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The Digital Pedagogies Framework was developed to support staff in the development and delivery of online and blended pedagogies, and to drive consistency across units to promote an excellent student learning experience. Following an annual review, the current version has been revised based on experience and feedback over the last academic year. The themed structure… Read more » about Digital Pedagogies Framework for 2022/2023
Our Fusion Learning Colloquium is running on Thursday 30th June and we look forward to welcoming you in the Fusion building for a day focused on education innovation and excellence at BU. You can sign up now via Eventbrite: Sign up for the Fusion Learning Colloquium Presenters will be delivering face-to-face in the classroom with… Read more » about Fusion Learning Colloquium – Agenda
All staff are invited to take part or present at the Fusion Learning Colloquium, FLIE’s annual Fusion Learning event taking place on Thursday 30th June which includes speakers, poster presentations, panel discussions, demonstrations and more. The event offers engagement in current and emerging student learning and opportunities for education innovation and excellence at BU and will… Read more » about FL Colloquium – Thursday 30th June
Whether you’re an early career researcher or an experienced professor, take a look at THE Campus’ latest spotlight collection which focuses on how to improve your writing and publishing skills. This collection provides tips and insights for every step of the journey; from bright idea to polished output, including: writing tips feedback and reviewing promoting… Read more » about Tips for success in academic publishing
A reminder of our upcoming Fusion Learning Colloquium on 30th June where you are invited to share your work in the area of Fusion-based learning in the form of posters or abstracts to showcase innovation and excellence for student learning. All posters and abstracts will be included in a Colloquium proceedings with an ISBN and you… Read more » about Fusion Learning Colloquium 30th June – key dates
As we approach another busy assessment period, just a reminder that the recent issue which was preventing students from uploading large file submissions to Brightspace has been fixed. The issue was only affecting students who were required to submit large files (typically media files) that were over 1.2GB to Brightspace. The size limit (per file)… Read more » about Large file submissions via Brightspace
Intelligent Agents are a useful tool to track engagement on your unit and to send automated personalised communications to students. Next time you use Brightspace’s Intelligent Agents tool you’ll notice a couple of improvements following a recent update: New user interface The Intelligent Agents tool now has an improved layout which uses expanding/collapsing boxes to economise… Read more » about Update to Intelligent Agents tool
Mentimeter have recently updated their slide library with some new slide types. When you next log into Mentimeter you’ll see them listed under ‘Type’ when you chose to add a new slide. Mentimeter works well when used synchronously with larger groups, either face-to-face in the classroom or in an online environment. The new question slides… Read more » about New Mentimeter slide types
Are you using Brightspace’s Discussions tool? Here are our Top 5 tips on getting the most out of your Discussion forums: To guide students on how to contribute to the discussion, and to encourage engagement, put clear directions within the Description area. Set clear expectations of what to post within each topic. This doesn’t have… Read more » about Top tips for successful Discussion forums
We’ve recently updated our online guidance on how to create groups in Brightspace to provide clearer instructions on the types of groups available, and the process of creating groups and allocating students to them. There are several options when setting up groups: manual allocation, random allocation, or allowing students to self-enrol. If you have a… Read more » about Updated Groups tool guidance
