Posts By: aluce

Football and Management: Lessons for BU?

This blog has been written by Corey Kemp a Faculty of Management Business Studies student who is currently working at BU within the Programme Management Office during his placement year, as well as providing support for Service Excellence.  Corey and I, Susanne Clarke, have had many interesting discussions about teams, leadership and football.  He discusses… Read more » about Football and Management: Lessons for BU?

Save the Date: TEL Toolkit

Come learn some of the apps and tools supported at BU that you can use to enhance learning in your classroom. We will discuss Padlet, Linoit, Bristol Online Surveys, Panopto and other tools that you will find helpful in your classroom. These tools will make the learning experience more engaging for your students, and will… Read more » about Save the Date: TEL Toolkit

Invitation to Technology Showcase: January 31st, 4pm-6pm

Come to our technology showcase in the hours leading up to CEL’s own Professor Debbie Holley’s inaugural lecture. See the high-tech kit we use across the university, and why not try out the VR Occulus Rift while you’re there! We’ll have on display: Occulus Rift Prism Hololens Drones Google Cardboard 3D printer and much, much… Read more » about Invitation to Technology Showcase: January 31st, 4pm-6pm

Save the Date: Flipped Learning, Flipped Pancakes!

Celebrate Shove Tuesday (Pancake Day) by learning about Flipped Learning Come have free pancakes and interact with our fabulous new touch screen in the Staff Centre and learn about flipped learning. Professor Michael Wilmore, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Media and Communication, will help to launch our ‘Flipped learning’ event with a talk about his recent research… Read more » about Save the Date: Flipped Learning, Flipped Pancakes!

Save the Dates: Workshops to make YOUR life easier

Blended Learning, Flipped Classroom and Audio Feedback Are you teaching larger cohorts of students and just need some assistance in clawing back some time? Let us show you some pedagogically driven models for how you can do this. In this session we will discuss blended learning and flipped classroom using Brightspace. We will also discuss… Read more » about Save the Dates: Workshops to make YOUR life easier

Save the Date: Blended Learning, Flipped Classroom and Audio Feedback

Are you teaching larger cohorts of students and just need some assistance in clawing back some time? Let us show you some pedagogically driven models for how you can do this. In this session we will discuss blended learning and flipped classroom using Brightspace. We will also discuss how to cut down on your marking… Read more » about Save the Date: Blended Learning, Flipped Classroom and Audio Feedback

Save the Dates: iVLE Workshops (Prep Activity)

This year’s PREP activity across all Faculties is called iVLE. It is an opportunity for you to share best practice on your use of the VLE: MyBU or Brightspace and how this contributes to the student experience. The areas of education practice that comprise iVLE include but are not limited to: Content of units, ie learning… Read more » about Save the Dates: iVLE Workshops (Prep Activity)

Faculty iVLE Sessions for Prep Activity

Faculty iVLE Sessions to discuss PREP activity Date Time Location Faculty 13th February 2018 3pm-5pm Talbot Campus FMC 6th March 2018 12pm-2pm Lansdowne Campus HSS 6th March 2018 2pm-4pm Lansdowne Campus FOM 1st May 2018 2pm-4pm Talbot Campus SciTech *Rooms to be confirmed: please check OD website **Colleagues can drop in to another session if… Read more » about Faculty iVLE Sessions for Prep Activity

TEL Drop-In Sessions TOMORROW!

We all need a little help from time-to-time when it comes to using technology in the classroom. With that in mind, I’ll be running TEL drop-in sessions to support YOU with your technology needs, whether it’s learning how to use a particular programme such as Padlet, or if you’re just looking for new ideas on… Read more » about TEL Drop-In Sessions TOMORROW!