Innovation

Need a date for valentines?

Posted . Filed under Blended learning, Creativity, Education, Events and workshops, Flipped classroom, HE Students, Innovation, News, Sustainability, Visual learning, Visual thinking.

Sharing the Love of learning : Marginal gains in the physical environment Prof Stephen Heppell 14th February, 14.00-15.30 PG30a (Poole House, Room 30a) Talbot campus This is a free public event – please book here and share (20 spaces) Making learning spaces better is complex; there are many variables involved, but none of those variables… Read more » about Need a date for valentines?

Qlone App for iPads and iPhones

Posted . Filed under Augmented Reality, Blended learning, Co-creation, Creative Methods, Creativity, Education, Gamification, Innovation, Resource, TEL, TELID, Visual learning, Visual thinking.

Qlone scan dome

After seeing a demonstration of this App at the BETT in January, I thought this would warrant further investigation. The Qlone (pronounced Clone) App for iPads and iPhones from EyeCue turns the device’s camera into a 3D scanner. The App is free to download and use but has in App purchases for some formats when… Read more » about Qlone App for iPads and iPhones

BETT 2019 Day Three

Posted . Filed under Education, Events and workshops, HE Students, Innovation, News, Teaching and Learning, TEL, Virtual reality.

Bett is the industry show for education technology, bringing together 850+ companies, 100+ edtech start-ups and more than 34,000 attendees. Hosted at the Excel in London, Stephen Pyne and Tracey Webb took the opportunity to visit on 25 January. Tablet Academy  – Escape room   Fighting the queues, we managed to secure ourselves a slot in… Read more » about BETT 2019 Day Three

Cafe Scientifique Tues 5th Feb 7.30-9pm – A ‘wicked challenge’: supporting our students’ learning with new technologies

Posted . Filed under Augmented Reality, Blended learning, CEL Staff, Creative Methods, Creativity, Curriculum design, Digital skills, Education, Events and workshops, Flipped classroom, Gamification, HE Students, Innovation, Mobile learning, Sustainability, Teaching and Learning, UoA23, UoA23 Impact, Virtual Avebury, Virtual reality, Visual learning, Visual thinking, Widening participation.

The CEL team are presenting @ Café Scientifique Bournemouth  Cafe Scientifique is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, you can explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Enjoy listening to a short talk before engaging in debate and discussion around that topic. Join us on… Read more » about Cafe Scientifique Tues 5th Feb 7.30-9pm – A ‘wicked challenge’: supporting our students’ learning with new technologies

“Go Create!” In-conversation seminar Wed 6 Feb 1-2 pm R201

Posted . Filed under Co-creation, Creative Methods, Creative Methods, Creativity, Drawing, Education, Flipped classroom, HE Students, Innovation, Reflective practice, Research, Teaching and Learning, Visual learning, Visual thinking.

How can drawing be applied for thinking within your educational practice? Come and talk through ideas Curie Scott Exploring self-ageing through participatory drawing R201 Wed 6 Feb at 1pm. All are welcome! Unlike children, adults are usually nervous when asked to draw. Curie created a four week Drawing Programme where participants used expressive drawing to think… Read more » about “Go Create!” In-conversation seminar Wed 6 Feb 1-2 pm R201

How do universities prepare graduates for jobs that don’t even exist?

Posted . Filed under HE Students, Innovation, Teaching and Learning.

65% of children entering primary schools today will work in jobs and functions that don’t currently exist.  In the midst of the fourth industrial revolution, how do we know what the future will look like? The ‘Solving future skills challenges’ report from Universities UK predicts a talent deficit, not just in technological skills but also… Read more » about How do universities prepare graduates for jobs that don’t even exist?

Call: Conference for Researching, Advancing & Inspiring Student Engagement (RAISE)

Posted . Filed under conference call, Creativity, Curriculum design, Digital skills, Drawing, Education, employability, Equality and Diversity, Events and workshops, HE Students, Innovation.

group of 3 students sitting round table

The annual conference for Researching, Advancing & Inspiring Student Engagement (RAISE) is being held at Newcastle University, UK 4-5th September 2019 The call for contributions is now live and we ask for your proposals by 16th February, 2019. We celebrate 10 years of RAISE this year! There will be keynotes from Bruce Macfarlane, Cathy Bovill and Colin Bryson. The conference… Read more » about Call: Conference for Researching, Advancing & Inspiring Student Engagement (RAISE)

Call: Innovative Practice in Higher Education Editorial Board Membership

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the CEL logo

Apologies for cross posting – please read on if this is of interest…   From:    STILES Mark J <m.j.stiles@STAFFS.AC.UK> Subject: Innovative Practice in Higher Education Editorial Board Membership Colleagues I’ve been asked to send this on behalf of the board members (which includes myself) of the IPiHE Mark Innovative Practice in HE is an online… Read more » about Call: Innovative Practice in Higher Education Editorial Board Membership

BETT 2019 Day One

Posted . Filed under Assessment and feedback, Augmented Reality, Blended learning, CEL Staff, Conference Report, Creative Methods, Creativity, Curriculum design, Digital skills, Education, Equality and Diversity, Events and workshops, Gamification, Innovation, Mobile learning, News, Reflective practice, Social Media, TELID, Virtual reality, Visual learning.

Held over four days at the Excel Centre in London,  BETT showcases the education, technology landscape with 800 +leading companies, 103 Ed tech startups and over 34,000 attendees. In other words, it’s big and it’s busy. Day One was attended by John Moran, Jenna Giles-Bodilly and David Hunt from CEL. Although there are a wide… Read more » about BETT 2019 Day One

Innovating Pedagogy 2019 – OU Report

Posted . Filed under AdvanceHE, AI, Augmented Reality, Blended learning, Creative Methods, Creativity, Curriculum design, Education, Gamification, Innovation, TEL, TELID, Virtual reality.

The Open University has released its Innovating Pedagogy 2019 report which covers the following themes. Playful learning Learning with robots Decolonising learning Drone-based learning Learning through wonder Action learning Virtual studios Place-based learning Making thinking visible Roots of Empathy Themes from previous reports Read and download the report here. http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/innovating/