TEL

TBL 101 – The Introduction to Team-based Learning

Posted . Filed under Events and workshops, TEL.

TBL 101 – The Introduction to Team-based Learning. 10-12pm Wednesday 11th July 2018 Join us for TBL 101, the introduction to Team-based Learning (TBL), led by Dr Jonny Branney, Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing and TBLC certified Team-based Learning Consultant-Trainer. In TBL 101 you will experience a TBL session for yourself and be invited to consider… Read more » about TBL 101 – The Introduction to Team-based Learning

Key points from today’s Assessment Fiesta in HSS

Posted . Filed under Assessment and feedback, Events and workshops, SUBU, TEL.

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This afternoon, the Assessment Fiesta for the department of Human Sciences and Public within HSS took place.  Professor Debbie Holley opened the Fiesta and gave a short presentation on the wider context of education and the changing student demands over time, emphasising the role of assessment for education and inviting the attendees to make use of… Read more » about Key points from today’s Assessment Fiesta in HSS

Book now for CELebrate2018

Posted . Filed under CELebrate, Co-creation, CPD, Creative Methods, Creativity, Curriculum design, Digital skills, Education, employability, Equality and Diversity, Fair access, HE Students, Leadership, Lego, Teaching and Learning, TEL, Virtual reality, VLE.

  Book now for CELebrate2018 here  In this year’s CELebrate symposium, we are convening a range of different opportunities to work with staff in thinking about approaches to large group teaching, learning and assessment. Our Keynote is from Sarah Knight (Jisc Digital Futures directorate) speaking on “How are students’ expectations and experiences of their digital environment… Read more » about Book now for CELebrate2018

Physio Therapy Students’ VR Innovations Workshop

Posted . Filed under Augmented Reality, CEL Staff, Creativity, Education, Events and workshops, HE Students, TEL, Virtual reality.

Yesterday physio students at BU had great hands on learning using a variety of VR and AR technologies.   They were fine tuning ideas for an upcoming final year conference they are taking part in.  They had to come up with an original idea using either app, VR or AR systems.  Ideas ranged from VR/AR… Read more » about Physio Therapy Students’ VR Innovations Workshop

Virtual and Augmented Reality Articles- for those who are new to the technologies

Posted . Filed under Augmented Reality, TEL, Virtual reality.

I have produced a list of AR and VR articles that could be useful for students and/or staff who are new to the technologies.  I limited it to 5 articles in each section so it wouldn’t be overwhelming for students.  All articles are on the BU library system and are full text.   We are… Read more » about Virtual and Augmented Reality Articles- for those who are new to the technologies

Upcoming New Technologies

Posted . Filed under Mobile learning, News, TEL.

5G Technology. 5G is short for ‘fifth generation mobile networks’. The main benefits of 5G are expected to be that it will be much faster – some are saying as much as 100 times faster than previous generations. Convertible Tablets/Laptops. Simple tablets and laptops with finger touch technology are giving way to more convertible devices with robust capabilities… Read more » about Upcoming New Technologies

Book now for CELebrate2018

Posted . Filed under ALDinHE, Assessment and feedback, Blended learning, Brightspace, CEL Staff, CELebrate, CPD, Creativity, Curriculum design, Digital skills, Education, HE Students, Sustainability, Teaching and Learning, TEL, VLE.

  Book now for CELebrate2018 here  In this year’s CELebrate symposium, we are convening a range of different opportunities to work with staff in thinking about approaches to large group teaching, learning and assessment. Our Keynote is from Sarah Knight (Jisc Digital Futures directorate) speaking on “How are students’ expectations and experiences of their digital… Read more » about Book now for CELebrate2018

Millennials Vs Baby Boomers – Connecting the divide

Posted . Filed under Co-creation, Events and workshops, Research, Student, TEL.

A much needed Education Reform Act (1988) was implemented within all schools in England and Wales making ICT a compulsory subject. Millennials have had a much wider range of opportunities presented to them through the advancements of technology and have grown up incorporating it into their lives. However, a whole generation of baby boomers were… Read more » about Millennials Vs Baby Boomers – Connecting the divide

Reflections from the OER18 Conference

Posted . Filed under ALT, Co-creation, Digital skills, Education, EU, OER, TEL, Virtual reality.

Myself and two colleagues (Liz Falconer and Denyse King) attended the OER18 Conference Yesterday.  They presented two case studies (VR Avebury, and VR Healthcare) and illustrated how VR (virtual reality) brings unique considerations for open access.  For example, considerations about whether settings, avatars, props etc are available to others; and indeed, the point that OE-VR… Read more » about Reflections from the OER18 Conference