The Learning Technologists are continuing to host weekly drop in sessions to support staff with their Brightspace queries. The dates up until the end of the year are as follows: Talbot (DL115) Thu 23 Nov 14.00-16.00 Tue 28 Nov 14.00-16.00 Wed 06 Dec 14.00-16.00 Tue 12 Dec 10.00-12.00 Lansdowne (S117) Thu 23 Nov 14.00-16.00 Tue… Read more » about Brightspace Drop-In Sessions
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HE policy update for the w/e 17th November 2017
Welcome! There’s a veritable feast of HE policy for you to enjoy this week – lots on the budget and fees and funding, another section of the OfS consultation including quality, consumer protection, student protection plans and student transfers, and an update on engagement with schools. Fees, loans, funding – and the Budget Philip Hammond’s… Read more » about HE policy update for the w/e 17th November 2017
TEL Drop-In Session: 28th November, 12-2pm, PG30a
We all need a little help from time-to-time when it comes to using technology in the classroom. With that in mind, I’ll be running TEL drop-in sessions to support YOU with your technology needs, whether it’s learning how to use a particular programme such as Padlet, or if you’re just looking for new ideas on… Read more » about TEL Drop-In Session: 28th November, 12-2pm, PG30a
Webinar now available!
As part of my BU Teaching and Learning Fellowship 2016-2017, I decided to run a FREE webinar on Mobile Journalism and Social Media. As part of my fellowship, I was awarded £2000 to travel to the United States, first to Seattle to visit a colleague who I had met at a previous conference and also to… Read more » about Webinar now available!
Looking for support? Organisational Development is here to help!
Although the Autumn sees a hiatus in preparations for Appraisals and then Pay, Progression and Promotion boards, OD work throughout the year with Faculty Executives, on ways in which they can manage talent, performance and succession within their teams, particularly in respect of supporting their staff to develop fused academic identities and careers. Using a… Read more » about Looking for support? Organisational Development is here to help!
Pedagogies and contexts in which textbooksare used – please support this research by taking the survey
Collageus, can you assist with a survey re textbooks? Please read on… ==== I’m part of a project looking at the use of textbooks in teaching, and I’m inviting you to participate in a survey to help us gain further understanding of the pedagogies and contexts in which textbooks are used. This survey is for… Read more » about Pedagogies and contexts in which textbooksare used – please support this research by taking the survey
Assessment and feedback drop-ins announced
Sometimes it helps to talk through assessment approaches, bounce ideas off someone to innovate an assignment or exam on your unit, or think about new ways to embed formative feedback in your teaching. If you would like an opportunity to talk through assessment and feedback on your unit or programme, come along to the assessment… Read more » about Assessment and feedback drop-ins announced
Brightspace and Me: Cutting down on Student E-mails!
Hi Everyone, Ann Luce, TEL Theme Leader here. Please do check out my video on how I’ve cut down on student e-mails this semester! Always happy to hear from YOU, so please do get in touch with your own ideas or if you need any support! Ann 🙂
Workshops: Understanding how students with a disability learn
‘Understanding how students with a disability learn’ A series of short workshops is being offered by colleagues from Additional Learning Support (ALS). ‘Understanding how students with a disability learn’ is a practical session which will explore some of the challenges encountered by disabled BU students with a view to supporting staff in developing their inclusive… Read more » about Workshops: Understanding how students with a disability learn
Library and Learning Support Induction – VIDEO GUIDE
Library and Learning Support have developed Induction video guide that links to content in Library, Study Skills and Language Learning areas in both myBU and Brightspace. This has been used to augment face-to-face inductions and as a great aide memoir for students, which can be neatly embedded within reading lists and unit materials. This forms part… Read more » about Library and Learning Support Induction – VIDEO GUIDE
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