The Introduction to Education Practice for PGRs is the course that all PGRs at BU must complete before they are eligible to undertake any teaching activities (Code of Practice for Research Degrees p67). In addition to the knowledge gained, part of the value of the course has always been the face-to-face interactions between PGRs and… Read more » about Introduction to Education Practice for PGRs
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Responding to your MUSE results
MUSE (Mid-Unit Student Evaluation) has been running on the majority of Brightspace units this week so here are some useful reminders on how to view results, prepare and respond to feedback, and make your comments available to students. BU purposefully does not have a set structure for the MUSE ‘Responding to your Feedback’ page as… Read more » about Responding to your MUSE results
Free virtual conference on Online and Blended learning for HE
After their inaugural event last year, organised in immediate response to the Covid crisis, REMOTE is back on June 9-10 2021. Hosted by Arizona State University, the event aims to join educators and decision makers from universities and colleges globally to view and engage with presenters and peers on pedagogy, blended learning and best practice… Read more » about Free virtual conference on Online and Blended learning for HE
TeachBU Update – BU Ahead of Sector Average
New data released by AdvanceHE confirms the excellent news that 75.4% of BU academics now have HEA Fellowship in one of the four categories (Associate Fellow, Fellow, Senior Fellow and Principal Fellow). This is compared to a sector average of 52.8% and a Universities UK benchmark average of just 45.8%. The data released does not… Read more » about TeachBU Update – BU Ahead of Sector Average
Digitally enhanced education webinars
Digitally enhanced education webinars The University of Kent run a very well attended webinar series (Debbie and I presented to 1,100 online participants!) about the work we all did ‘moving learning online’ in a hurry. We were joined by some inspirational speakers talking about a whole range of’ ‘digi’ topics. For us, a great resource… Read more » about Digitally enhanced education webinars
TeachBU Update
I am delighted to confirm that Dr Mel Hughes from FHSS has agreed to take on the role as Deputy Chair of the TeachBU Assessment Panel. Congratulations and a massive thanks to Mel for her continued support of the TeachBU initiative which is key to our ability to offer AdvanceHE’s HEA Fellowships to BU staff…. Read more » about TeachBU Update
MUSE is on the way
What is MUSE? The Mid-Unit Student Evaluation (MUSE) is a survey designed to encourage students to reflect on their progress to date and feed back on their learning experience, including views on any summative or formative feedback received during their current unit. This information enables tutors to incorporate any necessary enhancements moving forward, therefore adding… Read more » about MUSE is on the way
Padlet – Content safety team email
We have just been made aware that due to a bug, staff who have created Padlet walls may have received emails from the Padlet Content Safety team today (25/02/20) with the following text: “We have cleared and reinstated your content that was removed in case ID xxxxxxxxx. Please refresh the padlet page for the changes… Read more » about Padlet – Content safety team email
Bookable appointments with the Calendly app
The Calendly app can be used for bookable appointments where you can create a list of available slots which your students can choose from and book. Appointments can be setup to automatically create an MS Teams or Zoom meeting which will add the appointment and associated meeting links to your Outlook Calendar. Calendly is used… Read more » about Bookable appointments with the Calendly app
Free webinar: Accelerate and humanise skills-based learning with video feedback and assessment
On Wednesday 10 March 14.00 – 15.00 GMT, Times Higher Education and GoReact are offering a free webinar panel discussion about the role of video assessment and feedback in remote and face-to-face courses, and why it is becoming increasingly important for a wide variety of subjects. The discussion will exchange knowledge and provide examples of best… Read more » about Free webinar: Accelerate and humanise skills-based learning with video feedback and assessment
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