Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence
Embedding excellence through fusion of education, research and professional practice
An interesting list of reasons from The Guardian (15 May 2014) of the 10 reasons why face-to-face lectures just don’t work: 1. Babylonian hour We only have hours because of the Babylonian base-60 number system, which first appeared around 3100 BC. But it has nothing to do with the psychology of learning. 2. Passive observers… Read more » about 10 reasons why lectures do not work
Higher Education and Research Bill – the House of Lords committee stage has finished with no further amendments (other than non-controversial and welcome government amendments). Unlike in the House of Commons, where time was more limited and there was a great deal of focus on the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), student loans, the impact of… Read more » about HE Policy update w/e 3rd February 2017
1) Global Teaching Excellence Awards The Higher Education Academy has announced its intention to launch the Global Teaching Excellence Awards, a new global award that is exclusively focused on identifying and recognising higher education institutions that are pursuing world-class teaching and learning strategies. Speaking at the Higher Education Academy’s National Teaching Fellowship Awards ceremony on… Read more » about HEA Partnership monthly update
Enhance and develop your own Practice; gain a deeper understanding of Pedagogic Principles; share and develop your knowledge and skills with the CEL CPD opportunities Available for all BU staff, take a series of one or half day workshops (spread out over the semester) to extend your own CPD/ build your promotion profile/ move towards… Read more » about Pedagogic CPD opportunities for BU staff – beginning March 2017
CEL are hosting two TEL Toolkit sessions on 14 & 15 Feb. The purpose of these sessions is to explore how you can use the Toolkit in your teaching practice. There is no set agenda. Instead we respond to what tutors need and explore the options. That said, we try to cover 6-7 tools per… Read more » about TEL Toolkit sessions on 14 & 15 Feb 17
We have a great opportunity – please come and work with us! Details below…Head of CEL – Professorial appointment will be considered for suitable candidates. Bournemouth University is a successful, modern institution with a growing reputation. It is recognised as one of the most innovative universities in the UK and the most popular modern university… Read more » about Head of CEL – job opportunity
Apologies for cross posting, but an excellent article here on inspirational teaching means for undergraduates Derounian, James G. Mr (2017) “Inspirational teaching in higher education: What does it look, sound and feel like?,” International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Vol. 11: No. 1, Article 9. Available at: http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/vol11/iss1/9 Inspirational teaching in higher… Read more » about Inspirational teaching in higher education: What does it look, sound and feel like? An exploratory research study
A new section of the IT Services website has recently been developed, which contains information to help staff gain the most from BU’s audio-visual equipment. This includes: ‘Cheat sheet’ user guides for AV setups in Meeting Rooms, Seminar Rooms, Lecture Theatres and Agile/Synergy Spaces User guides for audio-visual hardware (e.g. Document Cameras, Wireless Presentation devices… Read more » about Are you getting the most from our AV equipment?
Today marks the day one year ago when we launched the TEL Toolkit. In the past year, the toolkit has been visited over 6,000 times with more than 23,000 pages viewed. We continue to enhance and develop the TEL Toolkit with new guides, videos and tools so it you have not visited for a while,… Read more » about TEL Toolkit 1st birthday
A virtual classroom is an online environment where staff and students can come together and share audio, video, documents and applications. One of the major benefits is that the session can be recorded and then made available to participants for example through the VLE. It is not only for staff and students but can be… Read more » about Dipping your toe into the virtual classroom
