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‘Your teaching team’ widget – New improvement for Brightspace unit homepages

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The Your teaching team widget is a new addition for curricular unit homepages which displays contact information for the unit’s teaching team at a glance. The widget uses information from the Brightspace profile page which means you only need to update your details in one place (rather than in each unit that you teach). By default… Read more » about ‘Your teaching team’ widget – New improvement for Brightspace unit homepages

Showcasing good practice with AI

Showcasing examples of BU staff using Generative AI FLIE have produced a series of short vlogs in conversation with BU academics, sharing examples and talking about their practices in adopting and embracing Generative AI in their teaching, learning and assessment design. You can find the recordings on our Generative AI Resource Hub, along with lots… Read more » about Showcasing good practice with AI

Applying for Advance HE’s HEA Fellowship in 2024?

Any colleagues considering applying for Advance HE’s HEA Fellowship in 2024 are invited to attend one of our TeachBU training workshops in January to understand the application process: 11th Jan 2024 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Talbot Campus 18th Jan 2024 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Lansdowne Campus 23th Jan 2024 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Talbot Campus… Read more » about Applying for Advance HE’s HEA Fellowship in 2024?

Join us in January at one of our FLIE tech showcases

Join us at one of our showcase sessions where we’ll introduce you to some of the new tools we’ve been piloting this semester, such as H5P for creating interactive learning objects and the PeerScholar self and peer assessment tool. And also demo some of the equipment from the Pedagogical Innovation Lab, including our VR Headsets,… Read more » about Join us in January at one of our FLIE tech showcases

TeachBU Update – BU Colleagues Achieving HEA Fellowship

I’m delighted to confirm that the following BU colleagues have recently achieved fellowship from Advance HE after applying through TeachBU: Associate Fellow: Marianna Constantinou Danielle Guy Daniel Pascoe Rabeea Maqsood Charlotte Martin Fellow: Ben Parker Nayoung Ahn Louise Beresford Rajid Shome Congratulations!!! Dr Martyn Polkinghorne Chair of the TeachBU Assessment Panel for Fellowship Applications

H5P blog series – Text-based activities

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What is H5P? Check out our recent blog post here This blog continues our showcasing of some of the H5P content available to inspire you to think about how this tool could be used for your Brightspace online content.  We have a limited number of licences in our pilot so your faculty Learning Technologist will… Read more » about H5P blog series – Text-based activities

FLIE Tech showcase days in January

Join us in January at one of our FLIE tech showcase days! We’ll introduce you to some of the new tools we’ve been piloting this semester, such as H5P for creating interactive learning objects and the PeerScholar self and peer assessment tool. And also demo some of the equipment from the Pedagogical Innovation Lab, including… Read more » about FLIE Tech showcase days in January

H5P Blog Series – Branching Scenario

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What is H5P? Check out our recent blog post here Over the coming weeks we’ll continue to showcase some of the H5P content available to inspire you to think about how this tool could be used for your Brightspace online content.  We have a limited number of licences in our pilot so your faculty Learning… Read more » about H5P Blog Series – Branching Scenario

Review of FLIE activity for 2023

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It’s been a busy year for the FLIE Team! Along with the routine work of supporting staff in using technology enhanced learning tools and Brightspace, the team has also been hard at work introducing new HTML Brightspace templates, supporting the implementation of JISC Learning Analytics, and creating innovative 360° videos aimed at improving empathy for… Read more » about Review of FLIE activity for 2023

Expression of Interest: National Teaching Fellow Scheme

Colleagues,  Please do submit an expression of interest to the FLIE team (all submissions evaluated by a panel with at least one BU National Teaching Fellow)  Dates Date: Friday 15th December Submit EOI (this form) to FLIE@bournemouth.ac.uk with “NTF Expression of Interest” in the subject heading (all submissions will reviewed and feedback supplied) Date: Wednesday… Read more » about Expression of Interest: National Teaching Fellow Scheme