Thank you to Chris Fowler for sharing We’re pleased to share with you the latest addition to our Research and Development series which focuses on examining how strategic change initiatives and the embedding of technological developments in institutions may enhance students’ experience of higher education. One specific strategic change-focused initiative was central to our examination… Read more » about Leading technology-enhanced learning online toolkit
Digital skills
Faculty completion of the digital skills self-assessment questionnaire
We have been running this questionnaire since the launch of the TEL Toolkit in February. In addition to asking academic staff to complete the questionnaire in CEL workshops, on the TEL Toolkit and here in the CEL blog, we have been supported in ESEC and the DDEs as we strive for the highest possible completion… Read more » about Faculty completion of the digital skills self-assessment questionnaire
Try something different
With its vast agile space, glass-fronted seminar rooms and buzzing collaborative zones, BU’s new Fusion Building offers the perfect opportunity to reimagine learning scenarios – both inside the new walls and elsewhere on our campuses.The Centre for Excellence in Learning (CEL) is supporting staff to ‘try something different’ and inspire our students through innovative learning. There… Read more » about Try something different
Further analysis of the digital skills data
In this post, we continue to look at the results of the digital skills self assessment that has now been completed by 350 respondents. There are two sections in this post: wider digital skills and views on TEL. The initial analysis of the TEL Toolkit appeared in last week’s blog post. Wider digital skills This… Read more » about Further analysis of the digital skills data
What the digital skills self-assessment is telling us
Thank you to everyone who has completed the digital skill self-assessment. To date we have had 337 completed questionnaires. Our goal is that all academic staff will complete the survey but the survey is also open to any member of staff who wants to assess their confidence in the digital arena against the processes, systems… Read more » about What the digital skills self-assessment is telling us
Have you completed the digital skills questionnaire?
In response to requests for help in completing the Digital Skills Self Assessment, we have created a 9 minute video which runs through the questionnaire, explains the questions being asked and the responses that are anticipated. Click here to watch the video. Click here to complete the digital skills self assessment. This video was created… Read more » about Have you completed the digital skills questionnaire?
Best paper award for CEL
Dr Debbie Holley and David Biggins presented a paper, co-authored with Dr Marketa Zezulkova and George Evangelinos, at the 3rd EAI International Conference on e-Learning e-Education and Online Training (eLEOT) in Dublin between 31st August and 2nd September 2016. The paper was entitled Digital Competence and Capability Frameworks in the Context of Learning, Self-Development and… Read more » about Best paper award for CEL
Working in an online classroom
For the last few weeks we have be trialling a virtual classroom environment which uses software provided by Blackboard. The application is called Collaborate. Collaborate allows you to create virtual, online spaces to which you can invite up to 100 students and colleagues and share video, audio, documents (PDFs, images and PowerPoints) and a whiteboard. … Read more » about Working in an online classroom
Digital skills self-assessment – what the questionnaire is telling us
The digital skills self-assessment has been running since February 2016. The questionnaire is focused on academic staff and seeks to understand staff’s confidence in using tools from the TEL Toolkit and in the wider digital sphere. Our hope is that all academic staff will find 15 minutes to complete the questionnaire. The benefits to staff… Read more » about Digital skills self-assessment – what the questionnaire is telling us
Using the TEL Toolkit to expand your knowledge
We have been collecting data on staff’s digital skills for the last 6 months and have received 215 responses to date. CEL is using this data to plan how we can configure our resources to best help academic staff in their teaching and learning. Staff who have completed the questionnaire say it has been useful… Read more » about Using the TEL Toolkit to expand your knowledge
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