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The next talk in the Academic Integrity webinar series ‘The Student View of Contract Cheating’. Presented by Deborah Horrocks from Turnitin Join the webinar on Wednesday 10th May 2-3pm, and view the abstract below: “In 2022 Turnitin conducted a student survey asking about their attitudes to essay mills and contract cheating – it showed students… Read more » about The Student View of Contract Cheating
A potentially controversial topic in the discourse of our Academic Integrity webinar series, ‘Toward a Continuum of Academic Misconduct’ is led by Professor Bruce Macfarlane, introducing the ways in which the attitude toward academic integrity has blurred lines in the debate on what constitutes misconduct. Join the webinar on Wednesday 2nd May 12-1pm, and view… Read more » about Towards a Continuum of Academic Misconduct
MathWorks is the company behind MATLAB (a programming and numeric computing platform) and Simulink (a block diagram environment used to design and simulate before moving to hardware). BU has a campus-wide licence for these tools making them available to all staff and students. MathWorks is hosting a Teaching with Virtual Labs in Simulink webinar for… Read more » about MathWorks webinar 10th May 2pm
We are delighted to accept poster entries from BU academic and professional service staff for this year’s Fusion Learning Conference which is being held on the 5th July 2023. The core themes for this year’s conference are: Student engagement and success: evaluating pedagogical practices and resources as conduits to enhancing student learning. Digital Transformation to enhance student learning: embedding… Read more » about BU Fusion Learning Conference 2023: Poster Entry
The following FLIE events are now available to book. Workshops will be hybrid so you can choose to attend online or in person. Use the links in the table to book your place via Eventbrite. Theme Date and Time Content Assessment and Feedback: Revert, outrun, or embrace 12th June 1000 to 1200 FG04 At… Read more » about FLIE Events now available to book on Eventbrite
Fusion Learning Conference 5th July 2023 We are running our Fusion Learning conference this summer to include speakers, poster presentations, panel discussions, demonstrations and more. The event offers engagement in current and emerging student learning and opportunities for education innovation and excellence at BU. Staff are invited to showcase their Fusion Learning practices… Read more » about Fusion Learning Conference 5th July 2023
Hosted by the UK Council for Graduate Education, this free online session will examine the impact of ChatGPT, and other developments in AI, on postgraduate education. This panel will discuss how generative AI, including ChatGPT, might challenge and enhance postgraduate work, and in particular writing as assessment, learning and digital capabilities in increasingly digital world… Read more » about FREE UKCGE SESSION: Generative AI, ChatGPT, and the Impact on Postgraduate Work
Check out the April e-newsletter. All ‘monthly update for researcher development, culture and community’ e-newsletters are available in a dedicated content area on the Doctoral College Researcher Development Programme Brightspace unit. If you have any questions about the e-newsletter or would like to feature content, please contact Natalie [Doctoral College Programme Manager].
The Academic Integrity webinar series continues with the topic of artificial intelligence; Beatriz Moya and Leeanne Morrow will lead the talk ‘Foundational Literacies and Academic Integrity Skills: Ideas for Student Support in an Artificial Intelligence Era’, engaging its audience on the potential of these tools and delving into detail on skills that can help curb… Read more » about Foundational Literacies & Academic Integrity Skills
Next Monday we’re continuing with the webinar series on AcademicIntegrity after a long pause due to the industrial strike action. Led by Lynn Cliplef, Mitchell Hengen, Caitlin Munn and Josh Seeland, the talk will offer an engaging insight into working examples of how to build a culture of Academic Integrity at your institution. This is… Read more » about Slow & Steady: Establishing an Institutional Culture of Academic Integrity
