It’s not often that I get excited by training. However, the training provided by the Brightspace team has sparked all sorts of internal conversations. The training was beautifully designed: I had my own ‘sandbox’ to play in and live support from the team. This was a sophisticated lesson to an educationalist about learning by doing… Read more » about Excited about Brightspace
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Brightspace link added to the staff intranet homepage
The bottom menu options on the staff intranet has been augmented this week with the inclusion of a link to Brightspace. The link appears on the first set of options and next to myBU. Clicking on ‘Brightspace’ will take you to the new VLE where you will be asked to log in. The link is… Read more » about Brightspace link added to the staff intranet homepage
Brightspace training update – 14 Jun 17
This week sees the end of the first tranche of Brightspace training. In the period since 8th May, a team of 17 people has run 55 training sessions in Brightspace primarily for academic staff but also for administrative staff. In addition, a number of familiarisation sessions have been run for professional services staff. Staff completing… Read more » about Brightspace training update – 14 Jun 17
Brightspace training – an update
We started training academic and administrative staff in using the new VLE, Brightspace, on Monday 8th May. The training is split into 2 sessions, an A and a B. To date we have hosted just less than 300 training instances (ie an A or B session) with the plan for around 860 instances for this… Read more » about Brightspace training – an update
Developing Staff Further: The additional benefits of a TEL Toolkit
Colleagues, delighted to report that our abstract for the prestigious Association of Learning Technologists has been accepted – there has been significant interest in the BU work in this area, led by David Biggins, previously a CEL theme leader and now one of our Academic Learning Advisors working on Brightspace, our new VLE ==== Developing… Read more » about Developing Staff Further: The additional benefits of a TEL Toolkit
Brightspace training begins
The staff training on Brightspace began with a full day session on Monday. 10 staff members attended the first day and the plan is to train another 350 staff in the next 5 weeks. The training is split into two sessions. Session A introduces Brightspace and demonstrates the features and benefits to staff. Session B… Read more » about Brightspace training begins
Preparing for the new VLE – training in Brightspace
Preparations for the new VLE are well underway. In CEL, IT Skills and LLS we have been preparing for the staff training which begins on Monday 8th May. The plan is to train 350 academic and administrative staff over the next 8-10 weeks as preparation for almost half of all BU programmes transitioning to the new… Read more » about Preparing for the new VLE – training in Brightspace
BU’s Vision4Learning project and the ‘magic-weaving business’
Photograph (L-R): Sir John Jones and Professor Debbie Holley (Head of CEL) Last week the fourth annual Service Excellence conference was held at BU. Attended by both professional service and academic staff, the conference offered a variety of workshops and visiting speakers to explore themes of kindness in the workplace and going the extra mile… Read more » about BU’s Vision4Learning project and the ‘magic-weaving business’
VLE Implementation Phase One: full list of programmes now available
Following the announcement of BU’s plan to implement its new Brightspace virtual learning environment, a detailed list of all participating programmes can now be found on the Vision4Learning (V4L) Sharepoint site. Almost half of BU’s programmes will lead this exciting transition, which will be in place by the start of the new academic year in… Read more » about VLE Implementation Phase One: full list of programmes now available
Learning Analytics at BU?
Jisc have a broad definition of learning analytics. They say: Every time a student interacts with their university – be that going to the library, logging into their virtual learning environment or submitting assessments online – they leave behind a digital footprint. Learning analytics is the process of using this data to improve learning and… Read more » about Learning Analytics at BU?
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