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This afternoon, CEL hosted a workshop on augmented and virtual reality in teaching and learning. To a packed PG30a, David Hunt, Stephen Pyne, Debbie Holley and David Biggins demonstrated the use of tools including Aurasma, Zappar, Google Cardboard and the 3D world of Oculus Rift. David Hunt explaining the use and benefits of Aurasma The… Read more » about CEL’s workshop on augmented and virtual reality
Excel is the predominant tool for calculations in the world and contains a fantastic array of functions and features. The feedback from employers linked to the Faculty of Management is that Excel skills are one of the main areas that BU placement students and graduates would benefit from developing further. I am testing the water… Read more » about Helping students and staff with Microsoft Excel
Over the last we months, a number of academic and support staff at BU have been trialling the Blackboard Collaborate application to create virtual classrooms where students and/or colleagues can come together online and share video, voice, chat text, documents and computer screens. Click here for more information on Collaborate. One of the units I… Read more » about Living in the virtual classroom
Padlet is a free application used to create an online board that you can use to display information for any topic. It is easy to creare an account and start building a new board. You can add images, links, videos, and more to the board and customise with wallpapers. Here is a sample of a… Read more » about Are you using Padlet?
Bournemouth University have recently invested in a learning and teaching resource that encourages and supports tutors developing and delivering discipline based pedagogies enhanced by the use of technology. Epigeum, the market leader, whom many of you will know for their online ethics courses, worked with BU to develop this resource as part of an international… Read more » about New digital learning module available
The i:Innovate workshops, hosted by the Centre for Excellence in Learning support staff to ‘try something different’ and inspire our students through innovative learning. The i:Innovate TEL Toolkit sessions will help you match your pedagogic challenges with appropriate technologies. By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Classify which TEL tools match different… Read more » about Don’t forget the iInnovate TEL Toolkit workshop tomorrow,15:00-17:00 in PG30a
CEL is taking forward two new exciting developments- building on the existing PGCert Education Practice, we are going to validate a full Masters programme, now approved for development by ASC. In addition, we are seeking approval to add a title to the existing ‘Doctor of Education Creative and Media’ to simply- ‘Doctor of Education’, so… Read more » about Programme development opportunities – MA and EdD
The Jisc Digital Students Experience Experts’ Group meeting focussed on institutional approaches to TEL, with groups working towards developing a shared vision for, among other themes, data and analytics as well as using technology for effective curriculum design. The BU TEL Toolkit featured at the JISC digital experts members showcase, held in Birmingham today. The… Read more » about CEL’s presentation at Jisc’s Digital Students Experience Experts’ Group meeting – 12 Oct 16
In this post, we continue to look at the results of the digital skills self assessment that has now been completed by 350 respondents. There are two sections in this post: wider digital skills and views on TEL. The initial analysis of the TEL Toolkit appeared in last week’s blog post. Wider digital skills This… Read more » about Further analysis of the digital skills data
Highlights of CEL’s activities from the past academic year, as BU fulfils its aims for learning excellence Have a look at the many ways the Centre for Excellence in Learning (CEL) has been delivering on its promise to enhance the student learning experience at BU. You can read a review of some of activities contributing… Read more » about What have the CEL team been up to?
