Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence

#hashtags, handhelds and handbags: enabling students to blend life and learning In the hours leading up to CEL’s own Professor Debbie Holley’s inaugural lecture, you are cordially invited to engage with the high-tech kit we use across the university, and why not try out the VR Occulus Rift while you’re there! We’ll have on display:… Read more » about Invitation to Inaugural Lecture and Technology Showcase

This year’s PREP activity across all Faculties is called iVLE. It is an opportunity for you to share best practice on your use of the VLE: MyBU or Brightspace and how this contributes to the student experience. The areas of education practice that comprise iVLE include but are not limited to: Content of units, ie learning… Read more » about Save the Date: iVLE Workshop (PREP Activity)

As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, Dr. Fiona Cownie, Senior Principal Academic in FMC and Kate Bond, Matron at Royal Bournemouth Hospital hosted a session on November 10th on the power and challenges of expressing gratitude. During the session, we argued: Feelings and expressions of gratitude are important because they can motivate… Read more » about Thank you for coming to this session: Why gratitude matters

Have you been keeping up with all the policy changes that are affecting higher education?  Do you know your TEF from your KEF?  How will these changes impact your practice at BU – and what can you do now to prepare for them? Whether you are a member of academic staff or a member of… Read more » about HE Policy Briefing

Blended Learning, Flipped Classroom and Audio Feedback Are you teaching larger cohorts of students and just need some assistance in clawing back some time? Let us show you some pedagogically driven models for how you can do this. In this session we will discuss blended learning and flipped classroom using Brightspace. We will also discuss… Read more » about Sign Up Now: Workshops to make YOUR life easier!!

Celebrate Shove Tuesday (Pancake Day) by learning about Flipped Learning Come have free pancakes and interact with our fabulous new touch screen in the Staff Centre and learn about flipped learning. Professor Michael Wilmore, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Media and Communication, will help to launch our ‘Flipped learning’ event with a talk about his recent research… Read more » about Flipped Learning, Flipped Pancakes!

These sessions are tailored to YOU! Come along with your question, problem or concern and we’ll help you solve them! Technology Enhanced Learning (Dr Ann Luce) We all need a little help from time-to-time when it comes to using technology in the classroom. These drop in sessions are available to support colleagues with your technology… Read more » about January Theme Leader Drop In Sessions

Come to our technology showcase in the hours leading up to CEL’s own Professor Debbie Holley’s inaugural lecture. See the high-tech kit we use across the university, and why not try out the VR Occulus Rift while you’re there! We’ll have on display: Occulus Rift Prism Hololens Drones Google Cardboard 3D printer and much, much… Read more » about Join us January 31st for a Technology Showcase, 4-6pm