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Embedding excellence through fusion of education, research and professional practice
You might find yourself in a teaching role as a member of staff or as a student. Don’t panic! Here is the good news… anyone can teach! Really, anyone can teach. But can you teach well? Can you teach better? The answer is yes you can. I asked my HE twitter colleagues:… Read more » about 1. Anyone can teach
Latest edition of the ALDinHE journal ==== Dear Colleagues Apologies for cross-posting We’re excited to report that the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education (JLDHE) issue 13 is now live online – go to: http://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe/issue/view/26 The contents of this edition are as follows: Papers Coaching placements and incidental learning – how reflection and experiential… Read more » about Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education (JLDHE) issue 13 is now live online
Book now for CELebrate2018 here In this year’s CELebrate symposium, we are convening a range of different opportunities to work with staff in thinking about approaches to large group teaching, learning and assessment. Our Keynote is from Sarah Knight (Jisc Digital Futures directorate) speaking on “How are students’ expectations and experiences of their digital environment… Read more » about Book now for CELebrate2018
Yesterday physio students at BU had great hands on learning using a variety of VR and AR technologies. They were fine tuning ideas for an upcoming final year conference they are taking part in. They had to come up with an original idea using either app, VR or AR systems. Ideas ranged from VR/AR… Read more » about Physio Therapy Students’ VR Innovations Workshop
Todays seminar for the Italian masters and doctoral students in the Department of History, Society and Human Studies at the University of Salento, introduced a robust and rigourous research method which expert Professor Debbie Holley uses in her own research. Pictured below (centre) with the students and their Professor, Enrico Ciavolino (foreground) this seminar was… Read more » about Biographic Narrative Interpretative Method (BNIM) From Italy
Debbie Holley, Professor of Learning Innovation, with her ERASMUS partners Dr Mike Hobbs (Anglia Ruskin University) and Prof Enrico Ciavolino (University of Salento), pictured left to right above, delivered a seminar to Doctoral and Masters students at the University of Salento, Lecce, Italy. The students mapped their own digital footprints and individual communication channels…. Read more » about Create, Manage and Curate: managing your digital real estate From Italy
Fees and funding Loans and parental contributions – The implication of the means-tested maintenance loan is that parents will make up the difference for those not receiving the full loan (ie if parental income is over £25,000)– parents are not always expecting or planning for this and sometimes parents are unable in practice to make up… Read more » about HE policy update for the w/e 11th May 2018
Book now for CELebrate2018 here In this year’s CELebrate symposium, we are convening a range of different opportunities to work with staff in thinking about approaches to large group teaching, learning and assessment. Our Keynote is from Sarah Knight (Jisc Digital Futures directorate) speaking on “How are students’ expectations and experiences of their digital… Read more » about Book now for CELebrate2018
A bumper policy update for you packed full of political changes and arguments, and BU gets a mention in the House of Commons. Enjoy the sunny bank holiday weekend! Political News Amber Rudd resigned on Sunday. Replacing her are Penny Mordaunt and Sajid Javid. Penny Mordaunt (Secretary of State for International Development) will replace her… Read more » about HE policy update for the w/e 4th May 2018
There are two technologies that have really captured the attention of educators as well as futurists. These are artificial intelligence and virtual reality. What are the implications of these new technologies in education? Quite simply they can revolutionise our educational system. The question is, at what cost to the educator? There are many articles that… Read more » about 5 Ways Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality Will Change Education
