Professor Debbie Holley, Head of the Centre for Excellence in Learning at BU and Jacky Mack, the Head of Academic Services, co-hosted a workshop at BU entitled “TEF: going for Gold” with Jane Forster, the VC’s Policy Advisor and 23 staff members from across BU. The workshop started with an update from Jane on the… Read more » about TEF going for gold workshop
Monthly Archives: September 2017
VLE update 18-09-17
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Supporting WP ‘Pracademics’ across the Sector
Dr Sue Eccles delivered a workshop to 50 WP Pracademics at Sheffield Hallam University in September 2017, as part of the conclusion of a one year writing programme sponsored by the Office for Fair Access, delivered by Sheffield Hallam University and supported by academic mentors from across the sector. Her workshop focused on how the… Read more » about Supporting WP ‘Pracademics’ across the Sector
New book by CEL’s Dr. Jenny Hall
Congratulations to Dr. Jenny Hall in the Centre for Excellence in Learning (CEL) who published a new book this month Spirituality and Childbirth: meaning and care at the start of life. The book is published by Routledge (which is part of the Taylor & Frances Group) and co-edited by Professor Susan Crowther, at The Robert Gordon University… Read more » about New book by CEL’s Dr. Jenny Hall
HE policy update for the w/e 15th September
REF 2021 As we noted last week, on 1st September 2017 HEFCE published the initial decisions on REF 2021. This does not include decisions regarding submitting staff, output portability or the eligibility of institutions to participate in the REF. There is another consultation on those issues and BU’s response is being prepared by RKEO –… Read more » about HE policy update for the w/e 15th September
VLE News w/c 11 September 2017
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BU Learning and Teaching Fellows 2017/18
Congratulations to the four new BU Learning and Teaching Fellows who start their role this month. Camila Devis-Rozental (FMC), Nicole Ferdinand (FM), Karen Thompson (FM) and Steve Trenoweth (FHSS) will each be embarking on funded projects around education. The aims of the BU Learning and Teaching Fellowship Award are to: • Recognise and celebrate excellent… Read more » about BU Learning and Teaching Fellows 2017/18
HE policy update for the w/e 8th September 2017
REF 2021 On 1st September 2017 HEFCE published the initial decisions on REF 2021. This does not include decisions regarding submitting staff, output portability or the eligibility of institutions to participate in the REF. There is another consultation on those issues and BU’s response is being prepared by RKEO – please contact Julie Northam if… Read more » about HE policy update for the w/e 8th September 2017
BU’s presentations at the ALTC conference
One of the largest learning technology conferences, ALT (Association for Learning Technology) took place this week in Liverpool. BU was represented by Professor Debbie Holley and David Biggins amongst some 400 delegates. There is an ALT YouTube channel which contains some videos from this week’s conference including the three keynotes which are also available from the ALT… Read more » about BU’s presentations at the ALTC conference
Audience response systems – an update
A team from CEL, IT and LLS have been looking at our options for audience response systems. In the past, we have used the Turning Point clickers which have been very successful in some applications. Dedicated devices to capture audience responses have diminished over time due to their cost and the wide availability of users’… Read more » about Audience response systems – an update
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