Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia The fourth year of the Edinburgh Award for Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia concluded on 31st March 2025. Seven students (and one staff volunteer) completed this extracurricular digital research project amassing both the requisite 55-80 hours of volunteering time AND the significant & demonstrable impact in improving the topic coverage of their […]
Introduction People who attend Digital Skills Programme courses are asked to provide feedback by filling in an online form. In 2024/25 (19/06/24 – 18/06/25) we received 958 feedback form responses – an average of 80 responses a month. This was an increase compared to the average of 66 responses/month received in 2023/24. The majority of […]
Towards the end of my summer internship I’ve been working with a lot of words. Whether it be process documents, […]
It all began in mid-November when I stepped into Argyle House as an Intern Digital Skills Trainer. I expected it to be like many internships, spending most of my time on support tasks rather than core projects. Little did I know I was embarking on a rewarding and challenging journey — one where I would […]
During the Digital Skills and Design (DSDT) section meeting on the 12th of June 2025, we had the pleasure of organising an exciting and innovative activity. Dubbed “Prompt-Off” AI Challenge, it was designed to dive deep into the art and science of prompt engineering in AI. Challenge Explained: Collaboration Meets AI Creativity The activity’s core […]
Exciting news! On the 15th of August, we are running a digital detox webinar for staff and students wishing to learn more about how they can foster a more meaningful and healthier relationship with technology. We will be exploring how digital tech impacts our lives, what the benefits of a digital detox are and how […]
In June, the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) hosted its 24-hour, round the world, all-online Learning Analytics in Practice 2025 conference. This is the second time they have run this event, and it’s one of my favourite learning analytics events because of its ambitious format and its practical and applied focus. The event runs […]
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 […]
