Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence
Embedding excellence through fusion of education, research and professional practice
Universities and schools must take action to reduce the crippling workload that teachers and academics are facing. This issue has once again been highlighted this week by the BBC, regrettably with a story about a widow who blames her husband’s HE marking workload for his tragic suicide. Follow this link to read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47296631 … Read more » about Urgent Action Needed to Tackle Marking Mountains- Is AI one solution?
This workshop will look at different delivery patterns, including multi-modal delivery, eg. Blended Learning, Flipped classroom, online and face-to-face. We will also look at the timetable, ILOs and the design of your unit. This workshop will explore Panopto, Audience response systems, eg. Mentimeter, Turning Point, Kahoot; social media, Padlet, Trello, WordPress and Slack Key Information… Read more » about Workshop: Unit Delivery and Assessment Landscaping
Ford is looking into the possibility of designing cars in virtual reality. The automaker has started experimenting with Gravity Sketch, a tool that allows its designers to draw 3D cars in VR and thereby saving them lots of time in the process. See, vehicle designers start with 2D sketches, which are scanned and rendered in 3D by… Read more » about Ford is letting some designers build cars in virtual reality
It would be wonderful if you could please spare a few minutes to answer a short questionnaire sponsored by the International Association of Student Affairs and Services (IASAS). Over the last six years there have been conversations and dialogues at student affairs and services conferences and meetings around the world about the work we do to support… Read more » about Your feedback requested by IASAS
This workshop will look at the benefits of online assessment handling and how marking online can save you time and provide a better student experience to your students. You will also learn about Intelligent Agents, Discussion Boards and Video Notes in Brightspace Key Information Aimed at: Academic Staff Indicative Frequency: Weekly Facilitated by: Ann Luce… Read more » about Workshop: Enhancing Feedback and Strategies for Future Engagement
Dr Mike Hobbs, Visiting Researcher in CEL and an expert in data, AI and AR/VR shares the first is series of short postings: These days, if we are involved in research, policy or just trying to find evidence for good practice we need data science. https://www.datasciencecentral.com Data Science Central is a site… Read more » about Data Science: a short briefing from Dr Mike Hobbs, Visiting Researcher in CEL
Interesting article from Forbes. There are two basic categories of learning science: cognitive neuroscience and cognitive psychology. Some efforts—particularly the Zuckerberg initiative—focus on neuroscience rather than psychology, while others mingle the two. That’s a problem, because—whatever its larger value—neuroscience is distinctly less useful to teachers. What’s the difference? Neuroscience focuses on the brain’s structure and… Read more » about What Teachers Need To Know About The Science Of Learning–And What They Don’t
An interesting article from TNW. VR and AR aren’t future techs: they’re right now technology. They’ve quietly transformed workforce education. Companies like Walmart and Verizon conduct employee training in VR. The military uses VR to prepare warriors for the battlefield, pilots for flight, and operators for remote deployment. It’s also a fantastic educational platform. Universities… Read more » about The VR revolution is already here – and it isn’t gaming.
Threshold Concepts in Action – Inaugural Scottish Threshold Concepts Conference, University of Dundee, 27th June 2019 (pre-conference TBL masterclasses 26th June) #UoDthresholdconcepts2019 Call for abstracts Since the first literature about threshold concepts was published by Meyer and Land in 2003, a large body of work has been undertaken across the wide range of disciplines… Read more » about Threshold Concepts in Action Conference – attend days 3,1 or 2 – it’s up to you
The next TEL Community of Practice meeting will be on Tuesday, 26th February at 1pm in F104. Our discussion will be led by Learning Technologist, Vince Clark and the discussion will cover Chatbots and AI. Vince will take us through some of the basic definitions of AI and the Turing test, while showing us what… Read more » about TEL Community of Practice, Tuesday 26th Feb, 1pm, F104
