Since March 2020 we have been bringing our collective expertise to the academic COVID response, within our own university, sector-wide and globally. The following summarises our contribution and provides links to our ongoing work.
Research
Pandemic interaction and communication
Online training programme for research partners in Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania
Digital Footprints and Search Pathways (Feb 2021 - Feb 2022)
Publications
Editorial in Learning, Media and Technology
Pandemic privatization and digitalization in higher education (Feb 2021)
Funding
3K Award (Education International)
Strategic Input
Schools, education authorities and government liaison
School Digital Strategy Steering Group (Chair)
School CV-19 Contingency Group
School recovery (leading campus planning)
Development of a blueprint for hybrid on/off-campus teaching for the University
Events
Education and Technology Post-Covid, Monash University
Going Online During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic, UCU
DE seminar with Prof. Petar Jandrić, Zagreb University of Applied Sciences, Croatia
Weekly online seminars for teachers (1500+ enrolled)
Teaching resources and planning
Development of resource website for teachers
Partnering with Information Services to deliver training for c800 core Edinburgh staff on online teaching in first weeks of lockdown
Designing and delivering academic development for university Adaptation and Renewal with Information Services: An Edinburgh Model for Teaching Online
Leading developments with the Institute for Academic Development: Edinburgh hybrid teaching exchange (internal link)
Team peer mentoring and support across School for hybrid teaching
Development of COVID-19 resource for teachers