TEL Toolkit

TEL Toolkit competition – How do you use yours?

Win an iPad2 Air! Your TEL Toolkit launched on 1 February 2016 and now is your opportunity to share how you use yours. Bringing together your examples will provide an opportunity to add additional content to your TEL Toolkit and may provoke some new ideas for others too. The competition will be open from 14 March 2016 until… Read more » about TEL Toolkit competition – How do you use yours?

How do you use yours?

V4L and CEL will be running a TEL Toolkit-based competition shortly with an Easter theme entitled ‘How do you use yours?’ Look out soon for details!

Developing your digital skills with the help of students

Over the next 5 months, CEL is piloting a project in which BU students help BU staff to develop their digital skills, knowledge and confidence. Our pilot follows similar projects at other HEIs that have been both welcomed by staff and successful in helping staff. This help and support can be provided on a one-to-one… Read more » about Developing your digital skills with the help of students

TEL technology pouches

Many academic staff will have received or be about to receive their TEL technology pouches in the internal post with week.  The pouch acts as a reminder of the TEL Toolkit which has been developed by BU staff for BU staff. If you have not already done so, please peruse the TEL Toolkit and see… Read more » about TEL technology pouches

Have you completed the digital skills self-assessment?

If you can spare 10 minutes, please complete the online self-assessment survey. Filling out the form will help you to assess your confidence in using tools from the TEL Toolkit along with other digital skills.  You can print or download the completed questionnaire and use the information to guide your future learning and development plans…. Read more » about Have you completed the digital skills self-assessment?

TEL Toolkit introduction: Wed 10 Feb at 11:00 in PG30a

If you missed the launch events this week and want to learn more about the TEL Toolkit, you are invited to a one hour session on Wednesday 10 Feb, 11 – 12 in PG30a.  We will also cover the new digital skills self-assessment questionnaire. You will leave the session knowing what the Toolkit is, how… Read more » about TEL Toolkit introduction: Wed 10 Feb at 11:00 in PG30a

Pedagogy: Blended learning

This post supports and is aligned to the TEL Toolkit pedagogy. Its purpose is to be a focus point for comments, suggestions, case studies, research and ultimately a community of practice for staff who have an interest in this area. We welcome your feedback and comments on this pedagogy in teaching and learning.

TEL Toolkit launch yesterday and events on 4th & 5th Feb

We were delighted to launch the TEL Toolkit yesterday in the Atrium at Poole House.  We welcomed about 50 members of staff to the stand over the two hour period. The reaction of those who saw the Toolkit was very positive. Susanne Clarke, one of our early adopters. We have two more launch events in… Read more » about TEL Toolkit launch yesterday and events on 4th & 5th Feb

The BU TEL vision video and toolkit launch next week

Click on the image to view the BU TEL Vision video We are delighted to announce the launch of BU’s TEL Toolkit. The toolkit – created by BU staff, for BU staff – has been developed to support you in the application of TEL, including information on ‘what’, ‘how’ and ‘who’ to approach for more… Read more » about The BU TEL vision video and toolkit launch next week