Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence
Embedding excellence through fusion of education, research and professional practice
We’re excited to share with you the final programme for our upcoming FLIE conference. All sessions will take place online and links will be advertised nearer the time. Monday 28th June Tuesday 29th June Wednesday 30th June Thursday 1st July Friday 2nd July 10.00-11.00 Conference Opening Prof. Tim McIntyre-Bhatty Keynote speaker: Prof. Stephen Heppell Preparing… Read more » about Fusion Learning Conference 2021 – Programme
Mentimeter have recently added the functionality to add hyperlinks to presentations. You can add hyperlinks to almost any input field in the Mentimeter editor, with a few exceptions (such as answer options on question slides). Hyperlinks are a great way to provide access to an important resource or website during or after your presentation. How… Read more » about Hyperlinks and Mentimeter presentations
The new curricular units for 21/22 will be available on Brightspace to staff from 12th July. To help staff prepare for the coming academic year FLIE will be supporting Faculties with online sessions throughout July and September. More details to follow. Student access Students will have access to units for Semester 1/2/3 one week prior… Read more » about New curricular units on Brightspace
Join this webinar, run by LinkedIn Learning, which looks at how Covid-19 has disrupted higher education and how blended learning, social distancing, and lockdowns will effect student outcomes. Academic Success with LinkedIn 9th June 2021, 1-2pm The webinar will look at the successful strategies universities can adopt to ensure that students receive a high quality… Read more » about Academic success with LinkedIn – webinar
We have extended our deadline for the submission of posters to the Fusion Learning Conference: Innovation and Excellence in the pandemic. We want to showcase as many examples as we can of the innovative and excellent learning and teaching practices that took place during the pandemic, from both academic and professional service colleagues. The final deadline… Read more » about Fusion Learning Conference – extended deadline for posters
Did you miss our recent workshops on uGrade? uGrade is BU’s name for our online peer and self-assessment system called WebPA, a product of Loughborough University and the University of Hull. uGrade is open source, locally hosted and integrated with Brightspace. It allows groups of students to mark each other’s (and their own) participation in… Read more » about Self and Peer Assessment with uGrade – workshop resources
A reminder that you are invited to submit a poster to showcase your innovative and excellent learning and teaching practices during the pandemic for our Fusion Learning Conference: Innovation and Excellence in the pandemic. Please confirm your intention to submit a poster by w/c 31st May. The final deadline for poster submission is Monday 14th June. You… Read more » about Fusion Learning conference – call for Posters
Join Anne Quinney and Dai Hounsell, Visiting Professor in FLIE, as they continue their masterclasses linked to the theme of Assessment and Feedback. The next masterclass will focus on effective feedback. Join them online next week to find out more, share your own experiences and ask any questions. Effective Feedback – Wednesday 26th May 1-2pm Are… Read more » about Effective Feedback masterclass 26th May
What is uGrade? uGrade is BU’s name for a peer and self-assessment system called WebPA, a product of Loughborough University and the University of Hull. uGrade is open source, locally hosted and integrated with Brightspace. It allows groups of students to mark each other’s (and their own) participation in group work against set criteria. How does… Read more » about Peer assessment with uGrade – FLIE workshops
Mentimeter will be running a short 30 mins webinar on Thursday 13th May at 3pm. Hosted by former teacher and Mentimeter expert Oscar Svernlov, this event will show you how you can use Mentimeter to increase learning in the classroom and some top tips for using Mentimeter remotely. The webinar will explore: How to create… Read more » about Mentimeter for the digital classroom
