Hello! I’m Charlotte, this year’s Open Educational Resources (OER) summer intern within the University’s Information Services Group. My first week […]
After what felt like a very long courtship with a Word document and PebblePad, I finally submitted my CMALT proposal in April 2026. I started this journey in Autumn 2024, with good intentions, professional ambitions, and what I now recognise as a wildly optimistic belief about how quickly I could pull it all together. I […]
A recent study led by Bournemouth University (2026) found that in the UK, 41% of participants were willing to seek out generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a mental health advisor, and 53% as a friend. In a world where (mental) health care is increasingly difficult to access, AI can remove barriers to seek support, like […]
In the Digital Skills Team, a significant part of our job is to develop courses and webinars. I mainly develop courses in Microsoft Excel, the powerful spreadsheet application that enables people to quickly organise and format data and perform calculations. I find course development to be one of the most enjoyable parts of my job. […]
Quick recommendations Llama 3.3 Choose if: you want the most sustainable option your task is straightforward you want a fast response you are doing everyday writing or support tasks Perfect for simple office tasks. Switch if you need more capability for complex tasks, you work with longer documents or your need a model with reasoning […]
This quarter, we’ll chat all things Digital Wellbeing, starting with Digital Productivity and techniques for a conscious and healthy use of technology. What is Digital Productivity? Digital Productivity is the use of digital tools and skills to Ease your tasks Support time management Minimise digital distractions and mental exhaustion Understanding your use of technology, potential […]
We know that many students are involved in activities alongside their studies such as volunteering, part-time work, and getting involved in the University community. To help these activities to stand out from the crowd, our University has had an Award for “Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia” to sit beside other available Edinburgh Awards for the last […]
Over the years, I have tried more productivity systems than I can count. Todoist, Notion, NotePlan, markdown files, plain text files, and plenty of others. I tried free versions, paid versions, systems I was curious about, systems I wanted to love, and systems I convinced myself might work if I just used them properly. I […]
On Tuesday 21st April 2026 our Digital Skills Specialists Edinburgh Award students celebrated and toasted their success. Over the past 6 months they have thrown themselves into the depths of the digital unknown with hope that they’ll come out the other end with a working project that not only gives back to the community but […]
This month’s digital safety theme is ‘kind online communication’. At the University we expect everyone to treat each other with dignity and respect, both offline and online. At the University we expect everyone to treat each other with dignity and respect, both offline and online. The University’s Policy on Employee Use of Social Media highlights […]
