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 […]
In late April we had the opportunity to attend the 24th annual Durham Blackboard Users’ Conference, affectionately known as #durbbu, hosted in historic Durham. This year’s theme, Little Things that Make a Big Difference, was a pleasant shif…
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 […]
In January 2026, Alex Burford, a learning technologist from the School of Informatics contacted the UX Service following completion of the new Effective Digital Content online course. Alex had really enjoyed the course and was keen to explore ways to implement the content design best practice principles it teaches within Open Course – the platform […]
As we approach the first anniversary of the launch of the new Effective Digital Content course it was timely to review our approach to marking the content design exercises completed by learners to look for ways to simplify and potentially automate aspects of the process. In May 2025 the UX Service launched a new version […]
AI tools to support content tasks are becoming more and more widespread. As part of my contributions to open-source Drupal I’ve been researching how to prepare and package content design and style rules that these tools can use effectively. Using AI to help with content design tasks (and indeed, any other type of tasks) is […]
It’s been a whole year since we launched the new and refreshed Effective Digital Content online course. To celebrate the one-year anniversary I thought I would reflect on how the year has gone, share a bit more about what we’ve learnt along the way, and what is coming next. If you are keen to read […]
Progressive thinking about inclusive content combined with a review of our content design tools prompted us to look at the effectiveness of our Inclusive Language Guide. Before we could think about improving the guide, however, we needed to ensure staff knew it existed. Since the relaunch of our Effective Digital Content course last year, and […]
When we first heard about the relocation plans to Forrest Hill, we were cautiously optimistic. Knowing that there was a studio there, and considering that our studio at Argyle House was modelled after Forrest Hill’s, suggested that moving to an existin…
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 […]
