The OER Service has received a few enquiries specifically regarding using the Canva graphic design platform’s new Generative AI features, […]
In a previous blogpost I shared my thoughts around the importance of knowing your learners. Understanding who does – and who doesn’t – attend training is an important step towards identifying organisational digital skills gaps, and helps us tailor and market our services more effectively. From a management perspective, this type of data is incredibly valuable for […]
This post was written by LLB student Dervla Craig on her first month as Information and Data Literacy intern this Summer. My name is Dervla and I am going into my second year of the Graduate LLB at the University of Edinburgh. This summer I am doing a 12-week internship with the University’s Information Services […]
In this article, I discuss how journaling can help build self awareness in relation to starting or continuing a digital detox. The idea of building self awareness into screen time came to me when I was considering how integrated technology has become to our daily lives, and in my case as a twenty-two year old, […]
Since November, when I began my journey as an intern digital skills trainer, I’ve been designing course materials and delivering online webinars on “Introduction to R”. While virtual delivery has been the norm, I recently had the exciting opportunity to host my first in-person session in the Eleanor Ormerod Training Room at the Main Library. […]
In this blog, we explore how to start a digital detox, and how to keep it sustainable and specific to your needs. But what is a digital detox? It really can be whatever you need to do to reduce your screen time or set a boundary with digital devices. For some people this can […]
This month, along the theme of cyberbullying, the Digital Safety Service would like to highlight the specific impact of online abuse on LGBT+ students. While there are many things we can do to keep ourselves safe online, we are all responsible for creating safe digital spaces by being good digital citizens. The University of Edinburgh […]
Hello! I’m Sanika, and it’s been three weeks since I’ve started on as the Open Textbook Creation Intern at the […]
Microorganisms are everywhere, and they are nothing to sneeze at! Microorganisms are living things that are invisible, or cannot be […]
I attended the DataFest conference in early May 2025. This year’s theme, “Navigating Data and AI,” felt especially timely as both interest and uncertainty around these tools continue to grow. With speakers like Dr. Daniel Hulme from WPP, Colin Jarvis from OpenAI, and Zoe Kleinman from BBC News, the event explored topics ranging from machine […]
