Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence
Embedding excellence through fusion of education, research and professional practice
During December come to the staff zone on Talbot Campus to interact with the CEL Touchscreen, for useful tips and guides for Brightspace, the Assessment and feedback toolkit, and more via video puzzles and interactive slide shows. The content will change though each of the weeks leading up to Christmas, so come and have a… Read more » about 12 Days of Christmas – CEL Touchscreen Showcase
Two members of the BU CEL team attended the Panopto EMEA Annual Conference 2018: Your Video Learning Ecosystem in London. The event contains a mix of presentations, talks, and sessions that focused on Technology and Teaching & Learning. In keynote presentations from the co-founder and CEO, Eric Burns, the company looked ahead to the future… Read more » about Panopto Annual Conference 2018
Prof. Julian McDougll, Head of CEMP was invited to Brussels to give a talk in the Network of Experts on the Social Dimension of Education and Training (NESET II) and the European Expert Network on Economics of Education (EENEE) on 22 November 2018. This is the 3rd annual conference organized by the European Commission, which… Read more » about Prof. Julian McDougall (CEMP) Presented on NESET II to Advise European Commission about Media Literacy Education
Join our TEL Community of Practice! To kick off our first meeting on MONDAY 3rd December 2-3pm, P405, Learning Technologist, David Hunt will take us through immersive technologies: augmented reality, virtual reality and 36oº images and video. Each of our meetings will combine practice and discussion so that you have the opportunity to experience these technologies… Read more » about TEL Community of Practice: December 3rd, 2-3pm, P405
Colleagues, the eagle eyed amongst you may have spotted that Michelle Morgan, Associate Dean for the Student Experience in FMC is on the national Guardian University Awards judging panel for 2019– well done Michelle! Michelle was asked to be a judge because of her national and international reputation in the field of the student experience… Read more » about BU staff member to be on prestigious national judging panel
Did you know that today UCU are holding their first day of action for disability equality in education to launch disability history month? The day of action is all about organising/raising awareness against discrimination and will focus on the challenges and barriers faced by disabled people in education. There will be a meeting in parliament where… Read more » about Day of action for disability equality in education
Join our TEL Community of Practice! To kick off our first meeting on MONDAY 3rd December 2-3pm, P405, Learning Technologist, David Hunt will take us through immersive technologies: augmented reality, virtual reality and 36oº images and video. Each of our meetings will combine practice and discussion so that you have the opportunity to experience these technologies… Read more » about TEL Community of Practice: December 3rd, 2-3pm, P405
The discussions around what has been termed the ‘fourth industrial revolution’, or Industry 4.0, have been swirling around for at least the past couple of years, and there seems to be a growing consensus that the growth of digital technologies is bringing about a significant change in the ways that industry and commerce works now, and… Read more » about Education 4.0: hype or a glimpse of a very possible future?
At BU, we have been storming ahead to ensure that our academic staff have a recognised teaching qualification relevant to HE (typically HEA Fellowship or PGCert). I am therefore delighted to announce that the very first department to have 100% of its staff with a Recognised Teaching Qualification is…Sport and Physical Activity in the Faculty… Read more » about 1st BU Department to have 100% of its staff with a Recognised Teaching Qualification!
Ever wondered what the inside of the BU Ambulance looks like? Soon you’ll be able to through the eyes of Bob our Paramedic Science dummy. 360 video in recent months has taken the internet by storm, with companies such as Google, YouTube, and even the illustrious Ted Baker, and soon the faculty of Health and… Read more » about 360 Video Simulation- Paramedic Sciences
