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This afternoon, CEL hosted a workshop on augmented and virtual reality in teaching and learning. To a packed PG30a, David Hunt, Stephen Pyne, Debbie Holley and David Biggins demonstrated the use of tools including Aurasma, Zappar, Google Cardboard and the 3D world of Oculus Rift. David Hunt explaining the use and benefits of Aurasma The… Read more » about CEL’s workshop on augmented and virtual reality
Colleagues, Further opportunities to attend the CEL workshops around innovation and trying something different in your practice. Friday 25th November 2016 10.00 – 12.00 EB203 Engaging 21st Century learners – a curriculum (re)design workshop Debbie Holley & Anne Quinney Monday 28th November 12.00 – 13.00 EB303 Large group teaching Lunchtime talk/ presentation facilitated by Debbie… Read more » about CEL ‘iInnovate’ workshops at Lansdowne Campus
Phil Race, a well known name in the scholarship of teaching and learning has made resources available from a tweetchat last week which you might find interesting and useful. Do book in for the workshop on November 2nd 1-3 on Creative assessment and feedback when we will have a guest, Professor Dai Hounsell, co-facilitating the… Read more » about Resources from a tweetchat on assessment and feedback
Congratulations to PGcerter Firend BU Researcher Dr Firend Al Rasch has released a book: Asian Case Studies- Lessons from Malaysian Industries BU research, Research communication, Research news hjones BU’s Dr Firend Al Rasch has recently published a book around his research into Asian industry and their significance to the world of trade and commerce. The… Read more » about PGCert student – new book! Dr Firend Al Rasch
Webinar Invitation Open Education: Promoting Diversity for European Languages – Consultation on policy recommendations 2 November 2016, 11AM CET Speakers: Jim Ayre (European Schoolnet), Gard Titlestad (ICDE), Alastair Creelman (Linnaeus University), Marit Bijlsma (Fryske Akademy). Dear Open education colleagues, we are inviting key stakeholders to help finalise draft recommendations that are aimed at supporting the… Read more » about Open Education: webinar policy invitiation 2nd November
Excel is the predominant tool for calculations in the world and contains a fantastic array of functions and features. The feedback from employers linked to the Faculty of Management is that Excel skills are one of the main areas that BU placement students and graduates would benefit from developing further. I am testing the water… Read more » about Helping students and staff with Microsoft Excel
Over the last we months, a number of academic and support staff at BU have been trialling the Blackboard Collaborate application to create virtual classrooms where students and/or colleagues can come together online and share video, voice, chat text, documents and computer screens. Click here for more information on Collaborate. One of the units I… Read more » about Living in the virtual classroom
Padlet is a free application used to create an online board that you can use to display information for any topic. It is easy to creare an account and start building a new board. You can add images, links, videos, and more to the board and customise with wallpapers. Here is a sample of a… Read more » about Are you using Padlet?
The Careers and Employability Service at BU are holding a number of events over the coming weeks. Please encourage your students to attend and promote across programmes. International Opportunities Festival The Festival gives students the chance to explore the range of study and work abroad and other international experience opportunities available at Bournemouth University. Part… Read more » about Careers and Employability Events
Wednesday 23rd November 2016 will be the Tourism and Hospitality @ Bournemouth University Employability day On that day a number of interconnected FREE events will be held. Please help to promote these events to your colleagues and also promote them through your social media and networks to people around the world. All events are FREE… Read more » about Tourism and Hospitality @ Bournemouth University Employability day
