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10 Reasons to Go Digital with Your Course Materials

Eric Stoller

When eTextbooks include features such alternative text descriptions of visuals and content that can be used with assistive technology, students can start reading right away, without waiting for a disability services department to create a file. It’s just not possible.

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Arriving at the University of Edinburgh: Tips from the Study Abroad team

Teaching Matters Academic Support

To navigate ‘Welcome Week’ you should download the ‘UoE Events app’, which will go live a couple of weeks before. For welfare support, we offer the Student Counselling Service , a Personal Tutor and Student Support Office, the Disability Service and the Chaplaincy Centre (you are welcome to use this service if you are of any or no religion!).