Monthly Archives: September 2022

Applying for Advance HE’s HEA Fellowship this Academic Year?

I’m delighted to confirm that applications for Advance HE’s HEA fellowship in the Associate Fellow, Fellow, and Senior Fellow categories are now invited from BU staff. Colleagues can apply through our Advance HE accredited TeachBU programme. The first submission date for this new academic year will be Friday 23rd September 2022. For more information about… Read more » about Applying for Advance HE’s HEA Fellowship this Academic Year?

Mahara scheduled maintenance – 13 September 2022

The Mahara ePortfolio system will be unavailable on 13 September 2022, 08:00 to 17:00 whilst essential maintenance is being completed. Please note that this date has been moved back from the previous planned date of 6 September. If you have any queries or concerns please contact the IT Service Desk. +44 (0)1202 965515 Freephone: 0808… Read more » about Mahara scheduled maintenance – 13 September 2022

Changes to how you log in to Mentimeter

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Please note that on Friday 9th September we are making a change which may affect how you log into Mentimeter. This change will mean that all Mentimeter accounts registered to BU email addresses will be authenticated via SSO, so that you’ll sign in with your BU IT account. Most staff will already be signing in… Read more » about Changes to how you log in to Mentimeter

JISC Learning Analytics training

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Following on from earlier messages and information about the BU Learning Analytics pilot we are pleased to confirm the implementation of the extended pilot.  All Level 0 and Level 4 programmes are in scope in Semester 1 2022-23 academic year, with the opportunity to use the following features:  Attendance capture – Checkin   Unit reporting  Student engagement reporting   Learning Analytics is intended to give students… Read more » about JISC Learning Analytics training

Launched: Doctoral College Researcher Development Programme 2022-23

I am delighted to be able to share with you the 2022-23 Researcher Development Programme for PGRs. Bookings for all sessions through to December are now open via the RDP Brightspace! There are 40 different workshops to choose from, with more opening in November!   Following a successful trial, we see the return of the ‘navigating… Read more » about Launched: Doctoral College Researcher Development Programme 2022-23

Brightspace Help and the Pulse app

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Did you know that Brightspace has links off to ‘Help’ resources from any page on Brightspace? Clicking on Help in the navbar reveals a drop-down menu: Brightspace help is for students but is available to everyone Brightspace Staff Resources is only available to staff Mobile access is available to everyone.   Brightspace Help With the… Read more » about Brightspace Help and the Pulse app