Dear Colleagues We invite you to submit contributions to the Researching, Advancing & Inspiring Student Engagement (RAISE) Conference for 2017. Registration to attend is also now open. We particularly welcome submissions from students (there is no cost to students attending/participating the conference apart from a refundable deposit). Due to an increase in presentations and… Read more » about Researching, Advancing & Inspiring Student Engagement (RAISE) Conference for 2017
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New CEL Innovation Awards Funded Projects
We were delighted to receive so many high quality bids, congratulations to successful proposals: James Gavin Kelly Goodwin Sarah Muir Peter Phillips Ashley Woodfall & Richard Wallis The bids were assessed by an internal panel. Unsuccessful applicants have received feedback on their applications. Staff interested in developing ideas for the next CEL Innovation Awards cycle… Read more » about New CEL Innovation Awards Funded Projects
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Accelerated degrees and switching courses – responses to government consultation
The Department for Education published findings from the Call for Evidence on Accelerated Courses and Switching Degrees on 20th December. This consultation closed in July 2016 – read BU’s response here. The high number of responses had been noted earlier, the report gives evidence of an interesting campaign: “we received responses from 44 higher education… Read more » about Accelerated degrees and switching courses – responses to government consultation
New VLE announced
Bournemouth University is pleased to announce the winning supplier of its brand new virtual learning environment (VLE) is Desire2Learn (D2L) with their award-winning platform Brightspace. Selected by the BU community, this will replace the system currently known to us as myBU. D2L’s Brightspace offers a responsive and personalised learning experience with powerful learning analytics capabilities,… Read more » about New VLE announced
Higher Education Policy update
Higher Education and Research Bill: The Committee stage of the Bill in the House of Lords will start on 9th January. Amendments are added daily. As of today, the list is 15 pages long and includes proposals for changes: To ensure students are on the electoral register To require providers to provide mental health services to students To… Read more » about Higher Education Policy update
Visit to the LSE
Yesterday, members of Library and Learning Support and CEL visited the multi-award winning Learning Technology and Innovation (LTI) department of the London School of Economics (LSE). The visit was arranged by Chris Fowler, Head of Library and Learning Support (LLS) and Professor Debbie Holley and builds on a close working relationship between BU and the… Read more » about Visit to the LSE
Download this game from the App Store to help with Dementia research
Yes I know this is a bit more BUDI than CEL! However this research has received a much greater response than expected. Conversely this game measures depletion in what has previously been learnt rather than excellence in learning. But could this inspire your thinking about augmented reality? What do you think? Here’s the link: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sea-hero-quest/id1034383306?mt=8… Read more » about Download this game from the App Store to help with Dementia research
HE policy update
Colleagues, Jane Forster continue to provide us with valuable policy updates. Please see below the recent edition, touching on Brexit, Graduate outcomes, Schools, Nursing degree apprenticeships, Government grant standards and the Teaching Excellence Framework: ………………….. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Vinney, has a new blog on the HEPI (the Higher Education policy Institute) website on research and teaching and how Stern and… Read more » about HE policy update
UK Data Service will be running the Dissertation Prize for the academic year 2016/17
Colleagues, please do direct any data-savvy students to this award, Debbie Building on from the success of the 2016 Dissertation Prize, the UK Data Service will be running the Dissertation Prize for the academic year 2016/17. So, if you are you an undergraduate student using secondary analysis for your dissertation and would you like to… Read more » about UK Data Service will be running the Dissertation Prize for the academic year 2016/17
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