A wonderful day was had by all at the BU Festival of Learning family day, Saturday 8th July. Our showcase included augmented reality, virtual reality, using the OCULUS RIFT, co-creating content for Google cardboard using 360 degree cameras and lots more. Families dropped in for the whole day, and explored the technologies of the future…. and were… Read more » about BU Festival of learning: CEL Innovation Showcase
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Solent Learning and Teaching Community Conference 2017
In pursuit of excellence: inspiring achievement through transformative pedagogy. Professor Debbie Holley, David Hunt and Stephen Pyne attended and delivered sessions at the Solent Learning and Teaching Community Conference at Southampton Solent University on Friday 23rd June 2017. The aim of the conference was to promote excellence in learning and teaching by providing a forum… Read more » about Solent Learning and Teaching Community Conference 2017
If I can do it then so can you
A post from Jenny Hall This week I was privileged to be selected to present at the triennial International Confederation of midwives Congress taking place in Toronto, Canada, as part of a symposium with a colleague from Scotland and another from Canada. We were discussing Spirituality and childbirth (and able to mention our edited book… Read more » about If I can do it then so can you
CEL journal article on TEL Toolkits just published
We are very pleased to announce that an article written by David Biggins, Debbie Holley and Marketa Zezulkova was published yesterday in the journal, EAI Endorsed Transactions on e-Learning. The paper compares the EU’s 2013 and 2016 digital competence (DigComp) framework with the UK education’s 2009 and 2015 digital capabilities (DigCap) framework. The similarities are… Read more » about CEL journal article on TEL Toolkits just published
Using Padlet in your work
During the recent Brightspace training we used Padlet to capture feedback from staff. In the post-training feedback, many staff noted how they planned to try out Padlet in their own work. Given the popularity of Padlet, is it worth bringing it to a wider attention. Padlet is like an electronic flip chart. The flipchart paper… Read more » about Using Padlet in your work
Do you know all the facets of Google search?
You’ve seen the marketing blurb before – ‘How Product X changed my life’. I had such a revelatory experience when visiting a site hosted by the University of Southampton and containing a set of open resources to help staff and students gain the most from using technology. https://www.lexdis.org.uk/ As an example, the home page contains… Read more » about Do you know all the facets of Google search?
Developing Staff Further: The additional benefits of a TEL Toolkit
Colleagues, delighted to report that our abstract for the prestigious Association of Learning Technologists has been accepted – there has been significant interest in the BU work in this area, led by David Biggins, previously a CEL theme leader and now one of our Academic Learning Advisors working on Brightspace, our new VLE ==== Developing… Read more » about Developing Staff Further: The additional benefits of a TEL Toolkit
Bournemouth University: Innovation case study for JISC/ Report author Sarah Knight speaking at BU Tuesday 23rd May
Colleagues, You may be interested in work that JISC have recently launched, which features BU as an Innovation case study – details below. One of the report authors, Sarah Knight is delivering a Masterclass Tuesday 23rd May, 13.00-14.30 in F301, please contact OD to book your space. =========== details of new online guide===== We… Read more » about Bournemouth University: Innovation case study for JISC/ Report author Sarah Knight speaking at BU Tuesday 23rd May
Registration open for the 2017 Academic Practice and Technology conference, 4th July 2017 at the University of Greenwich, London
Apologies for cross posting [cid:image001.png@01D2C8DF.870EC500] Registration open for the 2017 Academic Practice and Technology conference, 4th July 2017 at the University of Greenwich, London The future ain’t what it used to be, uttered by the imitable Yogi Berra in 1974 who explained its meaning that times are different. Not necessarily better or worse. Just different…. Read more » about Registration open for the 2017 Academic Practice and Technology conference, 4th July 2017 at the University of Greenwich, London
Brightspace training begins
The staff training on Brightspace began with a full day session on Monday. 10 staff members attended the first day and the plan is to train another 350 staff in the next 5 weeks. The training is split into two sessions. Session A introduces Brightspace and demonstrates the features and benefits to staff. Session B… Read more » about Brightspace training begins
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