Passing the flame with OER
One of the most satisfying things about working in OER is how often the answer to an enquiry we receive […]
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The Future of Learning and Teaching in HE in the Post Pandemic World
I’ll be part of two universities’ festivals of learning and digital this week. At Digital Week 13-17 Settembre 2021 at Università degli Studi di Padova. I’ll speak about policies and practices of Open Education at University of Edinburgh. At University of Durham Festival of Teaching and Learning 2021 13th-17th September. I’ll speak about ‘The Future …
Read moreTeaching Matters: Five OER Inspirations
This month’s Teaching Matters Newsletter highlights five inspirations from the recent OER theme Open for Good: Five Years of Open Education […]
Read moreAlysha’s blog on her 2021 internship experience
Over almost the last three months in this summer of 2021 I’ve had the joy of being an Open Content Curator Intern. This has been an incredible experience for me and I feel really privileged to have any job right now, let alone one that I enjoy so much, with a great team.
Read moreWhy Open Policy matters for you -Alysha’s Blog
Policy might be a word that inspires confusion, or fear, but it seems probably important? Well policy is important, but most of the time it isn’t very noticeable as it runs in the background of our lives. However, policy is an area where real change can happen in best practice and working standards.
Read moreSleeping Well and Meditation: Looking after your mind and body
A while ago I wrote about daily exercise and why it could be good for your body and mind, particularly if done as part of your working routine. However, there are plenty of other things you can do to look after your wellbeing – both mental and physical. I decided to try these things over the last couple of weeks to see the impact they might have on my work and on my sense of self.
Read moreDaily exercise – why you should (and why you would) do it…
How often do you exercise? And for how long? Some people might answer twice a week, three times… some maybe […]
Read moreWikimedia and the Diversity of Languages online – Guest post by Clea Strathmann
Globally, over 7,000 languages are spoken – only around 4% of people are native English speakers. Despite this, English holds the title of the “Language of the internet”. It dominates with Chinese almost 50% of global web traffic with the top ten languages accounting for 76.9 percent of global internet users. The majority of African […]
Read moreSupporting Open Collections – Guest post by Wikisourceror intern, Erin Boyle
I am now at the end of week four of my role as a Wikisourceror – Open Collections intern, and the learning process has continued; albeit now I am a bit more familiar with the world of Wiki! I have now created two new articles on Wikipedia (for Hannah Shields and Iona McGregor), and this […]
Read moreAmy’s Edinburgh Award for the Open Content Internship
As part of our Open Content Curation Internship, we have been given an opportunity to complete the Work Experience focused […]
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