‘Nothing is Here for Tears’: Helen Cruickshank Bids Farewell to F. Marian McNeill
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of folklorist F. Marian McNeill on 22 February 1973. Edinburgh University …Continue reading →
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making media accessible for teaching and learning
At University of Edinburgh we centrally support and manage two large media services, Media Hopper Create and Media Hopper Replay. Both Media Hoppers are named for Grace Hopper. Media Hopper Create is our media asset management service (for long term storage and streaming of media) and Media Hopper Replay is our lecture recording service. Both …
Read moreOn trial: British Online Archives collections
Did you know the Library currently has trial access to a number of databases from British Online Archives? British Online …Continue reading →
Read moreBetter late than never! 2022 end of year round up.
Is February too late (or early??) to write an end of year round up post? People often complain about January dragging but I swear it passed in the blink of an eye this year, and somehow we’re already half way through February. This is way, way, after the fact, but there are a few things […]
Read moreTempered radicals: how to bring change in open education without rocking the boat.
To be delivered at OER 23 4 – 6 April 2023, Inverness, Scotland https://www.alt.ac.uk/events/open-education-conference Tempered radicals: how to bring change in open education without rocking the boat. ‘Tempered radicals’ are individuals who are committed to and identify with the organisations in which they work and yet are also committed to a cause or ideology which …
Read moreDigital Research Services: How we can support your research
[This is a guest blog post by our new DRS Facilitator (College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine), Sarah Janac. The …Continue reading →
Read moreColouring books hosted on Edinburgh Diamond service
Our colouring books ‘We have great stuff’ volumes one and two are now available on Edinburgh Diamond, the University of Edinburgh Library’s digital service for hosting Diamond open source books and journals.
Read moreResearching Blended Learning
Keynote to be delivered at RIDE 2023 Sustaining Innovation: Research and Practice 28 March 2023 – 29 March 2023 https://www.london.ac.uk/centre-online-distance-education/events/ride-2023-sustaining-innovation-research-and-practice Abstract: In this session Melissa will reflect on the strategies and successes of sustained innovation in online learning at University of Edinburgh, her experience of being part of an expert panel researching current practice in …
Read moreSounds of St Cecilia’s
Recently I have had the joy of photographing a range of instruments from the collections at St Cecilia’s Hall …Continue reading →
Read moreThe History of Access to University
My name is Ash and was born and have lived in Edinburgh most of my life. I attended University of …Continue reading →
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