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We are running a Session A Brightspace training course on Monday 17th July and there are many spaces available. If you would like to attend, please contact Giles at v4l@bournemouth.ac.uk. The session runs from 09:30 to 12:30 in S103.
The Brightspace training team from IT Skills, CEL and comprising all the Learning Technologists held a meeting yesterday to review the training that has been completed and also to look ahead to how best to support staff involved in the first phase of the rollout in the coming semester. This is the provision that we… Read more » about Supporting staff with the transition to Brightspace
This presentation looked at the responses to the Iinnovate initiative to demonstrate how staff are innovating in assessment and feedback. Extracting relevant data from the Iinnovate programme, the presentation highlighted practical steps that staff can consider for adoption. The presentation is available here: Promoting academic staff innovation at Bournemouth University from David Biggins
At the recent CELebrate 2017 Conference, one of the presentations comprised a hands-on workshop of two competing audience response systems; Mentimeter and Kahoot. Audience response systems are very good for engaging an audience by asking them questions to which they respond using their own devices such as a mobile phone. Kahoot is free to use… Read more » about CELebrate 2017: Using audience response systems
We have been using a separate password to access Brightspace for the last 2 months. Yesterday, IT linked Brightspace with our authentication system with the result that you now access Brightspace using your username and password. When you go to the Brightspace home page, you will see a new screen where you enter your credentials. … Read more » about Brightspace login screen update
This post contains important information and dates for staff who will be continuing to use myBU in the next academic year. Please note that, as last year, unit content will not be automatically rolled over from 16/17. If required, elements of your unit(s) can be copied over in a few simple steps. Information on how… Read more » about Preparing myBU for AY 17/18 – countdown to the start of term
In pursuit of excellence: inspiring achievement through transformative pedagogy. Professor Debbie Holley, David Hunt and Stephen Pyne attended and delivered sessions at the Solent Learning and Teaching Community Conference at Southampton Solent University on Friday 23rd June 2017. The aim of the conference was to promote excellence in learning and teaching by providing a forum… Read more » about Solent Learning and Teaching Community Conference 2017
We have updated the video which explains and shows the process of transferring content from myBU to Brightspace. In this version we make it more clear that Turnitin boxes should not be exported as these will need to be set up within each unit. The revised video is available from the Brightspace page of the… Read more » about Brightspace: New video on transferring content from myBU
We are running session A and B next Tuesday and again on Friday. Session A is in the morning and B in the afternoon. If you need to complete your Brightspace training, please email v4l@bournemouth.ac.uk with your preferred date. Both sessions are in Studland House. On Tuesday we are in S117 and on Friday in… Read more » about Brightspace training next week on 4th and 7th July – places available
A post from Jenny Hall This week I was privileged to be selected to present at the triennial International Confederation of midwives Congress taking place in Toronto, Canada, as part of a symposium with a colleague from Scotland and another from Canada. We were discussing Spirituality and childbirth (and able to mention our edited book… Read more » about If I can do it then so can you
