Monthly Archives: March 2022

This week – Education Enhancement Workshops

Looking for case studies ideas for your Advance HE Fellowship application?  The lunchtime Education Enhancement workshops are a low stake investment in your professional development. Wednesday 9th March 12:00-13:00.  Education Enhancement Workshop. Previous sessions on the Higher Education: Inclusion, Equity and Social Justice introduced the Equity Compass and in particular how approaches to learning can… Read more » about This week – Education Enhancement Workshops

Spotlight on the Assessment and Feedback Toolkit (1)

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The BU Assessment & Feedback Toolkit has been created to provide a collection of resources for all aspects assessment and feedback. In this series of blogs I will spotlight one section of this large resource collection – this week the spotlight is on Assessment Literacy. This section of the Toolkit contains a Brief Guide to… Read more » about Spotlight on the Assessment and Feedback Toolkit (1)

TeachBU Mentors & TeachBU Assessors

We are expanding the pool of TeachBU Mentors and TeachBU Assessors. We are therefore seeking Expressions of Interest from interested and eligible staff. To be eligible you must be currently employed at BU, and be a Senior HEA Fellow gained through our TeachBU programme. Eligible staff may be from Faculties or from the Professional Services…. Read more » about TeachBU Mentors & TeachBU Assessors

Box of Broadcasts Television Archives

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Learning on Screen, the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council are adding to their digital television archive. From this January 2022 the resources on Box of Broadcasts (BOB), the on demand TV and Radio service for education, are being updated with television transmissions from the BBC going back to the post-war period. These… Read more » about Box of Broadcasts Television Archives

MUSE is on the way

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What is MUSE? The Mid-Unit Student Evaluation (MUSE) is a survey designed to encourage students to reflect on their progress to date and feed back on their learning experience, including views on any summative or formative feedback received during their current unit. This information enables tutors to incorporate any necessary enhancements moving forward, therefore adding… Read more » about MUSE is on the way

Education Enhancement Workshops : 9th and 10th of March

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FLIE is hosting two Education Enhancement workshops next week. On Wednesday 9th, at 12 pm, Dr Uma Patel will take the lead on the topic of Inclusion, Equity and Social Justice. On Thursday 10th, at the same time, the subject at hand will be Education research and discipline-based signature pedagogies. These sessions generate lively debate… Read more » about Education Enhancement Workshops : 9th and 10th of March

The Changing Face of Doctoral Studies

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Dr Martyn Polkinghorne made his first contribution to the FLIE@BU LinkedIn Page with an article on The Changing Face of Doctoral Studies. The number of doctoral students in the UK, and the variety of types of doctorates, have grown enormously. With now over 100,000 new doctoral students starting their research degree in the UK each year,… Read more » about The Changing Face of Doctoral Studies

New FLIE Education Enhancement Workshops

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FLIE is keeping up with the Education Enhancement Workshops. The schedule for March and April is available here. Each event is an opportunity to join conversations and debates with Dr Uma Patel, Anne Quinney and Dr Mark Readman. These workshops are also a great chance to network and connect with fellow professionals. Registrations must be… Read more » about New FLIE Education Enhancement Workshops