Can an Artificial Intelligence (AI) bot ‘create’ a new work or invention, with the human creator, simply being a facilitator? If so, who owns the creative work or invention? As we move to the next stage of computing and AI, it raises a number of challenges in relation to intellectual property, data, privacy and ethics…. Read more » about Would you like to know how AI works? Want to see it in practice and learn about the legal implications? Do join Dinusha and her team at the Festival of Learning Event
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HE policy update for the w/e 15th June 2018
A busy week for publications this week, while the government have been busy with Brexit votes and there is a positive story about immigration rules. The Economics of HE The Commons Public Accounts Committee published its report on the higher education market on Friday. After some interesting evidence sessions, Research Professional report that the outcome is disappointing:… Read more » about HE policy update for the w/e 15th June 2018
Learning Technologists Showcase Brightspace for Large Group Teaching
CELebrate 2018 saw our fabulous team of Learning Technologists showcase what Brightspace can do for colleagues who are teaching large groups. The team focused on four main areas: formative quizzes; communication via discussion boards and chat; intelligent agents and video notes. Formative quizzes can be an excellent tool if you want to test your student’s… Read more » about Learning Technologists Showcase Brightspace for Large Group Teaching
CELebrate 2018: Pushing the boundaries on large group teaching
I was able to lead part of a session at yesterday’s CELebrate Conference on the topic of large group teaching. The source of my material on how staff are pushing their boundaries was the data collected by staff who participated in this year’s PREP activity, iVLE. From this rich source of information on how staff… Read more » about CELebrate 2018: Pushing the boundaries on large group teaching
What students really want – a CELebrate/policy event
BU hosted Dr Diana Beech from the Higher Education Policy Institute on Wednesday morning for a policy breakfast, part of this year’s CELebrate symposium. In a packed room and despite the early start, we had a great discussion about student perceptions, value (and value for money). Diana started with a review of the HEPI/AdvanceHE 2018… Read more » about What students really want – a CELebrate/policy event
HE Policy update for the w/e 8th June 2018
HEPI Student Experience Survey The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and Advance HE have published a joint report on student academic experience. The report was launched at the annual HEPI conference and Sam Gyimah gave the keynote address. The report includes a lot of insight and is worth looking at – there are some new questions… Read more » about HE Policy update for the w/e 8th June 2018
CQR seminar: ‘In conversation: Building confidence through creative crafting’
On Wednesday Dr Jen Leamon from FHSS and Dr Jenny Hall from CEL facilitated the final seminar of the ‘in conversation’ season for the Centre for Qualitative Research. Their topic was ‘Building confidence through creative crafting’ where they discussed the use of craft activities within research and teaching and learning. They described how they… Read more » about CQR seminar: ‘In conversation: Building confidence through creative crafting’
Microsoft just dropped 864 servers into the sea to run an underwater data center
As a major player in the cloud infrastructure market, Microsoft is keen on figuring out better ways to store and power its machinery. To that end, it’s now deployed a data center on the seafloor off the Orkney Islands in Scotland. The idea is part of Project Natick, an initiative to identify environmentally sustainable ways of running large-scale… Read more » about Microsoft just dropped 864 servers into the sea to run an underwater data center
CELebrate: June 13th! Sign up now!!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrate2018-symposium-teaching-technology-and-the-tef-tickets-45558049352 In this year’s CELebrate symposium, we are convening a range of different opportunities to work with staff in thinking about approaches to large group teaching, learning and assessment. Our Keynote is from Sarah Knight (Jisc Digital Futures directorate) speaking on “How are students’ expectations and experiences of their digital environment changing?” We will be… Read more » about CELebrate: June 13th! Sign up now!!
Creative Classroom Events
Start your summer by unleashing your creativity. Join us for two ‘creative classroom’ events with an award winning author and a multi-award winning singer/song writer. Leadership, Strategy and Organisations may not be the obvious department to promote creativity, but we recognise the role of creativity in a modern workplace. There is a growing belief that… Read more » about Creative Classroom Events
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