Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence
Embedding excellence through fusion of education, research and professional practice
“I don’t label myself ‘online learner’. I’m a learner (always!), who happens to make use of online resources.” It’s now a safe assumption that there will be an online element to a student’s learning experience and most institutions are expanding their online learning in reaction to this. With an ever increasing pressure to measure and… Read more » about Defining what makes a successful online learner
With a new building and a new semester, it is a great opportunity to reflect on our teaching practice. CEL is supporting staff across the university to ‘try something different‘ this year to enhance their teaching and professional practice. One of the initiatives within this campaign is a BU-wide scheme called ‘iInnovate‘ where academic staff… Read more » about Schedule of CEL’s ‘iInnovate’ workshops in semester 1
For the last few weeks we have be trialling a virtual classroom environment which uses software provided by Blackboard. The application is called Collaborate. Collaborate allows you to create virtual, online spaces to which you can invite up to 100 students and colleagues and share video, audio, documents (PDFs, images and PowerPoints) and a whiteboard. … Read more » about The virtual classroom trial
Preparing myBU for the start of term myBU is now ready for academics to prepare their 16/17 myBU units. Note that unit content will not be automatically rolled over from 15/16. The entire contents of a unit can be copied over in a few simple steps using the instructions below. 15/16 unit content will stay… Read more » about MyBU deadlines in September – academic staff please note
We are very pleased to announce that Dr Sue Eccles has transferred from the Faculty of Media and Communication to CEL. Sue is a very experienced senior leader in pedagogy, education, development and research; her knowledge, skills and commitment to excellence in learning is a very positive addition to CEL. We are delighted that Sue… Read more » about CEL welcomes Dr Sue Eccles
Dr Debbie Holley and David Biggins presented a paper, co-authored with Dr Marketa Zezulkova and George Evangelinos, at the 3rd EAI International Conference on e-Learning e-Education and Online Training (eLEOT) in Dublin between 31st August and 2nd September 2016. The paper was entitled Digital Competence and Capability Frameworks in the Context of Learning, Self-Development and… Read more » about Best paper award for CEL
HEA Student Surveys HEA student surveys are important tools for understanding how students experience their higher education courses, such as how engaged they feel by the teaching and how supported they are in their learning and development. In 2016-17, we’re running all three student surveys. To find out more or register your interest in participating,… Read more » about Higher Education Academy Update – 1 September 2016
If you are preparing for teaching next month, please check the presentation equipment in your teaching and seminar room(s) as it may have been upgraded since you last used it. The new presentation equipment has many great features that you can use in your teaching and learning. This page from the TEL Toolkit aims to… Read more » about Making the most of the new presentation equipment
A wide range of content can be added to units in myBU varying from basic text and web links to video and social media feeds. A standard unit will be created in myBU with the following menu items: Announcements – This is default landing page for the unit where announcements can be added. Announcements are used to provide up to… Read more » about Thinking about updating myBU? Here are some suggestions to consider
There was a very interesting paper presented today at the eLEOT conference in Dublin by Monisa Abdul Wahab, co-authored with Mike Joy, of Warwick University . The topic was whether student engagement and motivation in the use of e-portfolios could be raised by introducing aspects of gaming. The widespread use of Mahara at BU made… Read more » about Does Mahara need gamification?
