AdvanceHE

Celebrating Teaching Excellence at TeachBU

Recently, we had the honour of celebrating the accomplishments of several esteemed colleagues in being awarded varying levels of AdvanceHE Fellowship through TeachBU. In the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences (FHSS), we extend our heartfelt congratulations to Catherine Rattley and Catherine Beresford for achieving the Associate Fellowship. In the Faculty of Science & Technology… Read more » about Celebrating Teaching Excellence at TeachBU

TeachBU Application Deadline

Guess what time it is? It’s reminder o’clock! 🕒 That’s right, mark your calendars, set those alarms, and grab your favourite pen because the next deadline for TeachBU applications is swiftly approaching. Make sure your application is in by Friday, February 16th at midday. Don’t worry, we won’t judge if you’re scrambling last minute—we’ve all… Read more » about TeachBU Application Deadline

Teach BU – Brightspace

Exciting news! TeachBU now features a fantastic new Brightspace page skilfully crafted by Dr. Martyn Polkinghorne. This centralised hub serves as your go-to resource to discover more about what TeachBU has to offer and to navigate the next steps in your CPD journey. TeachBU is our accredited program by Advance HE, providing BU staff and… Read more » about Teach BU – Brightspace

National Teaching Fellow Scheme webinars

National Teaching Fellow Scheme logo

Nominations for the National Teaching Fellow Scheme (NTFS) for 2023 are now open and a national webinar is offered if ‘Thinking about your NTFS application’ by Advance HE next month. BU is a member of Advance HE UK and the webinars are free to BU staff. As in previous year, Prof. Debbie Holley and Ass…. Read more » about National Teaching Fellow Scheme webinars

National Teaching Fellowship workshop 13th January

If you’re planning to submit an application for a National Teaching Fellowship, this year or in future, there is a BU workshop on Thursday 13th January to explain the process and the support available. The workshop will be led by National Teaching Fellow Debbie Holley from HSS, with contributions from BU’s other National Teaching Fellows,… Read more » about National Teaching Fellowship workshop 13th January

Teaching Large Cohorts – Workshop summary

Students in lecture theatre

The problem of teaching large cohorts has attracted a lot of attention in HE. Anything above a ratio of 60 students to 1 lecturer changes the pedagogical dynamics. A systematic review of the bigger picture of managing large cohorts from induction to graduation and the redesign coming from this kind of intense commitment is the… Read more » about Teaching Large Cohorts – Workshop summary

Mapping Learning Excellence with colleagues from Events and Leisure

We held a Learning Excellence (LEAP) session with twelve colleagues from the programme team in the current Department of Events and Leisure last week. The goal was to work on new undergraduate and postgraduate programmes starting in Sept 2019. Unit teaching teams worked with new Intended Learning Outcomes and their knowledge from current units to… Read more » about Mapping Learning Excellence with colleagues from Events and Leisure

7.3.19 Book now for “Building the University of the Future – Lego Event”

Event Date: 14:00 – 15:30, Thurs 7th March 2019 Room: PG30a, Talbot campus Book now on eventbrite         Higher education is experiencing an unprecedented period of change in which the future face, shape, identity and purpose of the university are all being challenged. With an uncertain political, social and technological future on… Read more » about 7.3.19 Book now for “Building the University of the Future – Lego Event”

Innovating Pedagogy 2019 – OU Report

The Open University has released its Innovating Pedagogy 2019 report which covers the following themes. Playful learning Learning with robots Decolonising learning Drone-based learning Learning through wonder Action learning Virtual studios Place-based learning Making thinking visible Roots of Empathy Themes from previous reports Read and download the report here. http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/innovating/