Nick Daniels

Senior Content Designer

Biography

Background

Current role

Senior Content Designer, Information Services Group

I provide content design support as part of the User Experience Service.

This involves:

  • developing and delivering staff training in content design
  • advising colleagues on content strategy and content development
  • carrying out user research with web publishers and site users
  • supporting development of the University's Editorial Style Guide

Read my blog posts on the Website and Communications team blog

User Experience Service website

Previous roles

E-learning Developer, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

As part of the Vet School's Digital Education Unit, I provided support for a range of online postgraduate programmes.

My main focus was on:

  • online course design
  • web content management
  • digital media production

Digital Education Unit website

Editorial Development Officer, Information Services Group

In 2017 and 2018, I worked on a secondment with the User Experience Service.

This involved:

  • User research looking at how University staff use Business Intelligence and Management Information (BI/MI) to support decision-making.
  • Content development and user research for University HR Services
  • Running a click tracking study looking at user behaviour on the University homepage.

Learning Technologist, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

My work at the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences included:

  • Supporting the use of technology enhanced learning within the School

  • Helping to launch several free online courses on Coursera, including Philosophy, Science and Religion

  • Restructuring the School's public-facing website as part of a move to the new EdWeb content management system
  • Carrying out internal and external research to ensure that the School's digital services are designed with an understanding of user needs

Other work

Before joining the University of Edinburgh, I spent seven years as a teacher, and also worked as a VLE administrator at the University of Brighton's International College.

Qualifications

PGCert Digital Education (The University of Edinburgh, 2017)

PGCE Religious Studies / Secondary Education (The University of Brighton, 2010)

BA Philosophy (University College London, 2005)

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