Education for sustainable development (ESD) is a major development area at Bournemouth University. Here is a blog post from Dr Karen Thompson: At the FoM ‘Sustainability Symposium’ yesterday, we explored what sustainability means for teaching and learning. Sustainability is high on the list of priorities for BU, with KPIs for aligning all courses and research… Read more » about Can sustainability be taught?
Public Engagement
Professor Debbie Holley speaks at the Queen Mary Language Centre ‘Thinking Materials’ Conference
Thinking Materials the conference theme: Materials are more complicated than simply a resource in a lesson. Each material is a living and breathing entity that might embody beliefs, theories, experiences, departmental needs and approaches, as well as being emergent in the time and space in which it is employed. Materials also need to work in… Read more » about Professor Debbie Holley speaks at the Queen Mary Language Centre ‘Thinking Materials’ Conference
International Women’s Day Networking Event: a CEL and Women’s Academic Network co-production
International Women’s Day Networking Event Celebrating International Women’s day – a WAN and CEL co-production! International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th every year. It is a focal point in the movement for women’s rights, and has it origins from 1910 International Socialist Women’s Conference who suggested a Women’s day to be held annually. Here… Read more » about International Women’s Day Networking Event: a CEL and Women’s Academic Network co-production
Your feedback requested by IASAS
It would be wonderful if you could please spare a few minutes to answer a short questionnaire sponsored by the International Association of Student Affairs and Services (IASAS). Over the last six years there have been conversations and dialogues at student affairs and services conferences and meetings around the world about the work we do to support… Read more » about Your feedback requested by IASAS
Fusion Inaugural Public Lecture: “Seeking community creatively: one social worker’s journey” presented by Professor Lee-Ann Fenge
On Tuesday 26 February Professor Lee-Ann Fenge, Professor of Social Care at the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences Bournemouth University, will join the “Fusion Inaugural Public Lecture” event and give a talk about “Seeking community creatively: one social worker’s journey”. In her inaugural lecture, Professor Lee-Ann Fenge will use a narrative approach to explore… Read more » about Fusion Inaugural Public Lecture: “Seeking community creatively: one social worker’s journey” presented by Professor Lee-Ann Fenge
A themed collection on Mixed Mobile Reality
Research in Learning Technology, the journal of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT), has just published a themed collection on Mixed Mobile Reality, edited by Thomas Cochrane, Fiona Smart, Vickel Narayan and Helen Farley. https://journal.alt.ac.uk/index.php/rlt/index …
Dr Huiwen Zhao, (CEL) presented at an international conference in mass customisation
Colleagues, UoA23 (Education) are delighted that Dr Huiwen Zhao has accepted a post working with us (CEL and CEMP)to develop the impact of our research. Huiwen got off to a great start by presenting her own research to an international conference in mass customisation. Please read on for further details. BU CEL newly joined post-doctoral researcher… Read more » about Dr Huiwen Zhao, (CEL) presented at an international conference in mass customisation
TEF and NSS: A managerial view
Colleagues, I am pleased to share the slides and video of the session below, arranged by Dr. Shahin Rostami ========= Title: TEF and NSS: A managerial view Speaker: Prof. Ferrante Neri Location: Inspire Lecture Theatre, Bournemouth University Date & Time: 30th of August, 11:00 Overview: The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) has recently become a fundamental exercise for British… Read more » about TEF and NSS: A managerial view
Using Twitter to engage your conference audience
What do Professors do in the summer? This summer I was delighted to be invited to give a keynote at Liverpool Hope University;and was keen to get onto the interactive part of the session, where we would be trying out various augmented reality tools. So how to get across the policy background? The answer was… Read more » about Using Twitter to engage your conference audience
Follow the 5th Liverpool Hope Blended Learning Symposium #BLHope: Prof Debbie Holley giving a keynote
On Monday 16th July, Professor Debbie Holley will be giving a keynote at the 5th Blended Learning Symposium run by Liverpool Hope University. The keynote and all the other events can be followed on twitter #BLHope or we will be tweeting from @CEL_BU Below is the abstract for her talk, Developing and Mapping Student Digital literacy and… Read more » about Follow the 5th Liverpool Hope Blended Learning Symposium #BLHope: Prof Debbie Holley giving a keynote