The Fair Access Research project (FAR) has developed some guidance to support Academic Advisers when they are working with widening participation (WP) students. The results of a FAR staff survey in 2016 highlighted the vital role that Academic Advisers play in supporting members of staff in their engagement with WP students. The FAR team worked with BU colleagues… Read more » about Widening Participation Guidance for Academic Advisers
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iInnovate – please can you feedback the new ideas you have tried in the past year?
Seeking feedback on your Innovations – Staff trying something different please complete a short feedback form (available at http://bit.ly/iInnovate). === Since the start of semester 1, CEL has been supporting staff across the university to ‘try something different‘ to enhance their teaching and professional practice. One of the initiatives within this campaign is a BU-wide scheme called… Read more » about iInnovate – please can you feedback the new ideas you have tried in the past year?
Are you an inspiring educator? this is for you.. Wednesday 7th June Invitation to the ‘Aspiring National Teaching Fellows’ networking event, run by NTFs for aspiring NTFs’
Are you an inspiring educator? Start to build your profile towards a national Teaching fellowship – a scheme run by the Higher Education Academy to recognise and reward excellent in teaching. Bournemouth University are hosting a free networking event; designed to give you the tools and techniques to develop a national profile. Come along and find out… Read more » about Are you an inspiring educator? this is for you.. Wednesday 7th June Invitation to the ‘Aspiring National Teaching Fellows’ networking event, run by NTFs for aspiring NTFs’
HE policy update w/e 5th May
General Election The Prime Minister, Theresa May, used her dissolution speech to focus on the challenge of Brexit in the face of hard lining from Brussels. The release dates of the parties’ manifestos have not been officially announced, however they are expected: Conservatives – during week commencing 8 May Labour – Monday 15 May Lib… Read more » about HE policy update w/e 5th May
TeachBU – 100 up
TeachBU, the CPD route to gaining recognition as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), recently awarded its 100th fellowship – to Michael Silk (Professor of Sport, Faculty of Management). Professor Silk said: “It is an honour to be awarded a Senior Fellowship of the HEA. Doing so through the TeachBU scheme offers recognition… Read more » about TeachBU – 100 up
Preparing for the new VLE – training in Brightspace
Preparations for the new VLE are well underway. In CEL, IT Skills and LLS we have been preparing for the staff training which begins on Monday 8th May. The plan is to train 350 academic and administrative staff over the next 8-10 weeks as preparation for almost half of all BU programmes transitioning to the new… Read more » about Preparing for the new VLE – training in Brightspace
“Am I ready to receive feedback?”
Receiving feedback is an emotive process for students. Guiding them to consider their emotional readiness to assimilate comments may improve the feedback/ feedforward process. To add to research on delivering effective feedback, The Developing Engagement with Feedback Toolkit considered how students’ RECEIVE feedback. The research confirmed a common lament that students do not engage with… Read more » about “Am I ready to receive feedback?”
Findings CEL-funded project disseminated in Nepal
On Thursday 27th April BU staff presented at a dissemination meeting on research conducted into Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in Nursing in Nepal. At the moment nurses in Nepal can stay registered for decades without any evidence of updating their knowledge or recent work experience. The qualitative research included eight focus groups with a range of nurses from… Read more » about Findings CEL-funded project disseminated in Nepal
CEL Theme Leader applications close at midnight tonight
Come and work with us! Funded secondments two days a week, in roles that provide an exceptional opportunity to develop leadership skills, the ability to influence colleagues and a body of work across the University, supporting the achievement of corporate goals as we move towards BU2025. These roles require academics who possess a demonstrable track… Read more » about CEL Theme Leader applications close at midnight tonight
British Conference of Undergraduate Research 2017 takes place in Bournemouth
This week Bournemouth University welcomes hundreds of undergraduate students from over 60 universities to present their research as part of the 2017 British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR). The annual conference is an opportunity to celebrate student research from across many different disciplines. Since 2011, BCUR has been hosted by a different British university, with… Read more » about British Conference of Undergraduate Research 2017 takes place in Bournemouth
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