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Jackie Aim – Digital Learning Applications and Media
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Author: Jackie Aim

Screenshots from the Project Fair video in a filmstrip style, showing the map, stick figures in a circle, communications and building

Changing the visual design mid-way in a video project is quite unusual, but pivoting to a softer animation style with stick figures proved successful for both the client and us.

Laptop and phone screens showing 'Skills for Success Framework' and 'Riding the wave' projects

The Interactive Content team used ThingLink to create interactive learning materials for two Careers Services projects: ‘Skills For Success Framework’ and ‘Riding the Wave’. They chose ThingLink for its ability to add interactivity to graphics and its ease of embedding into EdWeb. The team collaborated with the Graphics Design service to create engaging and accessible content using ThingLink’s scenes and tags features.

Photographs of 7 different people – various ages, ethnicities and genders. One person is highlighted in yellow.

Interactive Content developer Jackie Aim shares her early experiments with Generative AI when creating educational short videos. In particular, using Adobe’s commercially safe Firefly to extend stock video footage and generate bespoke imagery.

World map showing tens of red and blue markers/pins.

Interactive Content were contacted by CMVM Research Office and Communications and Marketing to create a bespoke, engaging and easy-to-use interactive map. This resource highlights where the University’s research and innovation in health are making a difference around the world.

Reading Time: 2 minutes ‘We Have Great Women in STEM’ colouring book Our volume three colouring book ‘We Have Great Women in STEM’ is now available on Edinburgh Diamond, the University of Edinburgh’s digital service for hosting Diamond Open Access books and journals. Hosting our books on Edinburgh Diamond Although we have our books available on the Colouring Books website having them […]

Colouring books volumes one and two with page samples

Our colouring books ‘We have great stuff’ volumes one and two are now available on Edinburgh Diamond, the University of Edinburgh Library’s digital service for hosting Diamond open source books and journals.

Jackie and Charlie's Memoji avatars waving in front of a screen grab of the CI calculator.

Jackie Aim and Charlie Chu from the Interactive Content team talk about collaborating in the office (IRL) on a high-priority, complicated HTML5 statistics interactive for the College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine (CMVM).

Jackie (left) and Karen (right) at UCISA conference in Birmingham

Personal highlights from the UCISA women In tech conference (#WiT22), including presentations from Avril Chester and Jake Dovey.

Volume 2 front cover

A second edition of the popular ‘We Have Great Stuff’ colouring book has been launched centred around the theme of a Treasure Map that explores treasures found around the University of Edinburgh.

4 Apple iPad Pros with the new H5P content types displayed, including a crossword.

Reading Time: 2 minutes H5P have recently brought out three new content types: Crossword Image Choice Sort the Paragraphs and of course I couldn’t wait to have a play. Crossword The Crossword type is great fun and easy to create, the hardest par…

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