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Toxoplasma Gondii
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s1861561_art-practice-4-2020-2021yr/2020/11/27/toxoplasma-gondii/
Hi there, its me again, just checking in to see how you all are? I just thought I really could not continue without addressing something that’s been on my mind (literally). Toxoplasma Gondii is a parasite that is reckoned to infect 1/4 of the british population. Like many parasites it has a life cycle that […]
Week 12: How will Learning Analytics have an impact on the future of Language Learning?
Although research in big data in the domain of foreign language teaching came relatively late (Yu et al, 2015), a call for an increased adoption of learning analytics in general has also been having a major impact in this field. How will the collection of big data and learning analytics alter the future of language […]
Week 1: The Manifesto (Part 1)
Entry 1: Text has been troubled: many modes matter in representing academic knowledge’ (from The Manifesto for Teaching Online). The Digital world opens up many avenues to sensory experiences of all kinds beyond the inclusion of words in various forms. These new avenues also open up many questions about the status given to ‘Text’ and […]
A bit of work
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/cbovill/2019/11/03/a-bit-of-work/
I thought I should report on some of my work so far, as I wouldn’t want any of you to think that it’s all extracurricular activity that I’m taking part in! I’m working on quite a number of things. I’ve agreed to give a workshop for the Center for Teaching and Learning (CATL) in just […]
Minutes for 03/04/19
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/cooperative-learning-course/2019/04/10/minutes-for-03-04-19/
Here are the minutes for last week’s session, sorry I didn’t post sooner! Futures course agenda 03/04/2019 Apologies Laerke, Chawon, Lucie (Cara and Rufus will be a bit late) 30 minutes on admins, assigning reviewers for final work, make website public, course review, final session? Minutes made public as be interesting to look into; more […]
UCAS to University - My Journey to an Earth Science degree
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/geosciences/2022/01/ucas-to-university-my-journey-to-an-earth-science-degree/
By Lindsay, Geology and Physical Geography If you’re anything like me, trying to decide what courses to apply for through UCAS was a STRUGGLE. I knew I wanted to get a degree whilst I had the time and didn’t have to worry about the financial burden, however, I had no clue what I actually […]
Welcome to Edinburgh!
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/geosciences/2020/08/welcome-to-edinburgh/
By Izzy, MA (Hons) Geography and Social Anthropology Helloooooooo new students…. By now, you all will have your offers and hopefully are getting excited about moving to Edinburgh. Having been in your position before, I know the weird mix of nerves and excitement might leave you confused, so I am here to help you direct […]
How students interacted with our teaching and learning in 2021-22 content when we added school-specific guidance
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/future-student-experience/teaching-learning-2021-22-school-specific-guidance/
After adding links to school-specific guidance in our content around teaching and learning in 2021-22, we found that prospective students only interacted with content from a handful of schools. What we did Towards the beginning of 2021, Andy wrote about an approach we took to try and help mitigate growing enquiries from students about how […]
Sometimes, We fail Psychology. And It’s Okay.
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/sometimes-we-fail-psychology-and-its-okay/
When we make a career choice, we almost always have a good reason for that. A medical doctor to save lives, a lawyer to bring justice to innocent people, a teacher to help set young people on the right path. However, motivations can go beyond these. A medical doctor might have chosen to become a […]
Food - the present and the future generations´ wellbeing: making the food system sustainable
“Access to adequate food is a human right, and belongs to the economic, social and cultural rights” Human rights exist to protect human dignity and they are characterized by principles such as being universal, indivisible, and interlinked. This means that access to food should be a universal experience, which implies that all people all over the world should have access to adequate food during their lives to ensure a […]
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