via webinars. The data show that …
Read moreContent Improvement Monthly: top takeaways, ‘mini-wins’ and resources for managing long pages
This month we hosted the second of our new Content Improvement Monthly meet-ups at Argyle House – it was great to see everyone who attended and really interesting to hear about different experiences of managing long content pages. For those who haven’t heard about Content Improvement Monthly, it’s a new meet-up for University staff who […]
Read moreA new one-day conference for UX professionals working in Higher Education
On Tuesday 17 September 2024 people from educational institutions across the UK will gather in Manchester for a day of talks, workshops and networking on the theme of challenges and opportunities of UX in Education. Tickets are now on sale if you would like to join us. I’ve co-chaired a UX Community of Practice as […]
Read moreProfessional Recognition for Library teaching with the Higher Education Academy
We recently celebrated the success of the latest member of the Academic Support Librarian team to gain Fellowship of the …Continue reading →
Read moreCanvas User Group: Exciting updates from the Birmingham meet-up
With the first phase of the Early Adopter Project complete for the new Short Courses Platform, we attended our first Canvas User Group at the University of Birmingham. We spent the day finding out the latest updates to the learning platform, and discus…
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 […]
Read moreCanvas User Group at the University of Birmingham
Following the procurement of a solution to deliver an end to end Short Courses Platform for all non-credit short courses using Instructure (Canvas) and Drieam (Eduframe), we were delighted to attend our first Canvas User group at the University of Birm…
Read moreFirst steps with AI – new guide to help you best use ELM, our internal AI tool.
Space designed to inform how you can use our internal AI to enhance your work experience. For quite some time, LTW’s own AI Knowledge Hub has been available in the Generative AI Resource and Information Hub for LTW on SharePoint. It is aimed at providing general information on available AI tools and the associated ethical […]
Read moreSustainable Exhibition Making: Recyclable Book Cradles
In this post, our Technician, Robyn Rogers, discusses the recyclable book cradles she has developed as part of the conservation …Continue reading →
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