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Embedding excellence through fusion of education, research and professional practice
Are you a new member of staff who would like to learn about Brightspace and the principles and pedagogical thinking that guide learning and teaching at BU? or are you an existing member of staff who would like to know more about good practice with Brightspace? Have a look at the Brightspace Online Training modules… Read more » about Brightspace Online Training modules
Here’s a heads-up of some of the FLIE workshops coming this month. JISC Learning Analytics training The JISC Learning Analytics pilot is running this semester with staff who are teaching at Level 0 and Level 4, and Personal Tutors with allocated students at levels 0 and 4. Join us online for part two of the… Read more » about October workshops from FLIE
Teaching has started in earnest and staff and students are back in teaching spaces recording teaching delivery, so here’s a quick reminder of the recommended devices to select within Panopto when capturing lectures and seminars. Fusion Building and Poole Gateway Building Enhanced microphones have been installed in the Fusion Building seminar rooms and Poole Gateway… Read more » about Recommended microphones for lecture capture
It’s the start of a new academic year and the FLIE team have been busy beavering away over the summer. Here are a few updates we would like to share with you. Updated Digital Pedagogies Framework Now in its third iteration, the Digital Pedagogies Framework continues to evolve to meet the learning and teaching requirements… Read more » about What’s new for ’22?
Have you thought about using online awards in Brightspace? Are digital badges something you would like to trial with your students this academic year? Why use online badges or certificates in Brightspace? Online awards don’t contribute to formal grades but can be used to reward student achievements that encourage the work ethic you want to… Read more » about Workshop – Using Awards in Brightspace
Captions are the text version of the audio of a recording. Specifically designed for those with hearing disabilities, they also bring a number of other benefits, such as: improving comprehension for non-native English speakers compensating for poor audio quality enabling viewing in a noisy environment providing a means to search the recording content. How do… Read more » about Understanding captions with teaching recordings
If you missed the recent webinars on Mentimeter, our online polling tool which can add an interactive element to your lectures and presentations, you can catch up on the recordings here. Mentimeter for Beginners – an introduction to getting started with the tool Mentimeter Advanced features – demonstrating some of the more advanced features of the… Read more » about Mentimeter webinars – September 2022
As we near the start of induction week we wanted to provide you with some guidance to share with your students on how they can prepare for the use of Study Goal, so they understand what is expected of them and how they access the system. All Level 0 and Level 4 students have been made aware of the Learning… Read more » about Learning Analytics – helping you to support your students
You may be a new academic at BU trying to work out how to make the most of BU’s virtual learning environment called Brightspace, or you may be an experienced academic looking to add new functionality to your existing Brightspace units. In either case, remember that FLIEflix is available on Brightspace to signpost you to… Read more » about Support for Academics Setting up Brightspace Units
BU’s goal is that all students are exposed to learning on the Climate and/or Ecological Crisis at each level of their programme. So this means at least one unit in each level should cover Climate and/or Ecological Crisis. We have prepared a space on Brightspace (presented as a unit) which includes resources which we hope… Read more » about Integrating Climate and Ecological Crisis into teaching – new Brightspace unit
