Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence
Embedding excellence through fusion of education, research and professional practice
The latest round of funding opened last week (Wednesday 14 October) and staff are encouraged to submit their proposals. The aim of the funding is to lead to tangible outputs such as papers, products and presentations. There are 5 briefs aligned the CEL themes and against which you can bid: Employability and work-based learning Evaluation… Read more » about Don’t forget to submit your CEL Fusion bids by 9 November
If you’re a fan of Twitter and teaching and learning, the CEL twitter feed cel_bu will be perfect for you. You can follow cel_bu or see the tweets 0n the CEL home page. If you are tweeting about teaching and learning, don’t forget to @mention us.
Open data mashup challenge An open data challenge that UUK are running using the Jisc elevator to any of your staff or students who might be interested in applying for. Open data mashup challenge;Do you have a brilliant idea for an app that uses open data sets to support university students through their learning journey?… Read more » about JISC elevator pitch challenge – staff and/or students win £5,000
Anita Diaz and Jacqueline Priego present SUCCESS, an online resourcepack available to BU students. The Higher Education Academy (HEA) recognises the importance for student employability and personal development of students engaging in co-curricular learning opportunities provided by universities. These opportunities include academic societies, sports societies, volunteering, PAL leadership, SUBU student representation and student ambassador work…. Read more » about New resourcepack for your students: SUCCESS project
If you saw the Apprentice, episode 2, last night you will have heard Baroness Brady utter these words (at 50 minutes and 40 seconds). In the same episode, Baroness Brady points out how insulting stereotypes can be but I fear she has steroetyped universities and ignored all the excellent work that nowadays goes on inside… Read more » about “It fell flat. I thought I was in a university lecture”
The new Fusion1 building is taking shape on Talbot campus and will see students being taught there for the first time in September 2016. Far more than solely a new building with extra lecture and seminar rooms, the plan is that BU should develop an innovative philosophy for teaching and learning to make Fusion1 a… Read more » about Teaching and learning in the new Fusion1 building
Today’s CEL seminar was on the subject of cohort identity and was excellently presented by Geli Roushan and Susanne Clarke. The fact that there was cake at the seminar in no way influenced this blogger’s view of the event! A ‘Cohort’ is an organisational group that can evolve at different levels eg a seminar group,… Read more » about Building cohort identity
The first Research Staff Association (RSA) coffee morning will be taking place on Wednesday the 28th October, in the café area of the EBC (Lansdowne Campus) from 10 to 11am. This is an informal opportunity to meet other research staff over coffee and cake, discuss your work and share ideas for future collaborations. It will… Read more » about Research Staff Association (RSA) coffee morning – 28 Oct 15 at the EBC
What readings have influenced your pedagogic approach? Please share and we will create a list! Colleagues – a crowd sourced and intellectually stimulating reading list request – from John Hilsdon, Head of Learning Development , University of Plymouth Here is my mine (Debbie Holley) David Noble and his wonderful work anticipated the commodification of Higher… Read more » about Colleagues – a crowd sourced and intellectually stimulating reading list request!
The Centre for Excellence in Learning offers the opportunity for BU staff in both academic and professional and support roles to bid for projects that will lead to enhancements in learning and teaching. The latest round of funding opens on Wednesday 14 October and staff are encouraged to submit their proposals. There are 5 briefs… Read more » about Details of the CEL Fusion projects
