Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence
Embedding excellence through fusion of education, research and professional practice
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
The Meeting Owl 360 is an easy-to-use, plug in and play device for use in a hybrid teaching or meeting environment. It’s a 360-degree camera, microphone and speaker all-in-one. The Owl will capture all the people in the room on video and on microphone, wherever they are in the room. It will automatically zoom in… Read more » about Hybrid events with the Meeting Owl 360
Mentimeter will be delivering a second webinar on Thursday 15th September 13.00-14.00 just for BU, demonstrating some of the more advanced features of the tool with lots of ideas for how Mentimeter can be used in your teaching. These sessions are always very interactive and fun so do come along and learn about some of… Read more » about Mentimeter webinar – Thursday 15th September
Where announcements have been posted in Programme areas over the previous year with Release Conditions (normally for a specific level of study), unless an end date has been set on the announcement, announcements will get sent to new students when they are moved into the Programme areas Level groupings which happens at the start of… Read more » about Check your Programme area announcements
I’m delighted to confirm that applications for Advance HE’s HEA fellowship in the Associate Fellow, Fellow, and Senior Fellow categories are now invited from BU staff. Colleagues can apply through our Advance HE accredited TeachBU programme. The first submission date for this new academic year will be Friday 23rd September 2022. For more information about… Read more » about Applying for Advance HE’s HEA Fellowship this Academic Year?
