Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence
Embedding excellence through fusion of education, research and professional practice
The role of universities in contributing to a sustainable future has been quite clear since Agenda 21 – our shared prosperity is at risk if we do not find more sustainable ways of living and working. Universities have an important role to play through research, developing a greener campus, in the community and through the… Read more » about Competition winners announced for embedding sustainable development within the curriculum at BU
In response to requests for help in completing the Digital Skills Self Assessment, we have created a 9 minute video which runs through the questionnaire, explains the questions being asked and the types of responses. Click here to watch the video. Click here to complete the digital skills self assessment. We reached 200 respondents last… Read more » about A video to explain the digital skills self-assessment
CEL’s Twitter account is called cel_bu It has been a busy week on Twitter, especially since that result was announced on Friday. Some of the stories you may have missed on Twitter: CEL’s presence in the Bournemouth Gardens for the Festival of Learning on Sunday Showcasing research with undergraduate Research Assistants Widening participation insights at… Read more » about This week on the CEL Twitter feed
The Fusion Building has landed! Local company Evoque Creative Video filming with a drone inside the brand new FB1 building this morning. Keep an eye out on the CEL blog to see the end results…
For the last few weeks we have be trialling a virtual classroom environment which used software provided by Blackboard. The application is called Collaborate. Collaborate allows you to create virtual spaces to which you can invite up to 100 students and colleagues and share video, audio, documents (PDFs, images and PowerPoints) and a whiteboard. If… Read more » about Working in a virtual classroom
In response to requests for help in completing the Digital Skills Self Assessment, we have created a 9 minute video which runs through the questionnaire, explains the questions being asked and the types of responses. Click here to watch the video. Click here to complete the digital skills self assessment. We reached 200 respondents this… Read more » about A video to help you complete the digital skills self assessment
Building on the ‘roadshows’ that CEL delivered earlier in the academic year, CEL staff are happy to provide input on any of our three themes (innovative pedagogy, assessment and feedback – Anne Quinney; employability – Carly Lamont; and technology-enhanced learning – David Biggins or Debbie Holley). If you’d like us to join you to provide… Read more » about Would you like CEL to provide input into your team or department awaydays?
This Fusion project has taken a while to get going but we are now starting to deliver training to staff. Students have been helping staff across a range of topics including social media, Microsoft Office and the use of PCs, Macs and smart devices. Several sessions are booked in the coming weeks and we have… Read more » about Students as trainers of staff
In May we asked what you would want from an audience or student response system. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback to Sue Callard or via the short feedback form. We are accepting feedback and suggestions until the end of June so if you have any views on these systems that we need to… Read more » about Audience response systems – a further update
The newly revised Generic Assessment Criteria (6F – Generic Assessment Criteria: Procedure) were published on 14th June. The criteria have been reviewed by a CEL-led working group, with representatives from Faculties, SUBU and ADQ, and incorporate several important improvements. To support the principle of assessment for learning, feedforward statements have been incorporated to underpin future… Read more » about Generic Assessment Criteria – newly revised
