Higher Education Blog

Welcome to our blog series written especially for Higher Education. We’ve been working hard on it and we hope you like it and find it useful. If you want to add your voice to any of the blogs then we encourage you to add your comments after the blog. We want to hear your thoughts!

We will be publishing several blogs a month – some written by us, and some written by you. We’re looking for guest writers from the world of Higher Education to write about anything that is of interest and relevance to you. If you would like to get involved and write a blog that we can publish here, please complete this form.

Practical steps for accessible content: Designing for Diverse Learners

26th April 2021

Lee Fallin

In this blog, Lee Fallin discusses the importance of developing content for diverse learners and shares how The Designing for Diverse Learners Poster establishes principles that support educators in creating accessible material.

#SaveColin or #FreeCuthbert? The case of the caterpillar cakes

20th April 2021

Sammy Hacklett

Southampton University law graduate Sammy Hacklett unpicks Thursday’s tasty IP claim brought by M&S against Aldi.

Source Copies and the CLA Higher Education Licence

13th April 2021

Becky Owen

In this blog post we look at what publications can be used as source copies under the CLA licence and what publications can’t.

Delivering and Sustaining Accessible Digital Learning in HE

1st April 2021

Alistair McNaught

Alistair McNaught discusses delivering and sustaining accessible digital learning in Higher Education.

Leganto and DCS Integration at The University of Manchester

15th March 2021

Linda Pover and Shona Forbes

Linda Pover and Shona Forbes provide a useful overview of the Leganto/DCS integration and the workflow in use at The University of Manchester.

Copyright Infringement vs Plagiarism

8th March 2021

Becky Owen

In this blog we look at the differences between copyright infringement and plagiarism, two terms that are often considered the same.

Games in Higher Education

23rd February 2021

Chris Headleand

In this blog, Dr Chris Headleand shares four ideas for ways to incorporate games into your teaching and learning strategy.

Involving and Valuing Everyone in Higher Education: Lessons Learnt and Future Challenges

15th February 2021

Santanu Vasant

In this blog, Santanu Vasant discusses the importance of involving, listening to and valuing everyone in the design of the future of Higher Education.