Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence
Embedding excellence through fusion of education, research and professional practice
“Learning technologists are people who are actively involved in managing, researching, supporting or enabling learning with the use of learning technology” – The Association for Learning Technology (ALT) The Learning Technologists at BU are based in the Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence (FLIE). There is a Faculty Learning Technologist dedicated to each of… Read more » about What is a Learning Technologist?
Welcome to Semester 1, 2021! As you start working with Brightspace again, you may notice some new features and changes to the look and feel of our virtual learning environment. Some of the resources and guidance pages have been redesigned to make it easier to find the advice or information that you are looking for. … Read more » about What’s New for 2021
As the new semester gets into full swing, we will be continuing to offer workshops for staff around some of our key TEL tools with suggested pedagogical approaches. All workshops will be delivered in a hybrid fashion, so you can join us in the room or online via Zoom – whatever suits you best. You… Read more » about FLIE Workshop resources
The Postgraduate Certificate in Education Practice relaunches at the end of this month. The programme develops your skills as a critical and reflective Higher Education practitioner in any role which supports learning, and successful completion leads to nomination as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy for BU staff. The PGCert has been completely redesigned… Read more » about Relaunch of the Postgraduate Certificate in Education Practice
The new curricular units for 2021/22 are now available for students on Brightspace. Here is a quick reminder of the key dates: Key dates 13 September* – Students have access to units for Semester 1/2/3 (one week prior to the start of Semester 1). 20 September – Induction / Welcome week – Start of semester 1…. Read more » about Brightspace units now live to students
I’m delighted to confirm that applications for HEA Fellowship in the Associate Fellow, Fellow, and Senior Fellow categories are now invited from BU staff. The first submission date this academic year will be Monday 20th September 2021. For more information about other submission dates later in the academic year, please click here. To locate the… Read more » about Applying for HEA Fellowship this Academic Year?
The revised Digital Pedagogies Framework is now available to support staff in the development and delivery of their units for the new academic year, and FLIE will be running Faculty sessions again next week to introduce the newly updated framework. Why should I attend? As well as highlighting some of the changes that have been… Read more » about Reminder – upcoming Faculty sessions
The following workshops will be running this September to support staff with preparing their teaching for the next semester. You can join us face-to-face in FG04 or online via Zoom. (Please note there are no computer facilities in the room so you might want to bring your own device if joining in the room). Online… Read more » about Workshops and drop-ins for September
The Brightspace Staff Resources area is being updated with a new look and feel to help make it quicker and easier for you to find the help and guidance you need, when you need it. What’s new? The online guidance has been rearranged into three different categories: A-Z by tool Guidance by Theme (reflecting the… Read more » about Updated Brightspace Staff Resources area – Aug 2021
On 27 August we are releasing an update to the assignment experience which brings several improvements to the tool, including a cleaner layout of the marking screen. This will apply for the the marking of large/multiple file submissions and for feedback on presentations, practicals and portfolios etc… There will be no changes to marking or… Read more » about New Assignment Marking Experience in Brightspace
