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Category: News

I’m very pleased to welcome Man-hin (Charlie) Chu to the Learning, Teaching and Web (LTW) Services Directorate.

Colouring book, partially completed illustration of flowers and scattered coloured pencils.

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Interactive Content team have provided 200 copies of their latest University of Edinburgh colouring book to the Edinburgh Cares project.

Marta at the Library (rainbow backdrop)

Reading Time: 3 minutes Welcome back. As I’m writing this post, the book is being printed and it feels a little like an early Christmas, I’m so excited. Aside from announcing the publication of the new colouring book, this post will also offer some reflections on the project, a thank you section and practical info on how to get […]

Somebody sitting at a table using their laptop (“apply now” visible on screen). Small dog on an adjacent chair looks on.

We have an exciting opportunity for an agile web developer to work with our development and interactive content design teams. You will support the creation, management and maintenance of bespoke websites whilst contributing to the development of the new university-wide Website Publishing Platform. Salary: £28,756 – £33,309 per annum Department: Learning, Teaching & Web in […]

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…

Confidence intervals - scientist with thought bubble and chocolate chip biscuit

July 2020, I had just finished a large-scale migration project so it was good to have different projects to work on, and this was the one I was looking forward to the most. Normally meeting a client for the first time would be face to face but due to current circumstances this wasn’t possible. So, […]

7 virtual patients grouped together, all different ages, ethnicities and sex.

First launched in 2011, this popular Scottish Government funded e-learning resource was refreshed and relaunched on 9th June 2021, coinciding with national changes to foot screening services across Scotland. ‘National Diabetes Foot Co-ordinator’ Duncan Stang kindly provides a short overview of this collaborative project with the University of Edinburgh and the measurable impact it has […]

We can confirm our launch date for the ‘Diabetes Foot Screening’ e-learning resource is now 9th June 2021. This HTML5 compliant (no Adobe Flash) website will allow NHS Scotland and NHS England health care professionals (HCP) to complete their essential training and certification.

Charteris land mural

Reading Time: 2 minutes Welcome back to some exciting news. As always, I hope you are well, getting on with exams and assignments or getting on with work, while also taking care of yourselves. Wherever you are and however you are feeling today, thank you for tuning in on another blog post about the We Have Great Stuff – […]

Cartoon illustration of somebody holding a map where X marks the spot.

Adobe first announced in July 2017 their intention to stop updating Flash player at the end of 2020. There are still quite a number of e-learning websites which use Flash for interactive content such as animations, quizzes and games. These will stop working for most people from January 2021 when Adobe will start blocking Flash […]

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