Felicity Robinson – Senior Placement Development Advisor has produced the Faculty of Management Annual Report for 2015-16 for all AACSB accredited courses. It makes an interesting read and is particularly helpful in considering the perceptions and views of both students and employers. Please follow the link below to view the report bs-annual-report-2015-16
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Learning motivations and placement experience in HE
Dr James Gavin from the Department of Sport and Physical Activity delivered a CEL workshop today focusing on placement experience and the learning motivations of students. Based upon James’ recent paper, the workshop provided some useful insights into the changing learning motivations of students studying undergraduate degrees with (practice-based), and without (study-based) work placements. In… Read more » about Learning motivations and placement experience in HE
Higher Education Academy – Update 5 October 2016
Teaching Excellence Framework – Deans Summit On 27 September our first Deans’ Summit was held in London. Delegates discussed what is currently known about discipline level TEF, what the TEF narrative might look like and what the challenges associated with providing data at course level might involve. HEA Student Surveys HEA student surveys are important… Read more » about Higher Education Academy – Update 5 October 2016
Funds available to support Global Engagement through staff mobility
To help support staff in global engagement endeavours, we have funds available from Erasmus and Santander under the revised Staff Mobility scheme. Erasmus staff mobility funding can be used to support the travel, accommodation and subsistence costs of academic and professional support staff undertaking training at an organisation/ institution in Europe. It can also be… Read more » about Funds available to support Global Engagement through staff mobility
Items you might have missed in the last 2 days on the CEL Twitter feed
It has been a busy couple of days on Twitter. Here are 10 of the education stories you may have missed: 6 ideologies that influence educator’s decisions How jobs will differ in the next 5 years The unemployment rate for graduates is less than half that of non-graduates Information on BU’s Global Talent Programme 7… Read more » about Items you might have missed in the last 2 days on the CEL Twitter feed
Call for student-led co-creation project proposals – 25 Nov 16
The Centre for Excellence in Learning is pleased to invite applications for its Student-Led Co-creation Projects. The co-creation project funds student-led, collaborative projects delivering co-created outputs between an academic and a student. Whether that’s a paper, presentation or product, the output is important. Projects don’t have to form part of a particular unit of a curriculum and it… Read more » about Call for student-led co-creation project proposals – 25 Nov 16
Interactive Employability Workshop – 5th October in PG30a 13:00 – 14:30 Placement Experience and Learning Motivations in HE
Dr James Gavin from the Department of Sport and Physical Activity will be delivering an interactive CEL workshop on Wednesday 5th October in PG30a at 13:00. Dr Gavin’s research suggests motivation is critical for academic learning and achievement, and particularly student engagement in the first year at university. Based upon his recent paper, this workshop… Read more » about Interactive Employability Workshop – 5th October in PG30a 13:00 – 14:30 Placement Experience and Learning Motivations in HE
Find out about our new Fusion Building presentation equipment – drop in sessions for interested staff 7th October
Colleagues, Whther you are scheduled to teach in the new Fusion building or just want to find out more about using the technology in there for open days, seminars or events you may be running in future, these drop-in sessions are for you! Please come along and find out more! AV Tutorial sessions in FB1… Read more » about Find out about our new Fusion Building presentation equipment – drop in sessions for interested staff 7th October
Cross-Cultural Communication Conference 2017
Many apologies for cross posting but this may be of interest to some colleagues: Over the past few years the Faculty of Media and Communication has been working with Chulalongkorn University, Thailand’s top HEI. We are co-organising the Cross cultural Communication Conference to be hosted in Bangkok Jan 2017. It would be great if a number… Read more » about Cross-Cultural Communication Conference 2017
Translating evidence into policy: LSE Research
Jo Ingold and Mark Monaghan at LSE have researched the complex relationship between evidence and policy development. The authors seek to move the conversation about evidence-based policymaking towards a more nuanced understand that sees policy development “as fluid, dynamic and continually re-constituting, rather than a linear or rational ‘transfer’ process”. What emerges from their research is an… Read more » about Translating evidence into policy: LSE Research
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