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Padlet is a free application used to create an online board that you can use to display information for any topic. It is easy to creare an account and start building a new board. You can add images, links, videos, and more to the board and customise with wallpapers. Here is a sample of a… Read more » about Are you using Padlet?
Bournemouth University have recently invested in a learning and teaching resource that encourages and supports tutors developing and delivering discipline based pedagogies enhanced by the use of technology. Epigeum, the market leader, whom many of you will know for their online ethics courses, worked with BU to develop this resource as part of an international… Read more » about New digital learning module available
The i:Innovate workshops, hosted by the Centre for Excellence in Learning support staff to ‘try something different’ and inspire our students through innovative learning. The i:Innovate TEL Toolkit sessions will help you match your pedagogic challenges with appropriate technologies. By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Classify which TEL tools match different… Read more » about Don’t forget the iInnovate TEL Toolkit workshop tomorrow,15:00-17:00 in PG30a
With its vast agile space, glass-fronted seminar rooms and buzzing collaborative zones, BU’s new Fusion Building offers the perfect opportunity to reimagine learning scenarios – both inside the new walls and elsewhere on our campuses.The Centre for Excellence in Learning (CEL) is supporting staff to ‘try something different’ and inspire our students through innovative learning. There… Read more » about Try something different
The Jisc Digital Students Experience Experts’ Group meeting focussed on institutional approaches to TEL, with groups working towards developing a shared vision for, among other themes, data and analytics as well as using technology for effective curriculum design. The BU TEL Toolkit featured at the JISC digital experts members showcase, held in Birmingham today. The… Read more » about CEL’s presentation at Jisc’s Digital Students Experience Experts’ Group meeting – 12 Oct 16
The report, fully entitled Digital capability and teaching excellence: an integrative systematic review exploring what infrastructure and strategies are necessary to support effective use of technology enabled learning (TEL) explores ways of using technology in teaching that are best for improving the student experience. It was written by Dr Liz Austen, Helen J Parkin, Stella… Read more » about Excellent new report on TEL published today
The first of the new series of iInnovate workshops is coming up soon: Date Topic Location Facilitators Tuesday 11 October 10.00-12.00 Developing the digital curricula – Come to our workshop and get support to learn more about designing technology into your curricula PG30a David Biggins, Debbie Holley, Geli Roushan Click here to book your place.
======Colleagues, please see below the very helpful information from IT services======= For the start of the last Academic year the Service Desk provided an emergency number for use by Academics in the event of experiencing difficulties in use of the AV equipment. This was as a result of the AV Refresh which saw a considerable… Read more » about Start of year AV glitch? – emergency number for first few weeks x61010
Colleagues, Whther you are scheduled to teach in the new Fusion building or just want to find out more about using the technology in there for open days, seminars or events you may be running in future, these drop-in sessions are for you! Please come along and find out more! AV Tutorial sessions in FB1… Read more » about Find out about our new Fusion Building presentation equipment – drop in sessions for interested staff 7th October
“I don’t label myself ‘online learner’. I’m a learner (always!), who happens to make use of online resources.” It’s now a safe assumption that there will be an online element to a student’s learning experience and most institutions are expanding their online learning in reaction to this. With an ever increasing pressure to measure and… Read more » about Defining what makes a successful online learner
