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Learn Assessment "Gotchas"
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ilts/2020/11/11/learn-assessment-gotchas/
There are a wide-range of assessment options built into or integrated with Learn. Each assessment has its own workflow and a plethora of settings to choose from. In this blog post we look to highlight some of the common issues, quirks, and key settings to be aware of. This is part of a series of […]
How resilient do we want our children and young people to be?
In a follow-up post, CRFR Associate PhD student Ariane Critchley provides her thoughts on resilience in response to the recent CRFR Seminar ‘The Troubling Concept of Resilience’ given by Eric Carlin and Emma Davidson. Originally posted 18 December 2017 As a social worker I was fortunate to meet a number of children and young people […]
Social justice should be key to pandemic planning and response, writes Dr. Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra
At the start of every public health ethics course I teach, I give my students a list of questions to explore, but leave the most important one until last: ‘What kind of society do we want to be?’ I want them to circle back to this thought, no matter the topic, to instil in them […]
Top five picks of the Fringe 2017
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sustainability/2017/top-five-picks-of-the-fringe-2017/
We have scoured this year’s Fringe programme for some of the best socially responsible and sustainable events on offer. That being said, as all well-seasoned Fringe-goers know, you never know for sure what a show is going to be like until you give it a try. 1. Can Sustainability Ever Be Mainstream? Sunday, 27th August, 1.50pm […]
Weather and housing research in the Indian Himalayas
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sustainability/2017/weather-and-housing-research-in-the-indian-himalayas/
Dr Heid Jerstad is a GCRF Post-doctoral research fellow in Social Anthropology, and is interested in how changing weather patterns impact human lives. Here she discusses her past research and the Weather Matters hub – an online space for scholars to debate weather and climate change-related research. As a Global Challenges Research Fund postdoctoral fellow […]
EdMOLT - Week Four
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/bat_an-edinburgh-model-for-online-teaching/2020/05/20/edmolt-week-four/
4.3 Design Brief Action Plan – Edinburgh Model Group 15 A task to explore collaborative development of a course plan to present to a board of studies to show how the team would involve students… You are part of a new course team developing a course to be delivered online at the start of the […]
Imposter syndrome: believe in and value yourself
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/medstudentlife/2022/03/30/imposter-syndrome-believe-in-and-value-yourself/
Hello, I’m Agata. I’m a clinical fellow in medical education and currently doing a MD in medical education. I can’t quite believe I am an early career academic. I was from a widening participation background, born in Poland and immigrated to UK as a child. I was not an A grade student at university and […]
How has covid-19 impacted the cultural sector?, by Dave O'Brien
The pandemic has been disastrous in many ways, not least of which has been the tragic loss of life. There have been major upheavals across many sectors of economy and society, as individuals and communities have adapted to stop the spread of the virus. This blog post looks at the creative economy, presenting research from […]
Juno Calypso
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s1751293_presentation-methods--context-4-2020-2021yr/2020/10/08/106/
Whilst trying to define the inspiration of her work, Calypso has expressed that she enjoys making work that will be judged by men, work leaving men with the impression that, “women are so stupid for liking this.” In her interlinked series, ‘Joyce,’ ‘The Honeymoon,’ and ‘What to do With a Million Years’ she posed as […]
Sun Yuan and Peng Yu - Can't Help Myself 2016
CAN’T HELP MYSELF, SUN YUAN AND PENG YU, 2016. *seen at the Venice Biennale, Central Pavilion/Giardini – “May You Live in Interesting Times” 2019* At the Giardini, Sun Yuan & Peng Yu presented a giant robotic paintbrush that thrashed paint around a glass cage. The claw-like robot arm splashed blood-hued paint on the walls, floor, and ceiling. […]
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