We are delighted to invite you to the first BU Employability Conference for Staff on Wednesday 14 March 2018. This is a chance for BU staff to learn more about the fabulous work being undertaken by Academics and Professional and Support staff (beyond placements) to enhance our students’ graduate employability skills, attributes and attitudes. It… Read more » about BU Employability Conference for Staff – Wednesday, 14th March 2018
Curriculum design
VR Education- Research Update
I am Heidi Singleton, a BU PGR with CEL. I joined in September 2017 and am at the Initial Review stage of my PhD. My supervisors are Debbie Holley, Jaqueline Priego and Liz Falconer. Here is a summary of my research so far… My PhD is researching… -how to design and operationalise a flipped… Read more » about VR Education- Research Update
LEAP workshop with HSS – 7 February 2018
A LEAP workshop was held with 20 colleagues from HSS this afternoon. It was the largest number of staff to be involved in a LEAP workshop since they began in December and the session went really well. These are the comments left by staff: – Exciting workshop. Useful to look at different approaches to learning…. Read more » about LEAP workshop with HSS – 7 February 2018
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS: 16th Academic Practice and Technology (APT2018) conference
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS: 16th Academic Practice and Technology (APT2018) conference “An uncertain future: Adapting academic practice for an evolving digital world” Tuesday 3 July 2018 https://showtime.gre.ac.uk/index.php/ecentre/apt2018/schedConf/index This annual conference, co-hosted by the University of Greenwich and London School of Economics (LSE), will be held on Tuesday 3rd July 2018 at the Greenwich Maritime… Read more » about FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS: 16th Academic Practice and Technology (APT2018) conference
10 professors a-LEAPing
Last week, we formally launched the new Learning Excellence Acceleration Programme (LEAP) with three workshops for staff on the Talbot campus. LEAP is a process that generates a visual representation of the structure, learning types, activities and assessment on a unit. Once complete, the visualisation can be used for unit development, reviewing the level of… Read more » about 10 professors a-LEAPing
LEAPing into action
Today saw the launch of BU’s new curriculum design and visualisation tool, LEAP (the Learning Excellence Acceleration Programme) which was previewed in an earlier post. With a solid base in research from Jisc, UCL and Diana Laurillard, LEAP is a way of creating a visual representation of a unit. The unit comprises 6 learning types… Read more » about LEAPing into action
Come and learn about TEL with CEL
In two weeks time, the PG Dip unit in Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL): Creativity in Design commences. It is a great opportunity to develop your digital skills, learn more about technology in education and to hear the experiences of other colleagues at BU. The unit covers learning theories and TEL theories, social media, virtual and augmented… Read more » about Come and learn about TEL with CEL
Technology Enhanced Learning Classes start Oct. 25th!
Do you want to develop your confidence in technology enhanced learning? Been wanting to add a little bit of something extra to your classes? Just need some space to learn a new skill or have time to reflect and think? If so, we have just the solution for YOU! Next month sees the start of the PG… Read more » about Technology Enhanced Learning Classes start Oct. 25th!
The curriculum design process – LEAP
At the recent Association for Learning Technology (ALT) conference, I attended a workshop on curriculum design which I thought would work very well at BU. Arena Blended Connected (ABC) is described as “an effective and engaging hands-on workshop that has now been trialled with great success over a range of programmes. In just 90 minutes… Read more » about The curriculum design process – LEAP
HE policy update for the w/e 15th September
REF 2021 As we noted last week, on 1st September 2017 HEFCE published the initial decisions on REF 2021. This does not include decisions regarding submitting staff, output portability or the eligibility of institutions to participate in the REF. There is another consultation on those issues and BU’s response is being prepared by RKEO –… Read more » about HE policy update for the w/e 15th September
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