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Adopting Theon - Part 3.2
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/timc/2017/12/08/adopting-theon-part-3-2/
The first part of this series discussed why you might use Theon as a Schema Management Tool for your PostgreSQL database. The second part part covered the necessary packages and installation. This final part is an introductory tutorial. In the first part of this tutorial we created a database and started to manage it in Theon. In this second part we will use TheonCoupler […]
Hot off the Press : Post-sediment drape in the Northern Pyrenees explained using a box-model
Forward: Sediment production on Earth is dominated by the erosion of active mountain ranges. It seems intuitive that maximum sediment flux delivered to surrounding continental margins should correlate with active mountain building (orogenesis). Therefore, active orogenic systems where important interactions occurs between tectonics, climate and surfaces processes like Andes or Taiwan have been the place […]
AI & Education, the great myth?
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/mylesblaney/ai-education-the-great-myth/
So, AI in education, what’s going on or should I say what’s not going on? AI has transformed from something associated with science fiction to everyday fact (e.g. smart phones camera subject detection to banking apps). AI is an umbrella term encompassing numerous technologies and concepts (e.g. machine learning, natural language understanding, robotics etc) these technologies […]
Why Open Policy matters for you -Alysha’s Blog
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ede/2021/08/03/why-open-policy-matters-for-you-alyshas-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. It can […]
OERXDomains21 Conference Reflection ~ Ifeanyichukwu Ezinmadu
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ede/2021/05/17/oerxdomains21-conference-reflection-ifeanyichukwu-ezinmadu/
By Ifeanyichukwu Ezinmadu Attending the two days OERxDomains 2021 conference was a very insightful experience through which my co-interns and I were able to present about the ongoing music theory e-textbook project alongside Lorna Campbell. Attending other seminars by speakers from around the world further opened up my mind towards understanding OER in a broader perspective and this blog will focus on discussing about three presentations that I find fascinating and relatable to the ongoing project […]
2020 – The year that open came into its own
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ede/2020/12/17/2020-the-year-that-open-came-into-its-own/
2020 marks 5 years of the OER Service at the University of Edinburgh. The service was launched in 2015 in advance of the OER Policy being formally approved in January 2016. This time last year we were meeting with LTW colleagues to discuss how to mark the occasion and to start planning a series of […]
ALT Scotland: Sharing Stories: enablers and drivers for Learning Technology in Scottish Education 7th June 2016 #ALTC
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of speaking at ALT Scotland SIG about our plans at U of E to support a group of staff through Certified Membership of the Association of Learning Technologists (CMALT). This was hosted by Dundee and Angus College – which has recently opened the ‘Learning Lab’ – more about […]
Behind the scenes at #OER16 Open Culture 19th & 20th April 2016
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ede/2016/05/04/behind-the-scenes-at-oer16-open-culture-19th-20th-april-2016/
I’m writing a couple of weeks after I had the pleasure of attending the OER16: Open Culture conference. This particular conference has been on my mind a great deal longer than most as I volunteered to take part on the conference committee back in August 2015. When I found out that this was to be […]
International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2022
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/scope/2022/02/11/international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science-2022/
Friday 11 February is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. It was declared as such by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 and has been marked ever since. The aim is to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality and […]
Our commitment to open source
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/website-communications/open-source-commitment/
Working in the open has been a long-standing part of our culture. We have supported and participated in events, used and contributed in open source technologies and resources, and recruited roles focussed in support and adoption of open platforms and practices. It is with great pleasure to see these efforts not only been sustained over […]
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