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National Numeracy Day 15th May

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HOWEVER MATHS MAKES YOU FEEL… YOU’RE NOT ALONE Welcome to the National Numeracy Challenge. Get started to check your number skills and learn the maths adults need in daily life and at work. GET STARTED 210,373 learners so far 898 resources to help you 1,084+ ways to use numeracy ABOUT THE CHALLENGE INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYERS… Read more » about National Numeracy Day 15th May

Undergraduates lack the numeracy skills required for their courses and work place, according to new exploratory study

Posted . Filed under Assessment and feedback, Coaching/ Mentoring, CPD, Education, employability, Fair access, HE Students, Library, Library and Learning Support, Peer-Assisted Learning, Study Support.

Added 11th February 2019 An exploratory project by National Numeracy, commissioned by the Nuffield Foundation, has found that many undergraduate students do not have the numeracy skills required to fully understand their course. Social science students from nine different UK universities assessed their skills using the National Numeracy Challenge, an online resource which any adult… Read more » about Undergraduates lack the numeracy skills required for their courses and work place, according to new exploratory study

Advanced Literature Search Techniques

Posted . Filed under Events and workshops, Library and Learning Support, News, Research, Study Support, UoA23, Writing.

Enhancing your literature searching techniques can transform the way you conduct your research processes and provide an excellent foundation for authoring different kinds of papers including literature reviews. Library and Learning Support is hosting a session that will explore systematic searching, creating citation alerts and identifying databases for your subject. The session will take place… Read more » about Advanced Literature Search Techniques

Measuring the Impact of your Research with Bibliometrics

Posted . Filed under Events and workshops, Library and Learning Support, REF2021, Research, STEM, UoA23 Impact.

It was recently announced that Clarivate Analytics (who maintain Web of Science) will provide metrics for REF2021. There are several kinds of metrics that measure how often your articles or other outputs have been cited.  Metrics can help researchers from any discipline plan their future approach to research or track the work of others, whether they… Read more » about Measuring the Impact of your Research with Bibliometrics

Journal of Information Literacy: new edition here and free to read

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===== Dear Colleagues, I’m thrilled to say that volume 12:2 of the Journal of Information Literacy has been published and is free to read and download at https://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/JIL/. This issue includes peer-reviewed articles on students’ funds of knowledge; how learners say they evaluate sources, and how they actually go about doing so; and the ‘seven voices’ of various… Read more » about Journal of Information Literacy: new edition here and free to read

Getting to Know Alexa

Posted . Filed under AI, BIG DATA, Blended learning, Brightspace, CEL Staff, Co-creation, Communities of Practice, Education, Flipped classroom, Innovation, TeachBU.

Following on from my discussion of domestic virtual assistants, I wanted to know more about how they worked in practice. I already have the Google Mini home and it is currently quite limited. It is linked to the Google Home Assistant which is basically your Google account, so it should link to all your Google… Read more » about Getting to Know Alexa

Applying for HEA Fellowship

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An Introduction to Applying for HEA Fellowship If you’re not sure where to start, or have questions around applying then attending one of these introductory sessions will be of benefit to you. A number of sessions will be run throughout the year to help support you in the application process, with the first three dates… Read more » about Applying for HEA Fellowship

Applying for HEA Fellowship

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An Introduction to Applying for HEA Fellowship If you’re not sure where to start, or have questions around applying then attending one of these introductory sessions will be of benefit to you. A number of sessions will be run throughout the year to help support you in the application process, with the first three dates… Read more » about Applying for HEA Fellowship

Applying for HEA Fellowship

Posted . Filed under HEA, TeachBU.

An Introduction to Applying for HEA Fellowship If you’re not sure where to start, or have questions around applying then attending one of these introductory sessions will be of benefit to you. A number of sessions will be run throughout the year to help support you in the application process, with the first three dates… Read more » about Applying for HEA Fellowship

Join us – Aspiring National Teaching Fellows’ Networking Event, run by NTFs for aspiring NTFs

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Aspiring National Teaching Fellows’ Networking Event, run by NTFs for aspiring NTFs Bournemouth University would like to invite you/your colleagues to a free networking event: Wednesday 21st November  – Aspiring Teaching Fellows’ networking event, run by NTFs for aspiring NTFs This event aims to support staff who wish to develop a national profile and who aim to pursue a… Read more » about Join us – Aspiring National Teaching Fellows’ Networking Event, run by NTFs for aspiring NTFs