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We all have strengths and weaknesses when it comes to digital skills. To help you understand where you are, we have developed a BU-specific questionnaire that will take you about 15 minutes to complete. We do ask for your Faculty and Department but you can complete the questionnaire anonymously if your prefer. CEL is trying… Read more » about What are your digital strengths?
Would you like to develop your digital skills? Over the next 5 months, CEL is piloting a project in which our own Generation Y students help BU staff to develop their digital skills, knowledge and confidence. Our pilot follows similar, successful projects at other HEIs. In terms of what help and support will be available,… Read more » about Digital skills help for Baby Boomers and Generation Xers
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
Many staff will have received the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Toolkit pouch in the post in the last week. In addition to the TEL Toolkit where you can learn of the many pedagogic ways of using TEL in your teaching and learning, the pouch also contained information on the digital skills self-assessment. We are asking… Read more » about 3 super-convincing reasons to complete the digital skills self-assessment
JISC Digital Students Skills Consultation Event 17/02/2016 The Jisc team (Sarah Knight and Jane Edwards with colleagues Giles Pepler and Nick Jeans from Sero Consulting) led an innovative and informative consultation event in Bristol. Located in the At-Bristol science centre and access to the museum included, made for a very appealing event. The themes under… Read more » about JISC Digital Students Skills Consultation Event 17/02/2016
If you can spare 10 minutes, please complete the online self-assessment survey. Filling out the form will help you to assess your confidence in using tools from the TEL Toolkit along with other digital skills. You can print or download the completed questionnaire and use the information to guide your future learning and development plans…. Read more » about Have you completed the digital skills self-assessment?
CEL are hosting the second seminar in semester 2 and the topic is the use of social media in teaching and learning. This event will be held on Thursday 18 Feb 16 between 14:00-16:00 in PG30a. With many students engaging with social media, this session provides an introduction and description of some of the tools… Read more » about CEL Seminar: Using social media in teaching and learning on 18 Feb 16
If you missed the launch events this week and want to learn more about the TEL Toolkit, you are invited to a one hour session on Wednesday 10 Feb, 11 – 12 in PG30a. We will also cover the new digital skills self-assessment questionnaire. You will leave the session knowing what the Toolkit is, how… Read more » about TEL Toolkit introduction: Wed 10 Feb at 11:00 in PG30a
Would you like to attend the launch of CEL’s Technology Enhanced Learning Toolkit but cannot make it to Poole House? Join us for a live stream of the event via Periscope @cel_bu on Tuesday 2 February. We will be live streaming from 11am – see you then!
Would you like to self-assess your digital skills and gain a better understanding of the areas in which you are confident? We have developed an online questionnaire, which can be anonymous if you prefer, to capture this information. The questionnaire lists all the TEL tools that will be available in the TEL Toolkit to be… Read more » about Digital skills self-assessment questionnaire open now – 1 Feb 16
