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For semester 1 this year, attendance capture was introduced across all levels for taught curricular sessions whereby attendance is captured by teaching staff at the start of a session using the JISC Learning Analytics platform. If you weren’t teaching during semester 1 or just need to a refresher on the steps involved, this is covered… Read more » about Support and guidance for Semester 2
Are you new to Mentimeter or haven’t used it in a while and would like to refresh your knowledge? Join Mentimeter’s free interactive webinar on February 7th and learn everything you need to know to start hosting interactive presentations, such as: How to easily facilitate active learning Techniques for leveraging student insights to improve teaching… Read more » about Getting started with Mentimeter
Showcasing examples of BU staff using Generative AI FLIE have produced a series of short vlogs in conversation with BU academics, sharing examples and talking about their practices in adopting and embracing Generative AI in their teaching, learning and assessment design. You can find the recordings on our Generative AI Resource Hub, along with lots… Read more » about Showcasing good practice with AI
Join us at one of our showcase sessions where we’ll introduce you to some of the new tools we’ve been piloting this semester, such as H5P for creating interactive learning objects and the PeerScholar self and peer assessment tool. And also demo some of the equipment from the Pedagogical Innovation Lab, including our VR Headsets,… Read more » about Join us in January at one of our FLIE tech showcases
What is H5P? Check out our recent blog post here This blog continues our showcasing of some of the H5P content available to inspire you to think about how this tool could be used for your Brightspace online content. We have a limited number of licences in our pilot so your faculty Learning Technologist will… Read more » about H5P blog series – Text-based activities
Join us in January at one of our FLIE tech showcase days! We’ll introduce you to some of the new tools we’ve been piloting this semester, such as H5P for creating interactive learning objects and the PeerScholar self and peer assessment tool. And also demo some of the equipment from the Pedagogical Innovation Lab, including… Read more » about FLIE Tech showcase days in January
Colleagues, Please do submit an expression of interest to the FLIE team (all submissions evaluated by a panel with at least one BU National Teaching Fellow) Dates Date: Friday 15th December Submit EOI (this form) to FLIE@bournemouth.ac.uk with “NTF Expression of Interest” in the subject heading (all submissions will reviewed and feedback supplied) Date: Wednesday… Read more » about Expression of Interest: National Teaching Fellow Scheme
This is the final session this year in our series providing an introductory exploration of key theories related to the creation of an equitable and inclusive curriculum, supplemented with practical examples. These sessions underscore the importance of fostering staff competence to enhance their confidence in employing inclusive teaching strategies. Additionally, the sessions look into the… Read more » about Inclusivity workshop – Wed 6th Dec
The Start of Semester Resources sharepoint site provides access to resources to support staff in managing student engagement and attendance, particularly in relation to attendance capture processes and accessing attendance data. We just wanted to remind you that these resources are there to help you and are your first port of call for answering many… Read more » about Attendance capture – supporting resources
AI Assistance or AI Replacement? An Academic integrity conversation Tuesday 28th November 3-4pm – Join the webinar! The sudden availability of generative AI technologies that can be used to replace students in the assessment process has been a shock to the HE sector. Many university staff haven’t had the opportunity to get familiar with generative… Read more » about AI Assistance or AI Replacement? – webinar Tues 28th Nov 3-4pm
