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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
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 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
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
A bumper policy update for you packed full of political changes and arguments, and BU gets a mention in the House of Commons. Enjoy the sunny bank holiday weekend! Political News Amber Rudd resigned on Sunday. Replacing her are Penny Mordaunt and Sajid Javid. Penny Mordaunt (Secretary of State for International Development) will replace her… Read more » about HE policy update for the w/e 4th May 2018
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
What is LEAP? LEAP is BU’s process for unit development. It consists of a 2-3 hour workshop, typically undertaken with staff from the same department, during which visualisations of units are created. Each visualisation shows how the learning activities are arranged in the unit, how they link to the ILOs, how many different learning types… Read more » about Book a LEAP session for your unit, team or department
Juniper is a research company focussing on high-end tech – worth following and tracking their ‘reports’ which summarise contents of full research (full research is only available commercially) ==== Overview Juniper’s Smart Wearables research provides an end-to-end analysis of the trends and ecosystem developments impacting this innovative segment. The research charts key macro trends, player strategies, and is… Read more » about new Research Report on Smart Wearables 2018-20122
What is new and interesting in Learning Development? Debbie Holley reports from the ALDinHE conference 2018 The ALDinHE conference ran 26/28 April, and featured two wonderful keynotes, the first from Prof Roni Bamber, speaking about the HE sector, metrics measurements and the need for the student voice and experience to shine through. ‘Stats and Stories’… Read more » about What is new and interesting in Learning Development? Debbie Holley reports from the ALDinHE conference 2018
A lot has been happening this month in the world of CEL and V4L. It’s still full steam ahead with the Brightspace implementation and the TELID team is hard at work supporting the implementation process as well as settling into the new team structure and roles. To read further details of the March highlights, please… Read more » about Brightspace & TELID Update March 2018
