Embedding excellence through fusion of education, research and professional practice
We wanted to alert you to this masterclass. This masterclass will provide participants with an overview of innovative techniques on benchmarking your students’ digital experience. Participants will have opportunities to consider the use of these tools to inform their own institutional practice and have a better understanding of how to gather students’ expectations and experiences… Read more » about Benchmarking your students’ digital experience – a Jisc-hosted session on 23rd May
The staff training on Brightspace began with a full day session on Monday. 10 staff members attended the first day and the plan is to train another 350 staff in the next 5 weeks. The training is split into two sessions. Session A introduces Brightspace and demonstrates the features and benefits to staff. Session B… Read more » about Brightspace training begins
Friday 5th May saw the last session in the technology enhanced learning (TEL) unit that comprises part of the PG Diploma in Education Practice. Over the last 3 months, the unit has been offered to staff as CPD and, now that it has been validated, it will be offered again in 17-18 as both a… Read more » about The first PG Dip TEL unit completes
Preparations for the new VLE are well underway. In CEL, IT Skills and LLS we have been preparing for the staff training which begins on Monday 8th May. The plan is to train 350 academic and administrative staff over the next 8-10 weeks as preparation for almost half of all BU programmes transitioning to the new… Read more » about Preparing for the new VLE – training in Brightspace
Come and work with us! Funded secondments two days a week, in roles that provide an exceptional opportunity to develop leadership skills, the ability to influence colleagues and a body of work across the University, supporting the achievement of corporate goals as we move towards BU2025. These roles require academics who possess a demonstrable track… Read more » about CEL Theme Leader applications close at midnight tonight
Just a reminder that the Service Excellence takes place tomorrow. In case you do not have a ticket, there are still drop in sessions that you come along to between 13:00 and 16:00. CEL are running a technology showcase and there’s also an opportunity to have a closer look at the new VLE, Brightspace.
Debbie Holley and David Biggins presented a workshop yesterday at the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) conference in Hull. The tables set up for the workshop Under the title of ‘iInnovate: trying something different together’, the 30 attendees were taken through a whistle stop tour of three regular CEL workshops that support the… Read more » about iInnovate: sharing innovation with other HEIs
One of the posters presented at today’s Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) conference at the University of Hull was by Phil Mathews, Senior Lecturer in Screenwriting in FMC. The source issue for this poster was that the BA (Hons) Scriptwriting for Film and Television (BASW) programme has lots of opportunities both curricular and extra-curricular activities, however… Read more » about The many uses of a programme map
One of the posters presented at the conference for the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) was by Sara Eaglesfield of Bucks New University. It was on the subject of helping students with their writing skills using Howard Gardner’s 1983 Multiple intelligences work as its theoretical framework. Gardner suggested that the range of… Read more » about Using multiple intelligence theory in resource development
Professor McIntyre-Bhatty has just released this excellent news: Dear all, I am delighted to announce that Professor Debbie Holley has been appointed as the Head of our Centre of Excellence in Learning (CEL) at Bournemouth University. Debbie is a Professor of Learning Innovation, a National Teaching Fellow and Principal Fellow of the HEA… Read more » about Professor Debbie Holley appointed as Head of CEL
