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Still time to sign up to attend the UCISA Immersive Environments Conference in Birmingham (5th December)

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Immersive experiences can transport learners to different environments and augment learning within their current surroundings. The cost to create and interact with these experiences previously meant that these methods of learning and teaching had been limited to those with ample resources. Technologies such as the Internet of Things, Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality are enabling… Read more » about Still time to sign up to attend the UCISA Immersive Environments Conference in Birmingham (5th December)

Interested in using Immersive Learning strategies with your students?

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360 Degree Video can be a simple and effective way to start.  The CEL team have a 360 Degree camera that will enable the user to take 360 degree footage for your teaching and learning material.   Here are a few ideas: A virtual orientation to a shared facility “Where are we now”, “what is… Read more » about Interested in using Immersive Learning strategies with your students?

Get started with Augmented Reality

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Augmented Reality is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iops8LTAyJI (Layering information on top of the physical world)   Simple apps for you phone or ipad: Try downloading some simple AR apps to your phone.  One such example is:   Augment Education Augment is an AR tool specializing in AR presentations, modeling projects, and 3D design. Using Augment, students can build… Read more » about Get started with Augmented Reality

Cake, Cake, Virtual Reality and more Cake… Monday morning in the Staff Centre

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On the morning of Monday 29th October, CEL will be running a ‘Cake & Collaboration’ event in the Staff Centre on Talbot Campus. CEL colleagues Dave Hunt and Professor Liz Falconer will be providing an opportunity for you and a colleague to use Oculus Rift to interact in the same virtual world – have a… Read more » about Cake, Cake, Virtual Reality and more Cake… Monday morning in the Staff Centre

The latest edition of Journal of Promotional Communication

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The latest edition of Journal of Promotional Communication focusses on Relationship Marketing.   Follow this link: ttp://www.promotionalcommunications.org/index.php/pc/issue/view/18 Congratulations to the following colleagues who had work published: Sophia Carolina, James Harrison Francesca Wright Izzy Steer Laura Dodd Justin Baker Isabella Constantine Chris Bowditch Simrit Gill Iona Kelly and Megan Scott

SURE- research conference for undergraduate students-20th March.

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SURE the research conference for undergraduate students across BU takes place on 20 March. Abstracts should be submitted by 20 December. Why not ask your dissertation students from last year if they want to come back to BU and present their work? A great opportunity for them to stay connected to us and to share… Read more » about SURE- research conference for undergraduate students-20th March.

Animation, Simulation, Visualisation: Open Call for Working Group Members

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Are you are interested in technology, be it augmented reality, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, holography or digital storytelling? Are you always thinking ahead, trying to understand what the next best piece of kit will be, or how to integrate tech into your teaching practice or your professional service? If that’s the case, why not join… Read more » about Animation, Simulation, Visualisation: Open Call for Working Group Members

Our early findings from Virtual Avebury – we mature ladies may just surprise you!

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The public engagement phase of the Virtual Avebury project, funded by AHRC and EPSRC, has now finished; more than 1,000 people have experienced the fully immersive opportunity to walk (and fly!) around Avebury as it may have looked circa 2,300 BCE. More than 700 people had the experience at Avebury between June – September, and… Read more » about Our early findings from Virtual Avebury – we mature ladies may just surprise you!