The Role of Profiles project aims to identify recommendations for an improved online profile provision, based on the needs of University staff. Interviewing individual staff members was our primary research method. This post outlines how we set up and conducted staff interviews – to hear what staff had to say, and to gather data on […]

As part of the staff profiles project, our team did some desk research into how other Russell Group universities were using staff profiles.

We’ve been developing a new version of the Effective Digital Content online course. This post looks at how we approached manual accessibility testing and the changes we made as a result. This is part 5 of our short series on how we built the new version of Effective Digital Content. Other posts in this series are: Part […]

Content Improvement Club is our regular meetup for web publishers. This month was the first time we ran the session at Edinburgh Futures Institute, which had a great classroom space and was centrally located for people to get to.  We looked at how to improve the usability of long pages to help users complete their […]

We’ve been developing a new version of the Effective Digital Content online course. This post looks at how we built the course using our chosen platform, Articulate Rise 360, and how we found the process.

We’ve been developing a new version of the Effective Digital Content online course. This post looks at how we moved on from the prototype stage and which technology options we considered. 

The recent migration from EdWeb has proven to be a monumental task that went far beyond simply moving content from one platform to another. This process, undertaken by lead publishers and technical teams, has provided a pivotal opportunity to fundamentally rethink the core objectives and strategies of the University’s online presence.  A Strategic Overhaul  For […]

At the University of Edinburgh, cookies play a vital role in enhancing our digital experience, affecting everything from website functionality to personalised advertising. However, obtaining user consent for cookies has always posed challenges, particularly with the evolving landscape of regulations and user expectations.

Carrying out usability testing early on in the design process provided useful insights about how learners would interact with our content. The feedback we received led to us making various changes to improve the user experience of the course. 

We’ve been developing a new version of Effective Digital Content. This post looks at how this work fits into our wider approach to supporting content design across the University.