Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence
Embedding excellence through fusion of education, research and professional practice
Higher Education and Research Bill: the Bill passed its third reading in the House of Lords this week with little fanfare. An amendment relating to the ‘transparency duty’ (publishing further information on applicants’ backgrounds for better WP policy targeting and transparent admissions) was moved but withdrawn. This followed reassurance from the government that they will… Read more » about HE policy update w/e 7th April 2017
Professor McIntyre-Bhatty has just released this excellent news: Dear all, I am delighted to announce that Professor Debbie Holley has been appointed as the Head of our Centre of Excellence in Learning (CEL) at Bournemouth University. Debbie is a Professor of Learning Innovation, a National Teaching Fellow and Principal Fellow of the HEA… Read more » about Professor Debbie Holley appointed as Head of CEL
Professor Gail Thomas retired from Bournemouth University this week and will be greatly missed by colleagues from the Centre for Excellence in Learning and across the University. Gail had a vision to develop a centre that would harness energy and provide leadership that inspires excellence in learning. She leaves a legacy of innovative and energetic colleagues from across… Read more » about Professor Gail Thomas retires as Head of CEL
This week has of course been all about Brexit with the Article 50 notice formally served on Wednesday. Bu published information for staff and students on Wednesday. Then the White Paper setting out the plans for the Great Repeal Bill which will deal with arrangements to make UK law work once the UK has left… Read more » about HE Policy update w/e 31st March 2017
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 two year secondments for ‘Education Excellence’ theme leaders (internal only)
This picture was taken last week at the third face-to-face session of the PG Diploma unit in TEL: Creativity in Design. The unit is delivered with four face-to-face and four online sessions. In the picture, we were testing the technology so I hope I had not quite lost the audience! It has been fantastic to… Read more » about You know you’ve lost your audience when …
Over the last eight months, we have been looking into a replacement for the TurningPoint clickers which have been in use for several years at BU. The clickers are frequently used to gain feedback from students in lectures and seminars based on multiple choice questions embedded into PowerPoint presentations. Most of the newer systems are… Read more » about Audience response systems – proposing the way ahead
Tilak Ginige, a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law at Bournemouth University’s Faculty of Science & Technology reports: It is with great pride that I want to announce that two Law School Graduates -Sophie Childs, Hannah Pateman and I, co-produced and co-created a piece of work. This work has been published in the prestigious International Journal of Law in the… Read more » about Two law school graduates co-produced and co-created a piece of work with a senior academic – “Deliberate concealment”
Dear all Higher Education and Research Bill – the third reading of the Bill in the House of Lords was scheduled for Wednesday and was about to start when the attack took place in Westminster, so the session was cancelled. It has now been rescheduled for Tuesday 4th April. The current version of the bill… Read more » about HE policy update w/e 24th March 2017
You may have seen a pedagogic wheel of applications that is available online? (click here to have a look, if not). The wheel is a useful aid for highlighting different applications that can be used in your teaching and is based around Bloom’s taxonomy. We are creating a BU version of the wheel for staff. … Read more » about Creating the BU version of the pedagogic wheel
