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

Posted May 8, 2019. Filed under Augmented Reality, Blended learning, Co-creation, Creative Methods, Curriculum design, Digital skills, Innovation.

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 April 11, 2019. Filed under Augmented Reality, Blended learning, Brightspace, CEL Staff, Co-creation, Curriculum design, Digital skills, Education, Flipped classroom, Gamification, HE Students, Innovation, News.

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

10th anniversary year and the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education (JLDHE)

Posted April 10, 2019. Filed under ALDinHE, Case Studies Outside BU, Creative Methods, Curriculum design, Digital skills, Research.

Colleagues – some interesting articles here: This is our 10th anniversary year and the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education (JLDHE) has a number of exciting developments to report: Firstly, Issue 14 is now live online: http://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe/index The contents of this edition are as follows: Editorial PDF Papers Making use of students’ digital habits in higher education: What they… Read more » about 10th anniversary year and the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education (JLDHE)

Professor Debbie Holley speaks at the Queen Mary Language Centre ‘Thinking Materials’ Conference

Posted April 8, 2019. Filed under Case Studies Outside BU, Case Studies: In BU, CEL Staff, Co-creation, Conference Report, CPD, Creative Commons, Curriculum design, Digital skills, Equality and Diversity, Events and workshops, HE Students, Public Engagement, Research.

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Thinking Materials the conference theme: Materials are more complicated than simply a resource in a lesson. Each material is a living and breathing entity that might embody beliefs, theories, experiences, departmental needs and approaches, as well as being emergent in the time and space in which it is employed. Materials also need to work in… Read more » about Professor Debbie Holley speaks at the Queen Mary Language Centre ‘Thinking Materials’ Conference

Regional event: Intro to Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

Posted March 25, 2019. 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

Digital 2019 – global report on digital trends

Posted March 21, 2019. Filed under Digital skills, Mobile learning, News, Social Media.

Hootsuite’s report looks at the past 12 months in all things digital looking at how people around the world use the internet, mobile devices, social media and e-commerce. In 2018 there were more than one million new internet users each day with 57% of the world’s population now connected to the internet. Social media accounts… Read more » about Digital 2019 – global report on digital trends

Sharing practice: the instructional design team at Solent

Posted March 18, 2019. Filed under Digital skills, Teaching and Learning, TEL, VLE.

In January I visited Dr Carina Buckley and her Instructional Design team at Southampton Solent University. It was a great chance to see how a similar team to our own was approaching TEL in HE and if there was any best practice we could share. Their ‘SOL Baseline’ to guide their academics in the philosophy… Read more » about Sharing practice: the instructional design team at Solent

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

Posted March 8, 2019. 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

Data Science: a short briefing from Dr Mike Hobbs, Visiting Researcher in CEL

Posted February 20, 2019. Filed under AI, BIG DATA, Digital skills, Resource.

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Dr Mike Hobbs, Visiting Researcher in CEL and an expert in data, AI and AR/VR shares the first is series of short postings: These days, if we are involved in research, policy or just trying to find evidence for good practice we need data science. https://www.datasciencecentral.com Data Science Central is a site… Read more » about Data Science: a short briefing from Dr Mike Hobbs, Visiting Researcher in CEL

Cafe Scientifique Tues 5th Feb 7.30-9pm – A ‘wicked challenge’: supporting our students’ learning with new technologies

Posted January 30, 2019. Filed under Augmented Reality, Blended learning, CEL Staff, Creative Methods, Creativity, Curriculum design, Digital skills, Education, Events and workshops, Flipped classroom, Gamification, HE Students, Innovation, Mobile learning, Sustainability, Teaching and Learning, UoA23, UoA23 Impact, Virtual Avebury, Virtual reality, Visual learning, Visual thinking, Widening participation.

The CEL team are presenting @ Café Scientifique Bournemouth Cafe Scientifique is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, you can explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Enjoy listening to a short talk before engaging in debate and discussion around that topic. Join us on… Read more » about Cafe Scientifique Tues 5th Feb 7.30-9pm – A ‘wicked challenge’: supporting our students’ learning with new technologies

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