Blended learning

Mapping Learning Excellence with colleagues from Events and Leisure

Posted by & filed under AdvanceHE, Assessment and feedback, Blended learning, Brightspace, CEL Staff, Co-creation, Creative Methods, Creativity, Curriculum design, Digital skills, Education, Events and workshops, Flipped classroom, Gamification, LEAP, Study Skills, Summer of 6C, Sustainability, Teaching and Learning, TEL, Visual learning, Visual thinking, Widening participation.

We held a Learning Excellence (LEAP) session with twelve colleagues from the programme team in the current Department of Events and Leisure last week. The goal was to work on new undergraduate and postgraduate programmes starting in Sept 2019. Unit teaching teams worked with new Intended Learning Outcomes and their knowledge from current units to… Read more » about Mapping Learning Excellence with colleagues from Events and Leisure

Augmented Reality: “the ultimate display” guest blog post from Dr Mike Hobbs

Posted by & filed under Augmented Reality, Blended learning, Co-creation, Creative Methods, Curriculum design, Digital skills, Innovation.

Image of Prof Holley presenting

A blog created with Dr Mike Hobbs, Visiting Research Fellow, CEL. “If the task of the display is to serve as a looking-glass into the mathematical wonderland constructed in computer memory, it should serve as many senses as possible.” Sutherland, I. Augmented Reality: “the ultimate display” re-edited with permission in www.wired.com (2009) Available electronically:  https://www.wired.com/2009/09/augmented-reality-the-ultimate-display-by-ivan-sutherland-1965/… Read more » about Augmented Reality: “the ultimate display” guest blog post from Dr Mike Hobbs

CEL welcome visitors from the Police Science Academy, Sharjah, UAE

Posted by & filed under Augmented Reality, Blended learning, Brightspace, CEL Staff, Co-creation, Curriculum design, Digital skills, Education, Flipped classroom, Gamification, HE Students, Innovation, News.

Welcoming visitors to BU

Professor Raian Ali, Professor of Computing in the Department of Computing and Informatics  hosted our visitors as they found out how gamification elements  and persuasive technologies can be used in education, and exchanged ideas and experiences around this topic in their host Faculty, Science and Technology. CEL were delighted to be part of their visit,… Read more » about CEL welcome visitors from the Police Science Academy, Sharjah, UAE

5 Key Barriers to VR Adoption and How to Break Them Down

Posted by & filed under Augmented Reality, Blended learning, Creative Methods, Creativity, Curriculum design, Education, Gamification, Innovation, Mental Health, Social Media, Student, Virtual reality.

In this interesting article for VirtualiTeach, Steve Bambury, Head of Digital Learning and Innovation across the JESS Dubai schools, addresses the five main barriers to adopting virtual relaity in schools. I personally think that there are five key barriers to VR integration in schools. Five walls that are usually built from misconception, lack of understanding… Read more » about 5 Key Barriers to VR Adoption and How to Break Them Down

Regional event: Intro to Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

Posted by & filed under Augmented Reality, Blended learning, Case Studies: In BU, Co-creation, Creative Methods, Creativity, Digital skills, Education, Events and workshops, Flipped classroom, Gamification, HE Students, Innovation, Research, Teaching and Learning, TEF, TEL, Virtual Avebury, Virtual reality, Visual learning, Visual thinking.

Bournemouth University hosted the South Coast Academic Regional Network (SCARN). SCARN enables PGCert leaders from various Universities around the region to discuss Education practice  and collaborate for conference and writing opportunities. SCARN meets 2-3 times a year and this event was hosted by Dr Curie Scott from CEL on Monday 18th March 2019. SCARN members… Read more » about Regional event: Intro to Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

JISC – Horizons report – emerging technologies and the mental health challenge

Posted by & filed under Augmented Reality, Blended learning, Case Studies Outside BU, Communities of Practice, Education, Equality and Diversity, HE Students, Innovation, News, Resource, Teaching and Learning, Virtual reality.

This report is split into two sections. The first section focuses on summarising the major strategic challenges the sector is facing, analysing the current state of the most relevant emerging technologies and then mapping where the emerging technologies could help with the strategic challenges. The second section consists of a horizon scan of mental health and wellbeing. In… Read more » about JISC – Horizons report – emerging technologies and the mental health challenge

18th March Animation, Simulation and Visualisation: Virtual and Augmented Reality

Posted by & filed under Augmented Reality, Blended learning, Creative Methods, Creativity, Curriculum design, Digital skills, Education, Events and workshops, Teaching and Learning, Visual learning, Visual thinking.

Date:     18th March 2019 Timings 10-1pm room:  Student Hall, Talbot campus The CEL/TEL team at Bournemouth University are investigating Augmented and Virtual Reality and how that might be used to enhance learning. Come and join us for an introduction to Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR and AR). We will showcase examples of how work… Read more » about 18th March Animation, Simulation and Visualisation: Virtual and Augmented Reality

7.3.19 Book now for “Building the University of the Future – Lego Event”

Posted by & filed under AdvanceHE, Blended learning, Creative Methods, Creative Methods, Creativity, Curriculum design, Education, Events and workshops, Flipped classroom, Innovation, Lego, Lego serious play, Research, Student, Study Skills, Study Support, Teaching and Learning, Visual learning, Visual thinking, Widening participation.

Event Date: 14:00 – 15:30, Thurs 7th March 2019 Room: PG30a, Talbot campus Book now on eventbrite         Higher education is experiencing an unprecedented period of change in which the future face, shape, identity and purpose of the university are all being challenged. With an uncertain political, social and technological future on… Read more » about 7.3.19 Book now for “Building the University of the Future – Lego Event”

Education for Sustainable Development Teaching Awards (deadline 29 March)

Posted by & filed under Blended learning, Co-creation, Education, Equality and Diversity, Sustainability, Teaching and Learning.

The Centre for Excellence in Learning (CEL) has launched its fourth Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Teaching Awards, which highlight the great things you’re doing to inspire our students to learn and think about the world around them and how they can make a difference. ESD Teaching Award 2019 Climate change is rarely out of… Read more » about Education for Sustainable Development Teaching Awards (deadline 29 March)