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Brightspace & TELID Update March 2018

A lot has been happening this month in the world of CEL and V4L.  It’s still full steam ahead with the Brightspace implementation and the TELID team is hard at work supporting the implementation process as well as settling into the new team structure and roles. To read further details of the March highlights, please… Read more » about Brightspace & TELID Update March 2018

Vote for Carnival U

If you’re a regular reader of the CEL blog, you’ve already heard of the CEL learning and teaching project Carnival U. It  comprises 10 students who are co-creating a Carnival University, which will be showcased at Carnival Expo in May 2018, under the guidance of Dr. Nicole Ferdinand. You may not know that Carnival U have entered their CEL  project which… Read more » about Vote for Carnival U

Women's Academic Network

New from the Women’s Academic Network – forthcoming semester 2 events Uncategorized Sara Ashencaen Crabtree The Women’s Academic Network (WAN) has been a not-so-quietly growing feature of academic life at BU since September 2013. For many women academics (those in the know) it offers an annual programme of events, activities and career support in a vibrant… Read more » about

Did you have a ‘try January’?

Many of us use January as the start of the year to get ourselves off to productive start and try introducing new habits. We start exercising, go on that diet we’ve been putting off or cut out alcohol.  BU’s Carnival University spent January 2018 trying new things. We first tried a new project management tool… Read more » about Did you have a ‘try January’?

Carnival U’s Year in Review

BU’s Carnival U, which was launched in October 2017, had a fantastic start and great things are expected from the team come 2018. The BU Carnival University brings together students with an interest in events and media production to co-create a series of informative workshops to be presented at the Carnival Expo in May 2018. Under… Read more » about Carnival U’s Year in Review

The Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education (JLDHE) issue 12 inc 2 articles from BU staff

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Colleagues, I am delighted to announce the latest issue of JLDHE has two articles from BU staff – abstracts below the link. Well done! ==== The Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education (JLDHE) issue 12 is now live online – go to http://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe. This contents of this edition explore subjects such as: ·         the development of learners’ socio-emotional intelligence… Read more » about The Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education (JLDHE) issue 12 inc 2 articles from BU staff

Co-creating Assessment with Students: ‘Backward Design’, Agency and Assessment Clarity

  by Dr Richard Wallis and Dr Ashley Woodfall   It’s that time of year when, as teaching staff, we’re working to bring student understanding of unit assessment to the fore. There are many things that can cloud that understanding. Sometimes we might feel that student disengagement is at play, and however many times we… Read more » about Co-creating Assessment with Students: ‘Backward Design’, Agency and Assessment Clarity

The Path to Success in the TEF – Going for Gold

A new HEPI report has been published Going for Gold: Lessons from the TEF provider submissions Take a look at the report, and see what the analysis makes of BU’s TEF submission alongside other HEIs. Find out about the features of TEF submissions that may have influenced outcomes, and practical recommendations for improving on the… Read more » about The Path to Success in the TEF – Going for Gold

Meet your new TEL Theme Leader: Dr. Ann Luce

Hi Everyone! I just wanted to introduce myself as your new theme leader for Technology Enhanced Learning. My name is Ann Luce, and I’m a Principal Academic from the School of Journalism, English and Communication in the Faculty of Media and Communication. I’ve been teaching in higher education for over a decade now, and before… Read more » about Meet your new TEL Theme Leader: Dr. Ann Luce

Welcome Dr Andrew Main to the CEL Team

The CEL Team are very privileged to have Dr Andrew Main officially joining us this week as Learning Impact Leader, working on the analysis of TEF metrics. Andrew has a wealth of experience within the University as Lecturer and Academic Manager as well as 17 years in industry applying his subject and relating it to engineering technology and business process…. Read more » about Welcome Dr Andrew Main to the CEL Team