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HEA Fellowship Week: Celebrating 100,000 Fellows

Posted March 12, 2018 by Sue Eccles & filed under HEA, HEA, News, TeachBU, Teaching and Learning.

BU is proud to have over 75% of academic staff who either have HEA Fellowship or a teaching qualification – a demonstration of our commitment to and recognition of teaching and learning. The HEA today launched their Fellowship Week by announcing that there are now 100,000 HEA Fellows around the world. As the world’s largest… Read more » about HEA Fellowship Week: Celebrating 100,000 Fellows

Lessons from DigiFest18

Posted March 6, 2018 by aluce & filed under Blended learning, Brightspace, Conference Report, Digital skills, Flipped classroom, JISC, Mobile learning, Social Media, Teaching and Learning, TEL, Virtual reality, VLE, Webinar.

In 2002, my friends staged an intervention. A technology intervention. “It was time”, they said, time for me to give up my cherished VHS and embrace DVD–it was here to stay, they said. And it was. In 2013, my friend, colleague and fellow theme leader, Dr. Shelley Thompson staged an intervention. A technology intervention. “It… Read more » about Lessons from DigiFest18

BU Employability Conference for Staff – Wednesday, 14th March 2018

Posted March 2, 2018 by Vianna Renaud & filed under Curriculum design, Education, employability, Events and workshops, Teaching and Learning.

We are delighted to invite you to the first BU Employability Conference for Staff on Wednesday 14 March 2018. This is a chance for BU staff to learn more about the fabulous work being undertaken by Academics and Professional and Support staff (beyond placements) to enhance our students’ graduate employability skills, attributes and attitudes. It… Read more » about BU Employability Conference for Staff – Wednesday, 14th March 2018

VR Education- Research Update

Posted March 2, 2018 by Heidi Singleton & filed under Blended learning, Case Studies: In BU, Curriculum design, Education, Flipped classroom, Innovation, Mobile learning, Postgraduate student, Research, Teaching and Learning, TEL, Virtual reality, Visual learning.

I am Heidi Singleton, a BU PGR with CEL. I joined in September 2017 and am at the Initial Review stage of my PhD. My supervisors are Debbie Holley, Jaqueline Priego and Liz Falconer. Here is a summary of my research so far… My PhD is researching… -how to design and operationalise a flipped… Read more » about VR Education- Research Update

THE to launch inaugural Teaching Excellence Summit in Glasgow

Posted March 1, 2018 by Charlotte Martin & filed under Teaching and Learning, TEF.

Register for the THE Teaching Excellence Summit in 2018. There is an exclusive early-bird discount for university delegates who book by 31 January 2018. Times Higher Education will run its first global event dedicated to teaching excellence next year. THE to launch European Teaching Excellence Rankings Read more The THE Teaching Excellence Summit, which will… Read more » about THE to launch inaugural Teaching Excellence Summit in Glasgow

National Teaching Fellow Institutional briefing – South Coast 5th March 2018

Posted February 16, 2018 by Debbie Holley & filed under Events and workshops, HEA, National Teaching Fellow, Teaching and Learning, Writing.

Apologies for cross posting: Colleagues – we are hosting BOTH a national briefing plus running the Southern Region Writing morning for developing NTF applications. ============ Prof Debbie Holley of Bournemouth University is kindly hosting a briefing meeting for all aspirant National Teaching Fellows and those who support them in the South Coast area at Bournemouth… Read more » about National Teaching Fellow Institutional briefing – South Coast 5th March 2018

Lunchtime ‘big screen’ drop-in sessions daily, 12 – 1, Staff Centre at Talbot

Posted February 13, 2018 by dbiggins & filed under Brightspace, Digital skills, Events and workshops, myBU, Teaching and Learning, TEL.

Following the launch of the new big screen in the Staff Centre at Talbot Campus this afternoon, we are pleased to announce and invite you to a daily programme of drop-in sessions between 12 and 1 from now until Easter. Come along and try out the new touch screen or talk TEL with CEL Learning… Read more » about Lunchtime ‘big screen’ drop-in sessions daily, 12 – 1, Staff Centre at Talbot

Technology Showcase

Posted February 2, 2018 by Heidi Singleton & filed under CEL Staff, Conference Report, Creativity, Digital skills, Education, Events and workshops, Innovation, Mobile learning, Public Engagement, Teaching and Learning, Virtual reality.

It was great to see both representatives from CEL, Psych-tech and Computing and Animation come together to demonstrate their cutting-edge technology at this weeks’ Technology Showcase. The Showcase was aimed both at staff and members of the public, in the lead up to Professor Debbie Holley’s inspirational lecture (Hashtags, Handhelds and Handbags). Here… Read more » about Technology Showcase

ISSOTL 2018 Call for Proposals

Posted February 2, 2018 by Marcellus Mbah & filed under conference call, News, Teaching and Learning.

Dear colleagues, apologies for cross posting: ========== Call for Proposals (pdf) The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning invites you to join its 15th annual conference, which will be hosted in Bergen, Norway, from October 24 to 27, 2018. International scholars and educators will come together to share recent work and to… Read more » about ISSOTL 2018 Call for Proposals

Brightspace: Video Feedback, lessons from Computing

Posted January 30, 2018 by aluce & filed under Assessment and feedback, Brightspace, myBU, Teaching and Learning, TEL.

Hi! I’m Suzy Atfield-Cutts. We’ve been using video as feedback in Computing on the Programming unit for a few years now and it’s now my research area. We were using myBU, but this year we have made the transition to Brightspace. I have made a video tutorial on how we use it. I would love… Read more » about Brightspace: Video Feedback, lessons from Computing