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The Mahara ePortfolio system will be unavailable on 13 September 2022, 08:00 to 17:00 whilst essential maintenance is being completed. Please note that this date has been moved back from the previous planned date of 6 September. If you have any queries or concerns please contact the IT Service Desk. +44 (0)1202 965515 Freephone: 0808… Read more » about Mahara scheduled maintenance – 13 September 2022
Please note that on Friday 9th September we are making a change which may affect how you log into Mentimeter. This change will mean that all Mentimeter accounts registered to BU email addresses will be authenticated via SSO, so that you’ll sign in with your BU IT account. Most staff will already be signing in… Read more » about Changes to how you log in to Mentimeter
Following on from earlier messages and information about the BU Learning Analytics pilot we are pleased to confirm the implementation of the extended pilot. All Level 0 and Level 4 programmes are in scope in Semester 1 2022-23 academic year, with the opportunity to use the following features: Attendance capture – Checkin Unit reporting Student engagement reporting Learning Analytics is intended to give students… Read more » about JISC Learning Analytics training
Did you know that Brightspace has links off to ‘Help’ resources from any page on Brightspace? Clicking on Help in the navbar reveals a drop-down menu: Brightspace help is for students but is available to everyone Brightspace Staff Resources is only available to staff Mobile access is available to everyone. Brightspace Help With the… Read more » about Brightspace Help and the Pulse app
FLIE will be running a series of workshops through September and into semester one to support you with your teaching and learning for the next academic year. All sessions will be online. No need to sign up; links will be made available via our Workshops and Drop ins page or simply click on the links below at… Read more » about Upcoming workshops to support unit preparation
The Chat tool is one of the older Brightspace tools and offers very basic chat functionality which has since been surpassed by other synchronous communication tools like Zoom and MS Teams. A specific flaw in the tool means that when you join a chat you cannot see any messages that have been raised previously so… Read more » about Retiring the Brightspace Chat tool
Padlet have introduced some new features over the summer – here’s a quick look at a couple of features that you might find useful. Expanded posts Individual posts now open in an expanded view that takes up the full window, giving you the ability to focus in on posts. The expanded view makes it much… Read more » about Padlet new features
Produced by the Active Learning Network and launched at their recent conference, 100 Ideas for Active Learning is a practical handbook to inspire ‘innovative educational experiences’. The book is aimed at educators wanting to apply active learning tools and strategies in their teaching and learning. Practitioners from around the world have come together in the… Read more » about 100 Ideas for Active Learning – free eBook
The Doctoral College are pleased to announce the imminent introduction of ProGRess the new research degree progression monitoring system. ProGRess will go live in the next few weeks. The new improved online system will be replacing ResearchPAD and will be available to postgraduate researchers (PGRs), supervisors, and administrators. The benefits of the new system include:… Read more » about Introducing ProGRess the new ResearchPAD
Dear Colleague, I am delighted to inform you that the BU Certificate in Programme Leadership for 2022-23 is now open for expressions of interest. This 20 credit Level 7 unit has been designed especially for Programme Leaders at BU and, based on previous feedback received, the content is focused upon leadership and reflection. This series… Read more » about BU Certificate in Programme Leadership for 2022-23 is now open for expressions of interest
