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Monthly Archives: March 2024
Faculty simulation showcase – Postponed
⚠This event has been postponed – we hope to run it in the near future⚠ As part of our ‘ASV Lunch, Learn and Innovate’ sessions this semester, two BU colleagues from FMC and FST will be showcasing their simulation case studies. Join us online on Wednesday 10th April 12.00-13.00 to explore and engage with simulation… Read more » about Faculty simulation showcase – Postponed
Celebrating Teaching Excellence at TeachBU
Recently, we had the honour of celebrating the accomplishments of several esteemed colleagues in being awarded varying levels of AdvanceHE Fellowship through TeachBU. In the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences (FHSS), we extend our heartfelt congratulations to Catherine Rattley and Catherine Beresford for achieving the Associate Fellowship. In the Faculty of Science & Technology… Read more » about Celebrating Teaching Excellence at TeachBU
Accessing Reading Lists from the Brightspace Pulse app
The Brightspace Pulse mobile app is designed to specifically provide access to unit Content, Notifications, Grades and Brightspace calendar events (assignment deadline etc…). Other items that are linked from the Brightspace Homepage navigation bars and unit navigation bars are not directly available from the app. This has been an area that staff and students have… Read more » about Accessing Reading Lists from the Brightspace Pulse app
JISC Learning Analytics unexpected outage: 19/03/24 1:00pm to 2:15pm
We had an unexpected service disruption on the JISC Learning Analytics site on Tuesday 19 March from 1:00pm to 14:15pm where users were unable to log in to the service. During this time the site was online but login attempts were blocked and redirected back to the login page. This was reported to JISC support… Read more » about JISC Learning Analytics unexpected outage: 19/03/24 1:00pm to 2:15pm
Interactive polls with Padlet
Did you know you can now add polls as posts to a Padlet? meaning you can easily run quick polls with your students, for example: which topic would you like to discuss in the next session? which time slot works best for an additional workshop? would you prefer online or face-to-face? Create your Padlet, add… Read more » about Interactive polls with Padlet
Reminder: MATLAB workshop 3rd April 12.30-14.30
A reminder that MATLAB are joining us to deliver this workshop on Wednesday 3rd April at 12.30. This workshop is aimed at new MATLAB users and those who are interested in the AI capabilities within MATLAB. This will be an in-person hands-on session working with data provided by MathWorks. Prerequisites Before attending the session, please… Read more » about Reminder: MATLAB workshop 3rd April 12.30-14.30
JISC Online Surveys (JOS) – Important Update
The latest version of JISC Online Surveys (JOS) version 3 was released in September 2023, as this upgrade is a significant re-design of the online survey tool it has been run in parallel with the previous JISC Online Surveys (JOS) version 2 to allow students and staff time to move to the new platform. With the… Read more » about JISC Online Surveys (JOS) – Important Update
Using Mentimeter for formative assessment – recording
If you missed the recent webinar on Using Mentimeter for formative assessment, don’t worry – you can catch up on the recording here: Here are some of the highlights that were demonstrated during the session: Compare historical data and trends on your slides By resetting the results on a presentation, or a specific slide,… Read more » about Using Mentimeter for formative assessment – recording
Attention Professional Services!
Did you know? TeachBU includes YOU! I have been the Administrator for TeachBU for a few years now. Last March I attended a TeachBU applicant training session and in December gained my Associate Fellowship. Under the new Professional Standards Framework 2023, applying for fellowship has become more accessible for Professional Service colleagues. Advance HE award… Read more » about Attention Professional Services!
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