Week 8: Annotated Bibliography for Hodgkinson-Williams & Trotter (2018)

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2138234_an-introduction-to-digital-environments-for-learning-20202021sem1/2020/11/29/week-8-annotated-bibliography-for-hodgkinson-williams-trotter-2018/

  Hodkinson-Williams and Trotter (2018) utilized Fraser’s (2005) social justice framework to evaluate the impact of open educational resources (OER) and open educational practices (OER) in providing affordable access to culturally relevant education to all. Fraser perceives social justice as “parity of participation” (2005, p. 73), as both an outcome where “all the relevant social […]

Week 2: New technologies: Spreading information but not skills?

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2138234_an-introduction-to-digital-environments-for-learning-20202021sem1/2020/10/04/week-2-new-technologies-spreading-information-but-not-skills/

Stream of consciousness alert! I thought I’d make use of this blog post to consolidate what I’ve learnt in weeks 1 and 2 and the feedback from Huw. I believe the concepts I cover in this blog post will give me a better understanding of Sian’s (2015) article, which I’ve skimmed. Observations I thought I’d […]

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s1750230_art-practice-4-2020-2021yr/2020/12/01/476/

Terra Sigillata.   Testing the dug Kunda and Laheema clay as glazes. Coating bisque fired white stoneware (high firing clay) with thin low firing clay slips results in the low temperature clays melting and having the possibility of creating smooth glazes made purely of clay. Applying slip to clay bodies to create this shiny finish […]

project 3: week 1

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2085710_textiles-2c-materials-and-structure-2020-2021sem1/2020/11/18/project-3-week-1/

For this project we are looking back at our samples from the previous two projects. And then taking elements from them, which can be explored further and integrated with trend predictions which will influence our colour palettes and styles. I had some spare time whilst I was on a train so I started by looking […]

World Suicide Prevention Day - The Politics of Hope

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/suicide-in-as-politics/2021/09/10/world-suicide-prevention-day-the-politics-of-hope/

This blog was authored by the whole Suicide in/as Politics team: Amy Chandler, Ana Jordan, Hazel Marzetti, and Alex Oaten. Today it is World Suicide Prevention Day (10th September), which has been held since 2003. Each year has a theme, which has evolved from the 2003 ‘Suicide can be prevented!’ to this year’s (running to […]

Creating positive change, one step at a time…

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/future-student-experience/creating-positive-change-one-step-at-a-time/

In these early stages of our new team, I’ve been introducing everyone to working within an agile framework. Scrum is new to everyone except Neil and I, but I’m finding everyone is adapting to the methodology really well. This is a quick overview of what it’s all about. Our bold and ongoing mission can be […]

From two to many: centriole production in multiciliated cell differentiation

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/institute-genetics-cancer/2020/03/26/from-two-to-many-centriole-production-in-multiciliated-cell-differentiation/

I have always regarded centrosomes as the organelles responsible for organising microtubules, with the primary function of nucleating microtubules during mitosis. However, after attending a seminar by Alice Meunier from L’Institut de Biologie de l’ENS Paris, I can certainly say that the world of centrosomes is a lot more complex. In addition to its well-known […]

Hunor Deak in Arbroath: The Geology of the Seaton Cliffs of Arbroath and the Sandstone of the Arbroath Abbey

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/hdeak/2020/10/02/the-geology-of-the-seaton-cliffs-of-arbroath-and-the-sandstone-of-the-arbroath-abbey/

Living in Arbroath Arbroath is a small town situated between Dundee and Montrose on the Scottish east coast. I might be biased a bit since I lived there for the past 5 years. However I travelled Scotland quite extensively from the geological wonders of the Isle of Skye to the multicultural streets of Edinburgh. Even […]

Being aware, or not being aware: that is the question - Mental Health Awareness as a postgraduate student

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/being-aware-or-not-being-aware-that-is-the-question-mental-health-awareness-as-a-postgraduate-student/

Could mental health awareness be the key to a successful PhD application?  To answer this question, a good starting point could be sharing a little bit about myself. My name is Koraima, I am from Quito (Ecuador), and I am a first year PhD student in Clinical Psychology. My interests involve mental health, especially digital […]

And I thought Apartheid was over…but it is a global condition?

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sport-matters/2017/01/16/thought-apartheid-overbut-global-condition/

By Cora Burnett University of Johannesburg, Professor and Director, Olympic Academy & Global Fellow University of Edinburgh, Academy of Sport Having been in the space of sport for development (SfD) for more than two decades, I have met amazing scholars and continue to engage with them around a common interest – SfD in Africa. In […]