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The Digital Pedagogies Framework was created to support you with your Brightspace units. It aims to enhance both the consistency of the student learning experience and the quality of teaching delivery and assessment requirements at BU, by offering a structure for excellence with suggested pedagogical approaches and enabling digital tools. It strives to promote staff… Read more » about Don’t forget the Digital Pedagogies Framework 👩🎓
What does quality look like in teaching? How do you apply effective pedagogical strategies? How might you integrate technology into your teaching and would you like to achieve recognition for your teaching? This week we’re sharing FLIE information and resources to help you with your continuous professional development as an educator. Postgraduate Certificate in Education… Read more » about Enhancing quality in teaching
Dr Jonny Branney has been awarded the prestigious National Teaching Fellowship for 2024, a recognition that celebrates individuals who have made a significant impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession. This accolade, recognized nationally and internationally, places Jonny among a select group of educators who contribute to promoting excellence in teaching and learning. Jonny’s… Read more » about Congratulations to Dr Jonny Branney on being awarded the National Teaching Fellowship!
Are you looking to rethink the assessment plan on your unit? Would you like to move to more authentic assessment practices or enhance your use of groupwork? or maybe you’d like to understand what your assessment type options are? These resources have been developed to support you with your pedagogical enhancement and to help better… Read more » about Engaging Assessment Practices
Are you confused about Generative AI? Would you like to better understand how it might help you in your role? or how you can work with your students to build their understanding? We’ve put together some resources around the impact of Generative AI on HE to help you gain an understanding of some of the… Read more » about Understanding AI for learning and teaching practices
The rapid pace of AI advancements requires that the university remains updated with evolving technologies and potential disruptions in the field, while navigating the developing ethical and regulatory landscape. Ensuring compliance with ethical standards, privacy regulations, intellectual property, and emerging AI-related legislation presents challenges and potential legal risks. For now, the simplest approach is to… Read more » about AI, Data Protection and Information Security
Developing a virtual reality film as a tool for dementia education Project team and film stars: Dr Michele Board, Rebecca Dew, Ryan Muldoon, Emma Lucas, Helen Aldridge, Natasha Randall-Geddes, Dr Linda Agyemang, George, James Sansom, John Child, Marian Child, Michael Kelleher, Marcus Renshaw FLIE Team: Jakob Rossner, Tracey Webb, Robert Walter This week saw… Read more » about Insight Dementia Virtual Reality Film
Do you have access to all your Brightspace units for 2024/25? Do you need a quick reminder of how to add staff to units? or a refresher on how to copy content across from previous units or your sandbox site? Or maybe you want to reflect on a previous unit and rethink your unit design… Read more » about Brightspace unit preparation for 24/25
Be inspired this summer by the innovative teaching practices showcased on our FLIE Summer Reset site! We’ve interviewed some of the academic staff who Learning Technologists have collaborated with this year to produce some excellent pedagogic practice. Watch our series of short videos to find out how BU colleagues have explored new tools and approaches… Read more » about Showcase celebration of your practices in 23/24
A final reminder that Jisc Online Surveys version two (v2) will be decommissioned on Wednesday 31 July 2024. It is important that you transition to Online Surveys version three (v3) to avoid any disruption in service and to take advantage of the enhanced features. Jisc will maintain support for existing v2 surveys until Wednesday 31… Read more » about Move to Jisc Online Surveys (JOS) v3 by 31 July 2024
