Open licensed resources to help teaching staff
In the lead up to the start of a new academic teaching year we wanted to pull together the excellent […]
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Final reflections on my Wikimedia Training Internship
Before starting my internship as the Wikimedia Training Intern at the University of Edinburgh, I did not know much about Wikipedia and its sister projects. I had obviously used Wikipedia; to settle arguments, as a springboard for research and as a helping hand in some particularly difficult pub quizzes. However, I had not given much …
Read moreIf it’s September, it must be Wiki Loves Monuments!
How is it September already?! Time always seems to fly at the end of summer but this year has been particularly weird as we’ve started to ease out of lockdown. July seemed to run on for ages, and then August disappeared in the blink of an eye! The best thing about September is that it […]
Read moreNew Digital Skills sessions launching this week
This week the OER Service is launching three new online digital skills sessions for staff and postgraduates at the University […]
Read moreInternship Blog #3: #WCCWiki Colloquium 2020 by Hannah Rothmann
Today I had the chance to attend the #WCCWiki Colloquium 2020. This was an event organised by the Women’s Classical Committee UK. #WCCWiki describes itself as ‘a crowd-sourced initiative that aims to increase the representation of women classicists (very broadly conceived) on Wikipedia.’ [1] Since they started in 2016, they have edited and/or created more …
Read moreInternship Blog #1: My First Week by Hannah Rothmann
Hi, my name is Hannah and I will be going into the final year of my Classics degree in September. I have just finished week 1 of my Wikimedia Training Internship; the start date was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty that came with it. Adjusting to working remotely from home, meeting …
Read morewinning wikimedia once again
At the recent WikimediaUK AGM the work of the Wikimedian in Residence team at University of Edinburgh once again received awards from their community. Ewan continues to work across the University to embed wikimedia skills in the curriculum, with some considerable success. His work in producing a new publication including case studies of how …
Read morelearning, technology and our anti-racist reading list
In University of Edinburgh Information Services Group we have convened a reading group so that we can discuss books, articles and news stories which influence our work. We are approaching this with a technology slant, because we want to think and learn about the bigger issues which shape the context in which we create new …
Read moreCritical Perspectives in Practice
I’m playing some kind of crazy catch up on the blogging here. I have a whole host of things I want to try write up before they disappear. This will hopefully be a quick one to jump on. Amongst the maelstrom that has been the … Continue reading Critical Perspectives in Practice
Read moreOpen Knowledge in the Curriculum: Building competencies, attributes and literacies
This is the full transcript of a talk presented by Lorna M.Campbell, Ewan McAndrew, Kay Douglas and Stephanie (Charlie) Farley […]
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