image: Sheila MacNeill Another year, another successful ALT-C. Last week 471 congregated at the magnificent McEwen Hall at the University of Edinburgh for our annual conference. With all the …
Tag: Edinburgh
2019-09-09 22.34.30
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I was at the annual ALT conference in Edinburgh last week. I’m often slow to appreciate things, so I accept this is not a revelation to many, but one of the aspects of ALTC that has struck me over the years is the informality of it as an event. I go to many conferences which hav…
2019-09-02 16.31.34
“Next stage of my day begins. Now at Dublin airport after successful #IUADigEd meeting. On my way to Edinburgh for #altc. Slight panic as I thought I’d managed to leave my passport in checked bag. But no, can fly.”
Safe journey ✈️
2019-04-09 08.30.19
This blog is another about some more institutionally provided technologies. #openblog19
At University of Edinburgh we know that our people are our strength. This is a place of knowledge creation, and a place of knowledge sharing. It is a place in which we invest in the digital skills of our staff and students. It is true in any job that there is a need for learning and development and when you work in the digital sector the need is even more urgent in a rapidly changing environment.
As Director of Learning, Teaching and Web Services I am lucky to have responsibility not only for the institutionally provided learning technology, but also the institutionally provided digital skills training provision. You know me, I like to have a strategy or framework for such things.
Our strategic investment in Lynda.com has been a huge success. The digital skills training team are excellent and they have invested the kind of time and effort in managing this service for the institution which has brought us return in terms of take-up and impact which puts us at the forefront of the UK HE sector.
All staff and student at University of Edinburgh are offered an account with Lynda.com. We’ve seen a steady increase over 3 years to the current 15,000 users.
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by Melissa Highton
2019-04-09 08.23.59
This blog is for Amber because she wants to know about institutionally provided technologies #openblog19
At University of Edinburgh we know that our people are our strength. This is a place of knowledge creation, and a place of knowledge sharing.
As Director of Learning, Teaching and Web Services I am lucky to have responsibility not only for the institutionally provided learning technology, but also the institutionally provided Web. You know me, I like to have a strategy for such things.
📜 Read “voices from the institution” blogpost
by Melissa Highton
2019-04-08 08.14.44
So it’s over a fortnight since Neil Withnell challenged me to write a post with this title as my contribution to #OpenBlog19. At that point I didn’t even have a blog (or at least it wasn’t live) but I knew I’d get round to it eventually. Which is ironic, or at least it might be ironic in a minute when I’ve explained.
The title feels a bit like a TED Talk topic if I’m honest but here goes. The most valuable lesson I ever learned… is you need to spend time on the right stuff. In higher education, as in life, time is a precious resource and all too often I think we don’t care enough about how we spend it. If you have a minute (ahem), let me give some examples:
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by Simon Horrocks
2019-03-26 13.17.35
“Blogged: Some myths by which we live https://t.co/AOw8gzUko6 My contribution to #openblog19 thinking about “institutionally provided technologies” With thanks to @ambrouk”
Really interesting and informative post 👏 learned a lot from this thanks #OpenBlog19
2019-03-26 13.12.57
“I have always argued that we can’t live by or be made to exist outside of mythology, and that every group and nation has, possibly unacknowledged to themselves, some myths by which they live…
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by Anne-Marie Scott