Data Visualisation
Software is making it easier to create data visualisations that are interactive and can be shared via the web. For example, we can create maps with ArcGIS and QGIS, representations of networks with...
View ArticleOutreach and Public Engagement – Harnessing the Power of the Crowd
Since evidence of impact is now a key requirement of many funders, and global reach is a major priority of the University, it is unsurprising that researchers are devising creative ways to ensure that...
View ArticleOutreach and Public Engagement – General
Since evidence of impact is now a key requirement of many funders, and global reach is a major priority of the University, it is unsurprising that researchers are devising creative ways to ensure that...
View ArticleAcademic Podcasting
Since the release of our first titles on iTunes U and the Oxford Podcasts website in 2008, podcasting has become an integral part of Oxford’s outreach activities, both to disseminate research and to...
View ArticleStudent IT Innovation
This category of the OxTALENT competition is for students who have made creative use of digital technology in learning or research at Oxford. Winners have used or developed any technology (software or...
View ArticleInnovative Teaching with Technology
This is a general category in which we recognise people who have made creative use of digital technologies other than WebLearn in their teaching. It’s always an exciting category to judge because it...
View ArticleUse of WebLearn to Support Teaching, Learning or Outreach
WebLearn is the University’s Virtual Learning Environment, used by colleagues across all divisions to support their students’ learning. However, it is also being used productively in outreach...
View ArticleOxTALENT 2016: Roll of Honour
This post lists all the winners, runners-up and recipients of honourable mentions in the 2016 OxTALENT awards. To read more about the entries in a particular category, click the heading. Use of...
View ArticleOxTALENT Awards Ceremony 2016
Kate Lindsay of Academic IT Services hosted the ceremony The 2016 OxTALENT awards ceremony was held at the Oxford Martin School on Tuesday 14th June. We were honoured by the presence in our midst, not...
View ArticleJoin us online!
If you’re unable to attend today’s award ceremony, @acitoxford will live-tweet the winners; the hashtag is #oxtalent2016. We will also publish short posts on this blog as the winners in each category...
View ArticleOxTALENT Roll of Honour
The OxTALENT awards date back to 2002. Click the links below to take inspiration from winners of the more recent competitions: 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010
View ArticleAnnouncing the OxTALENT 2016 Speakers
The annual OxTALENT Awards Ceremony takes place at 5.15 tomorrow (Tuesday 14th) at the Oxford Martin School, and we are delighted to announce our guest speakers. Professor Louise Richardson (OU...
View ArticleIT Innovation Challenges
This year, OxTALENT has recognised for the first time projects that have been funded by the University’s IT Innovation Challenges scheme. The projects below have led to a product or solution that shows...
View ArticleResearch Posters
This category showcases some of the creative poster designs from around the University in support of teaching, research and outreach. The IT Learning Centre delivers poster workshops to many...
View ArticleData Visualisation
Software is making it easier to create data visualisations that are interactive and can be shared via the web. For example, we can create maps with ArcGIS and QGIS, representations of networks with...
View ArticleOutreach and Widening Participation
Outreach and widening participation activities deliver an important dimension of the University’s work in raising aspirations, promoting diversity and encouraging people from non-traditional...
View ArticlePublic Engagement
With evidence of impact a key requirement of many funders, and with global reach a major priority of the University, it is unsurprising that researchers are devising creative ways to ensure that their...
View ArticleDigital Media
Previously titled ‘Academic Podcasting’, this category has been expanded in 2017 to reflect the variety of forms that media artefacts can take: podcasts, animations, short videos (stills and/or moving...
View ArticleInnovative Teaching and Learning with Technology
This is a general category in which we have previously recognised staff who have made creative use of digital technologies in their teaching. This year we have broadened its scope in two ways. First,...
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