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We’re looking forward to welcoming you to our Fusion Learning Conference 2023 on Wednesday 5th July. It promises to be a full day incorporating a keynote, panel discussion, pecha kucha presentations, showcase of posters and you can even try out our escape room. Take a look at the agenda for the day below. There’s still… Read more » about Fusion Learning Conference 2023 – Agenda
The Mentimeter Academy offers a series of short online courses around different aspects of teaching and the use of Mentimeter. Checkout their recently released course: Neuroscience Based Learning: Strategies for making your content stick This course will help you discover how to design brain-friendly training and lectures with the latest research in neuroscience. Ideal for… Read more » about Mentimeter Academy – Neuroscience Based Learning
Webinar Details Webinar: TEACHING COMPUTATION MADE EASY, WITH MATLABDate: Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 at 14:00Location: MS Teams Register Here In this webinar, delivered by Mathworks, they will cover topics such as importing data from multiple sources, 3D surface fitting, and optimisation, demonstrating how newcomers to programming can handle these tasks without extensive coding knowledge using MATLAB’s low code tools… Read more » about Teaching Computation made easy with MATLAB – Wed 12th July
Using AI-generated videos to encourage reflective discussion when dealing with aggressive patients Dr Carl Heffernan, Lecturer practitioner for Physician Associate studies in BU’s Health And Social Sciences faculties, shares his thoughts on the use of AI in teaching and learning at BU: Working in healthcare, at some point, we will sadly encounter aggressive patients. Teaching… Read more » about AI-generated videos and reflective discussion
If you supervise PGRs at BU, then please take a moment to complete the 2023 Postgraduate Research Experience Survey for Supervisors The Doctoral College already collects data from PGRs via the annual PRES, and now for the first time, they are collecting data from supervisors so that they can understand your thoughts and views. Dr… Read more » about Calling All PGR Supervisors…
We’re looking forward to seeing colleagues at our FLIE workshops next week on the theme of assessment and feedback with a focus on AI (artificial intelligence). 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… Read more » about AI and Assessment and Feedback workshops
We hope you enjoyed the recent series of online seminars on academic integrity organised by the FMC Learning Development Team and facilitated by FLIE. Experts from around the world joined us to discuss the variety of academic misconduct that is evident globally and offered opportunities for support and guidance on how to mitigate academic offences…. Read more » about Academic Integrity Webinar Series 2022/2023 – Catalogue
We have all heard the term dementia, but what does it feel like? This is a very complex question, and almost certainly a complex answer. This week, on an initiative led by Dr Michele Board, filming began on an innovative project to increase education and awareness of what it might feel like to have dementia… Read more » about Creating a virtual reality educational film for dementia
I’m delighted to confirm that the following colleagues have recently achieved fellowship from Advance HE after applying through TeachBU: Associate Fellow: Lucky Otame (BUBS), Michael-Sam Vidza (FST) & Rejoice Chipuriro (FHSS) Fellow: Abier Hamidi (FMC), Andrew Morris (FHSS), Elpida Fragkouli (FST), Louise Burgess (FHSS) & Marc Vander Linden (FST) Senior Fellow: Arathy John (FHSS), Alison… Read more » about TeachBU Update – Colleagues Achieving HEA Fellowship
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 Preparing for Artificial Intelligence in Assessment and Feedback design: Revert, outrun, or embrace 12th… Read more » about AI and Assessment and Feedback – upcoming workshops
