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The CEL team, led by Head of CEL Professor Gail Thomas and Dr Sue Eccles, CEL Research and Development lead, and supported by CEL members Dr Curie Scott (Programme Leader); Dr Jenny Hall (NMC lead); Professor Debbie Holley; Anne Quinney (Theme Leader for Creative Assessment and Feedback) as well as Academic Liaison Manager, librarian Emma… Read more » about CEL Success: Validation of MA Education Practice.
Colleagues, this international webinar may be of interest to some.. ====apologies for cross posting==== Hi all, The event below will take place at Langara College, Vancouver, BC on March 21 12.30-13.30 p.m. Pacific Time (GMT-8). It will be live streamed so if you would like to attend remotely please sign up using the URL below…. Read more » about Beyond OER: The Promises, Pitfalls, and Potential of Open Education
Apologies for cross posting, may be of interest to some: The first results of a project to support the European Union (EU) tackle socio-economic challenges across Europe are now available. Synergies for Europe’s Research Infrastructures in the Social Sciences (SERISS) is a four-year project (2015-2019) funded as part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme. The project… Read more » about First results out for ‘Synergies for Europe’s Research Infrastructures in the Social Sciences’ (SERISS)
Apologies for cross-posting, but please can any colleagues interested in Assessment and Feedback complete this short survey? ====== Assessment and feedback are one of the most important tasks we undertake as academics, yet also one of the most time-consuming. Through a project funded by the Society for Research into Higher Education, I am aiming to… Read more » about Assessment and Feedback – colleagues please can you assist Naomis’ SRHE project? 10 mins only!
Colleagues! Please consider applying for our award – and help a local charity! deadline Friday 28th April 5.pm Briefing: Depending on your viewpoint: What are the health priorities following a catastrophic event? Are such events becoming more frequent because of climate change? How should we organise UK response to such events to reduce the… Read more » about CEL Education for Sustainable Development Teaching Award 2017 – great ideas wanted…
Colleagues, The NMC Horizons Report is perhaps the premier global report about what is coming next for us as educators. The preview has an overview thought piece ‘Rethinking the Roles of Educators’ as well as identifying key technology trends: Short term: Blended Learning Designs; Collaborative approaches Medium term: Focus on measuring learning; Redesigning learning spaces Long term:… Read more » about The awesome New Media Consortium (NMC) Horizon Report 2017 out now!
Colleagues, please do come to some of these events, encourage your students to attend as well as the wider community 6 March 11:00-12:00, Talbot Campus HMI Wendy Williams, Experience of being a women in senior leadership 7 March 15:00-16:00 Village Tales: screening of this award-winning film made by Sue Sudbury, a BU academic and… Read more » about International Women’s day – events at Bournemouth University
From Cable Green: Greetings Open Education and Open Policy Friends: Two big announcements from Creative Commons today: The new CC Search is now in Beta: https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org Blogs: https://creativecommons.org/2017/02/07/new-cc-search https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/07/creative-commons-unveils-a-new-photo-search-engine-with-filters-lists-social-sharing Tweets: https://twitter.com/creativecommons/status/828987122359083008 https://twitter.com/TechCrunch/status/829022520581963776 Metropolitan Museum of Art releases 375,000 digital works for remix and re-use online via CC0 MET Open Access Policy: http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/image-resources Blogs: https://creativecommons.org/2017/02/07/met-announcement http://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/digital-underground/2017/open-access-at-the-met… Read more » about Creative Commons – exciting news and 375,000 digital images!
The Government has published some Guidance from the Disabled Student Sector Leadership Group: The report encourages higher education providers (HEPs) to look at how they can support and offer the best environment for disabled students. It considers the requirement to provide ‘reasonable adjustments’ under the Equality Act 2010, and suggests actions to mitigate risks associated… Read more » about Inclusive teaching and learning in higher education as a route to excellence: new report 27th January
Thanks to Jon Gilbert Sustainability Support Officer for the update Green week is here! from the 13th -17th February and it is set to be a memorable week. It forms part of a national week of action on climate change, involving engaging people in the community through a week of activities. At BU this year Green Week… Read more » about It’s time to go green for Go Green Week!
