Thanks to Jon Gilbert Sustainability Support Officer for the update Green week is here! from the 13th -17th February and it is set to be a memorable week. It forms part of a national week of action on climate change, involving engaging people in the community through a week of activities. At BU this year Green Week… Read more » about It’s time to go green for Go Green Week!
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New publication on student grading in midwifery
This week saw the pre-publication of ‘Core principles to reduce current variations that exist in grading of midwifery practice in the United Kingdom’ in Nurse Education in Practice [1]. This educational paper is co-authored by five senior midwifery lecturers across the South of England, including BU’s Dr. Susan Way in the Centre for Midwifery, Maternal… Read more » about New publication on student grading in midwifery
Updated Powerpoint template
BU has new PowerPoint templates for presentations, these can be found here: I:\M&C\Public\BU Branding\PowerPoint templates The logos and fonts have been updated. The logo can be downloaded from: I:\M&C\Public\BU Branding\_GUIDELINES & LOGOS\Logos internal use only BU’s official fonts are Bitter for headings and PT Sans for body text. You can find the guide for BU’s branding at: 6726… Read more » about Updated Powerpoint template
HE policy update w/e 10th February 2017
The Chair for the Office for Students (OfS) has been confirmed as Sir Michael Barber, Wonkhe profile his career here. Recruitment for the OfS Chief Executive is underway. Higher Education and Research Bill– amendments are being submitted for the House of Lords report stage. One focusses on students and academic staff at HE providers stating… Read more » about HE policy update w/e 10th February 2017
Widening Participation Research. Systematic Reviews: making sense of research
Systematic Reviews: making sense of research This Research Approach paper, developed by the Fair Access Research project (FAR) team at BU and Liverpool University in conjunction with the Office for Fair Access (OFFA), outlines how to undertake a systematic review of widening participation research. Undertaking a systematic review enables researchers to explore a wide range… Read more » about Widening Participation Research. Systematic Reviews: making sense of research
How to use robots in teaching and learning
Do you recognise this? It is a BB-8 from the last but one Star Wars film. CEL has purchased three Sphero BB-8 droids for testing purposes. The marketing material says ‘Based on your interactions, BB-8 will show a range of expressions and perk up when you give voice commands. Watch your Droid explore autonomously, guide… Read more » about How to use robots in teaching and learning
Virtual reality as a tool for dementia neuro-rehabilitation
This was on Radio 4 this afternoon source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08crzrf “Virtual Reality is being harnessed to help people recover from serious brain injury following accidents or strokes, and in conditions like Parkinson’s disease and dementia. Mark visits a clinic in Salford where they’re using virtual reality in neuro-rehabilitation.”
CPD study findings presented in Kathmandu
[From Professor Edwin van Teijlingen] Today we offered preliminary feedback to key stakeholders in Kathmandu as part of our research into CPD (Continuous Professional Development) for nurses in Nepal. Today’s presentation is party funded by LJMU (Liverpool John Moores University) and partly funded by BU’s Centre for Excellence in Learning (CEL). Late 2016 CEL funded the qualitative part… Read more » about CPD study findings presented in Kathmandu
HE Policy update w/e 3rd February 2017
Higher Education and Research Bill – the House of Lords committee stage has finished with no further amendments (other than non-controversial and welcome government amendments). Unlike in the House of Commons, where time was more limited and there was a great deal of focus on the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), student loans, the impact of… Read more » about HE Policy update w/e 3rd February 2017
HEA Partnership monthly update
1) Global Teaching Excellence Awards The Higher Education Academy has announced its intention to launch the Global Teaching Excellence Awards, a new global award that is exclusively focused on identifying and recognising higher education institutions that are pursuing world-class teaching and learning strategies. Speaking at the Higher Education Academy’s National Teaching Fellowship Awards ceremony on… Read more » about HEA Partnership monthly update
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