Explore our online learning resources, collated from colleagues affiliated with Moray House School of Education and Sport and the wider University of Edinburgh. Digimap for schoolsThe award-winning Digimap for Schools service aids teaching of geography, maths, literacy, history and data skills. It was created by the University’s EDINA centre of excellence, which specialises in data and digital technologies. This online resource is available for use by teachers and pupils, whether they are based in the UK or overseas. Digimap for Schools is currently used by around 2,000 primary and 1,000 secondary schools across the UK.The service, which is designed for use by pupils as young as five years old, comes with learning resources aligned to Scottish, Welsh and English schools’ curricula. It gives pupils and teachers access to a wide range of Ordnance Survey maps, as well as National Library of Scotland historical mapping, Get Mapping aerial imagery of the UK, and Collins Bartholomew World Panorama global maps.Digimap for Schools ResourcesDigital play resourcesDigital Play was developed by Professor Lydia Plowman within the Moray House Digital Education Team to help individuals learn more about the role of digital media in children's lives. It focuses on young children aged up to five or six and is intended to be useful for educators, students, childminders and others working with parents and caregivers at home or in early childhood education and care settings.Learn more and download the free, 62-page Digital Play bookletProfessor Lydia PlowmanFamily learning and parental engagement resourcesBarbara Middleton and Prof Gale Macleod, leader of Moray House's Read, Write, Count Collaborative, delivered a series of CPD sessions for teachers on family learning approaches hosted by Scottish Book Trust, City of Edinburgh and Moray House Professional Learning. Watch a recording of one of these CPD sessions below.Webinar: Using Read, Write, Count resources to support a family learning approachFree short online coursesThe University of Edinburgh offers a range of free online courses that can be a valuable resource for academic skills and personal development. Explore the online course offeringsInterdisciplinary learning resourcesThe University's Open.Ed resources to support teachers are freely available via the Open.Ed page on the TES website. Many interdisciplinary learning resources support learning in areas ranging from food production and insects, to plastic in the ocean, to "kind clothing" and sustainable fashion.Explore the Open Education Resources for TeachersProfessional Learning 'In Conversation' recordingsConfidence and Resilience, in Conversation with Carol CraigThe General Teaching Council for Scotland, in Conversation with Pauline StephenTrauma and Culturally Informed Mental Health Interventions and Services, in Conversation with Dr Javita NarangResources for allThese online resources include opportunities for everyday learning about a wide variety of subjects, open educational resource initiatives, and open online collections from the University of Edinburgh.Explore the Open Education Resources for All This article was published on 2024-10-07
