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CEL Awesome bloggers of the month – September 2017 to March 2018

The CEL Awesome Blogger of the Month award is a prestigious award for anyone in social media to receive.  From the many posts each month, the Awards Committee choose the person who has contributed the most to the CEL blog.  This may be because their posts have been the most read, due to the content… Read more » about CEL Awesome bloggers of the month – September 2017 to March 2018

Audience response systems – a further update

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The project to buy a site-wide licence of the latest version of the TurningPoint application which supports PowerPoint-based, web-based and self-paced polling of students and other audiences is still on-going.  We continue to seek funding for the project. In the interim, we recommend the use of the hand-held clickers with TurningPoint version 5.  If you… Read more » about Audience response systems – a further update

Best of Brightspace: Come learn some new tricks! 18th April, 1-3pm, S102

With a new VLE rolled out this year, there’s been an opportunity for change and innovation. Come to this session and learn from each other about best practice using Brightspace. At this session we will take an in-depth look at Brightspace and talk about our favourite things that we do with it in our classes…. Read more » about Best of Brightspace: Come learn some new tricks! 18th April, 1-3pm, S102

CEL Theme Leader Drop-In Sessions, 24th April, FG19, 10am-12pm

CEL Theme Leaders Dr Ann Luce and Dr Shelley Thompson host these drop-in sessions to provide support tailored to YOU! Technology Enhanced Learning (Dr Ann Luce) We all need a little help from time-to-time when it comes to using technology in the classroom. These drop in sessions are available to support colleagues with your technology… Read more » about CEL Theme Leader Drop-In Sessions, 24th April, FG19, 10am-12pm

New article published online

A paper written by Dr Jenny Hall from CEL and Dr Sue Way from the Centre for Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal Health (CMMPH) has been published online in the journal Midwifery. It is titled ‘A discussion paper: Do national maternity policy reviews take account of the education and training of the future midwifery workforce? An… Read more » about New article published online

Making Videos with Camtasia Studio 8

Video is becoming an increasingly important part of teaching and learning practice, as well as in documenting research projects, especially for those who would like to demonstrate impact. Camtasia Studio 8 is a great video editing tool within the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Toolkit supported by the Centre for Excellence in Learning (CEL) at Bournemouth… Read more » about Making Videos with Camtasia Studio 8

LEGO workshops!

Lego© has been successfully used within Learning and Teaching across BU as well as developing stronger teams. CEL are offering Lego© workshops with two of our experts, Susanne Clarke and Tim Gale on both campus sites. Come, experience the process and consider how you may use Lego in your own research, education or professional practice…. Read more » about LEGO workshops!

Time to Think workshop 25th April 10-11.30am

Time to Think, like many creative approaches, is best experienced. Time to Think focuses on the quality of our thinking and was developed by Nancy Kline. In this reflective workshop space, Michael Knight, who is a Time to Think® facilitator, will utilise the principles to enable you to think about your Academic Career Profile. The… Read more » about Time to Think workshop 25th April 10-11.30am

Best of Brightspace: Come learn some new tricks! 18th April, 1-3pm, S102

With a new VLE rolled out this year, there’s been an opportunity for change and innovation. Come to this session and learn from each other about best practice using Brightspace. At this session we will take an in-depth look at Brightspace and talk about our favourite things that we do with it in our classes…. Read more » about Best of Brightspace: Come learn some new tricks! 18th April, 1-3pm, S102