Monthly Archives: October 2023

Embracing Generative AI: Navigating the Future of Education at Bournemouth University

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has taken the academic world by storm, sparking discussions, debates, and, in some cases, even controversies. At BU, we believe in striking a balance that empowers creativity, enhances academic innovation whilst ensuring transparency and  academic integrity. We understand that GenAI is not just a buzzword; it’s a fundamental part of the… Read more » about Embracing Generative AI: Navigating the Future of Education at Bournemouth University

Generative AI in teaching – FLIE workshop Wed 8th November

The integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents an opportunity for academic staff to embrace emerging technologies in the educational landscape. FLIE are running a series of training sessions aimed at equipping educators with the knowledge and skills to effectively integrate generative AI into university education. Sign up via Eventbrite or join online on the day via… Read more » about Generative AI in teaching – FLIE workshop Wed 8th November

Sending emails to students from Brightspace

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Now that the email notifications from Brightspace announcements have been turned off, a reminder of how you can email students enrolled on a unit (or programme area or community) via the Classlist to communicate important information. It’s important to note that Brightspace email notifications were disabled to reduce the number of emails received by students,… Read more » about Sending emails to students from Brightspace

Generative AI workshops – Wed 1st November

The integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents an opportunity for academic staff to embrace emerging technologies in the educational landscape. FLIE are running a series of training sessions aimed at equipping educators with the knowledge and skills to effectively integrate generative AI into university education. Sign up via Eventbrite or join online on the day via… Read more » about Generative AI workshops – Wed 1st November

Using Mentimeter to improve learning outcomes – webinar 9th Nov 3pm

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If you’re already familiar with using Mentimeter but want to learn more about how to use the tool to improve learning outcomes, join this interactive webinar along with fellow educators, run by the Mentimeter team. Mentimeter is an online polling tool which can add interactive elements to your teaching, such as multiple choice questions, ranking,… Read more » about Using Mentimeter to improve learning outcomes – webinar 9th Nov 3pm

Accessing and using Jisc Attendance data

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Over the past few weeks we’ve shared a couple of useful Jisc reports to help you when looking at student attendance and engagement, such as how to gain an overview of student attendance and how to filter student reports. But have you seen our complete guidance on Accessing and using attendance data for teaching? This… Read more » about Accessing and using Jisc Attendance data

TeachBU Update – Faculty Colleagues Achieving HEA Fellowship

I’m delighted to confirm that the following colleagues have recently achieved fellowship from Advance HE: Associate Fellow: Samira Al-Nasser Yunfei Li Fellow: Ramin Boroujerdi Alison Woodward Sophia Amenyah Fellow (via PGCert): Duncan Ki-Aries Laura Iannuzzi Ryan Muldoon Senior Fellow: Anastasia Veneti Congratulations!!! Dr Martyn Polkinghorne Chair of the TeachBU Assessment Panel for Fellowship Applications

Monitoring Discussion Board activity in Brightspace

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The Discussions tool is a really useful way to direct student enquiries to one space, and to allow all the students on a unit to view responses to queries. If you’re using discussion boards in this way, you’ll need to monitor the interactions so that you can review activity and provide timely responses. Brightspace will… Read more » about Monitoring Discussion Board activity in Brightspace

Tracking student data effectively in Jisc LA

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Last week we shared some information on how to gain an overview of student attendance on the Jisc Learning Analytics platform using the Student Attendance report. Another useful way to track student data effectively at the start of the semester is by using the filters on the Students report. If you’re a Programme Leader or… Read more » about Tracking student data effectively in Jisc LA

Generative AI workshops Wed 25th October

The integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents an opportunity for academic staff to embrace emerging technologies in the educational landscape. FLIE are running a series of training sessions aimed at equipping educators with the knowledge and skills to effectively integrate generative AI into university education. Sign up via Eventbrite or join online on the day via… Read more » about Generative AI workshops Wed 25th October