Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence
Embedding excellence through fusion of education, research and professional practice
The CELebrate 2016 Conference begins today and runs until Friday, 15th April. There are a host of interesting, educational and instructive sessions across a range of teaching and learning areas. There are also three keynote speakers: Professors Jane Seale from Exeter, John Cook from UWE and Peter Bryant from LSE. Come and soak up some… Read more » about Schedule for the CELebrate conference beginning today
During the Service Excellence Conference, CEL is hosting a technology session between 2pm and 3:45. Why not drop in to experience some augmented reality, virtual roller-coasting and Oculus Rift??
The CELebrate 2016 Conference is taking place next week, between 13th and 15th April. There are a host of interesting, educational and instructive sessions across a range of teaching and learning areas. There are also three keynote speakers: Professors Jane Seale from Exeter, John Cook from UWE and Peter Bryant from LSE. Come and soak… Read more » about Schedule and booking for next week’s CELebrate 2016 Conference
Over the next 5 months, CEL is piloting a project in which BU students help BU staff to develop their digital skills, knowledge and confidence. Our pilot follows similar projects at other HEIs that have been both welcomed by staff and successful in helping staff. This help and support can be provided on a one-to-one… Read more » about Developing your digital skills with the help of students
The 2016 Service Excellence Conference will take place on Thursday 7 April. At this conference we would like to showcase even more examples of Service Excellence at BU and we need your input to do this. Tell us about your Service Excellence story We know that many exciting things are happening at BU, led by… Read more » about Service Excellence Conference – 7 April 2016
Open Badges is an online system for creating and linking awards and achievements to BU students and BU staff. Examples of badges include awards for working as a PAL leader, being a SUBU rep, attendance at events or workshops, participating in conferences, blogging, contributing to BU, achieving a new skill etc. Badges and their criteria… Read more » about Open Badges
We launched this online questionnaire last month and so far 90 people have completed it. Out hope is that all academic staff and as many professional service staff as possible will complete the questionnaire. Please click here to complete the questionnaire. Remember it only takes a few moments, benefits yourself and BU and can be… Read more » about Digital skills self-assessment questionnaire: Have you filled out yours?
This is the third of three keynotes at CELebrate 2016. This presentation is by John Cook, Professor of Learning Innovation, University of the West of England on Thu 14 Apr 16, 14:00 – 15:00. Click here to book your place. This talk will give an overview of how the EU Learning Layers Project developed technologies to… Read more » about CELebrate keynote 3: Informal learning in the workplace: opportunities for educators
The second of three keynotes at CELebrate 2016. This presentation is on Thur 14 Apr, 10:00-11:00. Click here to book a place. By Professor Jane Seale, Professor of Inclusive Education in the Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter Explore technology’s role in the lives of people with learning disabilities and the factors that influence… Read more » about CELebrate keynote 2: Technology as a tool for inclusion: use and abuse in classroom settings
This is the first of three keynotes at the CELebrate 2016 Conference. Scheduled for Wed 13 Apr, 11:00-12:00. Click here to book a place. Speaker: Peter Bryant, Head of Learning Technology and Innovation, London School of Economics This talk will explore the tensions and forces that are impacting on the role learning technology teams choose (or… Read more » about CELebrate keynote 1: Challenging educational paradigms: the role of the Learning Technologist
