Digital skills

Boost your CV and help IBM improve their AI training

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly important across all subject areas, not just in STEM. IBM is working to make its AI training more relevant for students in every discipline — and they’re inviting you to feedback to help shape it. What’s the opportunity? As part of the Department of Computing & Informatics’ longstanding relationship with IBM, BU… Read more » about Boost your CV and help IBM improve their AI training

New Mentimeter AI-enhanced features

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Mentimeter have introduced two AI-enhanced features to help support you when building your presentations. Create a presentation with the AI Menti Builder The AI Menti Builder is an automated way of creating a starting point for your Mentimeter presentation. Designed to save you time, all you have to do is provide a simple prompt outlining… Read more » about New Mentimeter AI-enhanced features

4th European Team-based Learning Symposium at BU in collaboration with FLIE Learning & Teaching Conference 2025!

AI Assessment and Feedback Department of Nursing Science Digital EdTech Education Events Faculty Information Generative AI Innovation National Teaching Fellow Nursing Sciences European Team-based Learning Community Symposium 7th – 8th July 2025 at BU in collaboration with FLIE Learning & Teaching Conference 2025! Registration is open! (And free for BU staff!) Join us for the 4th European Team-based Learning (TBL) Community Symposium 2025, at BU! Keynotes, interactive workshops, lightening talks,… Read more » about 4th European Team-based Learning Symposium at BU in collaboration with FLIE Learning & Teaching Conference 2025!

FLIE shortlisted for the Annual H5P Awards 🎉

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Congratulations to FLIE Learning Technologist Matt Jarvis whose work was shortlisted for the Annual H5P Awards 2025 under the ‘Impressive use of Multimedia’ category 🎉 FLIE worked with Library colleagues to produce guidance for BU students on the use of generative AI in their studies. The resulting interactive resource, designed in H5P, aims to provide… Read more » about FLIE shortlisted for the Annual H5P Awards 🎉

Mentimeter interactive webinar 10th April 3pm

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Do you struggle to balance the use of AI in teaching without compromising the depth of student learning? Are you concerned that increased reliance on technology might be making students less inclined to engage in deep, critical thinking? If these questions resonate with you, our upcoming webinar is designed to address these very challenges. Join… Read more » about Mentimeter interactive webinar 10th April 3pm

Gathering participant names with Mentimeter

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Did you know you can now allow participants to identify themselves in a Mentimeter presentation? Mentimeter is BU’s online polling tool which can add an interactive element to your lectures and presentations. By default, Mentimeter is completely anonymous and as such is helpful in getting an overview of your audience’s opinions or understanding on a… Read more » about Gathering participant names with Mentimeter

Student AI Literacy resources – AI as negotiating counterpart

We’re continuing to share examples from our Student AI Literacy series of exercises, created by FLIE for you to use with your students to help develop their AI literacy. Each exercise is designed to be led within a classroom environment with students undertaking a guided hands-on activity, improving skills such as prompting and evaluating AI… Read more » about Student AI Literacy resources – AI as negotiating counterpart

Student AI literacy exercises – AI as prompt engineer

We’re continuing to share examples from our Student AI Literacy series of exercises, created by FLIE for you to use with your students to help develop their AI literacy. Each exercise is designed to be led within a classroom environment with students undertaking a guided hands-on activity, improving skills such as prompting and evaluating AI… Read more » about Student AI literacy exercises – AI as prompt engineer

👇👇Join us for the premier European conference on Team-based Learning here at BU! 👇👇

Registration for BU staff is free! To avoid paying a registration fee please enter the promo code ETBLC25BU, then click “apply” before selecting your ticket. Please select the appropriate ticket i.e. only select the TBLC member option if you are a TBLC member. If you are interested in becoming a TBLC member please feel free… Read more » about 👇👇Join us for the premier European conference on Team-based Learning here at BU! 👇👇

Student AI literacy exercises – AI for generating ideas

We’re continuing to share examples from our Student AI Literacy series of exercises, created by FLIE for you to use with your students to help develop their AI literacy. Each exercise is designed to be led within a classroom environment with students undertaking a guided hands-on activity, improving skills such as prompting and evaluating AI… Read more » about Student AI literacy exercises – AI for generating ideas