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English Language Support

Posted . Filed under Bookings, Seeking advice, Seeking help, Study Skills, Study Support.

We are delighted that Kevin Hunt has joined BU as Language Learning Manager & EAP Tutor until the end of June 2022.  All English Language Support services have resumed, and students can register and book via the Languages@BU area in Brightspace: 1-2-1 appointments English Language Support workshops Please encourage your international students to make use of… Read more » about English Language Support

The Not So Fab 4 Quite Yet of AI Digital Personal Assistants

Posted . Filed under AI, Co-creation, Learning analytics, MOOC, Peer-Assisted Learning, Seeking advice, Seeking help, Social Media, Teaching and Learning, VLE.

AI (Artificial Intelligence) holds much promise for the future in automating many parts of our lives and integrating our own personal data with what’s relevant to us on the worldwide web. Step forward the Big 4 market leaders in this field, all vying for a foothold in this market. Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Cortana, Google Home… Read more » about The Not So Fab 4 Quite Yet of AI Digital Personal Assistants

Shrek, Saunders and the Onion Myth: Using Myths, Metaphors and Storytelling.

Posted . Filed under Creative Methods, Creative Methods, Creativity, Leadership, News, Research, Seeking advice, Seeking help, service excellence, Student, Writing.

Title of our paper Presented at the: – European Conference of Research Methods (ECRM) – Rome 2018. Susanne Clarke has recently returned from the ECRM Conference in Rome after submitting a conference paper in partnership with Dr Lois Farquharson. The wider team also included our brilliant Student Research Assistant, Nancy Sheppard and a colleague from… Read more » about Shrek, Saunders and the Onion Myth: Using Myths, Metaphors and Storytelling.

Expressions of Interest sought for undergraduate awards panels

Posted . Filed under Education, HE Students, Seeking help.

=== apologies for cross posting, some BU staff may be interested==== Undergraduate Awards (for those of you who might not have come across it, a Dublin-based awards programme celebrating creativity, excellence, and innovative thinking among undergraduate students; it started off, a decade ago, as an Ireland-only programme, but it has since gone global, and become… Read more » about Expressions of Interest sought for undergraduate awards panels

Creating creative spaces – game changers and fun at work!

Posted . Filed under CEL Staff, Co-creation, Creative Methods, Creativity, Resource, Seeking advice, Seeking help, service excellence.

Susanne Clarke – Head of Service Excellence. Creating spaces and environments which bring teams together to unleash creativity and allow game changing ideas to thrive is central to embedding excellence. There is a lot of science behind many approaches to creativity & innovation and the evidence is growing all the time. It can however, be… Read more » about Creating creative spaces – game changers and fun at work!

iInnovate – please can you feedback the new ideas you have tried in the past year?

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Seeking feedback on your Innovations – Staff trying something different please complete a short feedback form (available at http://bit.ly/iInnovate). === Since the start of semester 1, CEL has been supporting staff across the university to ‘try something different‘ to enhance their teaching and professional practice. One of the initiatives within this campaign is a BU-wide scheme called… Read more » about iInnovate – please can you feedback the new ideas you have tried in the past year?

iInnovate – please can you feedback the new ideas you have tried in the past year?

Posted . Filed under iInnovate, Innovation, Seeking help.

Seeking feedback – can you assist? Seeking feedback on your Innovations – Staff trying something different please complete a short feedback form (available at http://bit.ly/iInnovate). many thanks! The CEL team === Since the start of semester 1, CEL has been supporting staff across the university to ‘try something different‘ to enhance their teaching and professional practice. One of… Read more » about iInnovate – please can you feedback the new ideas you have tried in the past year?

Assessment and Feedback – colleagues please can you assist Naomis’ SRHE project? 10 mins only!

Posted . Filed under Assessment and feedback, Seeking help.

Apologies for cross-posting, but please can any colleagues interested in Assessment and Feedback complete this short survey? ====== Assessment and feedback are one of the most important tasks we undertake as academics, yet also one of the most time-consuming. Through a project funded by the Society for Research into Higher Education, I am aiming to… Read more » about Assessment and Feedback – colleagues please can you assist Naomis’ SRHE project? 10 mins only!