Digital skills

150 responses and counting

For the digital skills self-assessment questionnaire, we currently have 150 responses.  A big thank you to all those people who have completed the questionnaire since it was launched at the beginning of February. We would ideally like all academic staff to complete the survey so can you spare 15 minutes to help us please?  Completing… Read more » about 150 responses and counting

CELebrate Workshop: The challenges and rewards of teaching qualitative analysis using CAQDAS

I delivered this workshop as part of #CELebrate2016, with three main objectives. First, to acquaint participants with the principles of using Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) for qualitative analysis; second, to discuss the rewards that come with introducing students to the potential uses of CAQDAS while they are learning qualitative analysis techniques; and… Read more » about CELebrate Workshop: The challenges and rewards of teaching qualitative analysis using CAQDAS

Please help us with research into staff digital literacy

We are undertaking research into staff digital literacy at BU.  If you can spare 15 minutes to complete the digital skills self-assessment online questionnaire, it would be very helpful because your time would provide us with much needed primary data.  In addition to assisting CEL, completing the questionnaire can help you to gain a better understanding… Read more » about Please help us with research into staff digital literacy

Trialling the virtual classroom

Over the next few months, BU will be testing out virtual classrooms.  A virtual classroom is an online learning environment that brings academics and students together who are geographically separated.  The environment allows many people to participate in the same online classroom session, sharing audio, video and resources such as documents and presentations. BU will… Read more » about Trialling the virtual classroom

Do you know your Panopto from your WePresent?

There are many technology enhanced learning (TEL) tools available to you that can help with your teaching and learning. To help you determine your strengths, we have developed a short digital skills self-assessment online questionnaire. Why would you spend time completing the questionnaire? Here are our three reasons:  The self-assessment will give you a good… Read more » about Do you know your Panopto from your WePresent?

What did you learn from the digital skills self-assessment?

Some staff who have completed this online questionnaire have commented that they found it useful to confirm how much they did know and also to identify pedagogic areas and TEL Tools which they had heard of but realised they did not know well.  This acted as a prompt to use the TEL Toolkit to learn… Read more » about What did you learn from the digital skills self-assessment?

Developing your digital skills with the help of students

Over the next 5 months, CEL is piloting a project in which BU students help BU staff to develop their digital skills, knowledge and confidence. Our pilot follows similar projects at other HEIs that have been both welcomed by staff and successful in helping staff. This help and support can be provided on a one-to-one… Read more » about Developing your digital skills with the help of students

NMC 2016 – horizon scanning for technologies

Horizon Report 2016: Improving digital literacy a daunting task for the under 25s   The 13th edition of the annual Horizon Report from the NMC, that is designed to identify emerging technologies that are likely to have an impact on teaching and learning, has highlighted improving digital literacy as one of six major challenges facing… Read more » about NMC 2016 – horizon scanning for technologies

Digital skills self-assessment questionnaire: Have you filled out yours?

We launched this online questionnaire last month and so far 90 people have completed it.  Out hope is that all academic staff and as many professional service staff as possible will complete the questionnaire. Please click here to complete the questionnaire. Remember it only takes a few moments, benefits yourself and BU and can be… Read more » about Digital skills self-assessment questionnaire: Have you filled out yours?