Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence
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Over the last few months, we have been looking into a replacement for the TurningPoint clickers which have been in use for several years at BU. The clickers are frequently used to gain feedback from students in lectures and seminars based on multiple choice questions embedded into PowerPoint presentations. Almost all of the newer systems… Read more » about An update on audience response systems
The virtual classroom functionality which uses Blackboard’s Collaborate software has been added to the TEL Toolkit. Please click here for information on Collaborate. We are still in the testing phase of Collaborate and the testing will run until the end of December. After that time, we will review the situation and may continue the trial…. Read more » about Blackboard Collaborate added to the TEL Toolkit
Padlet is TEL tool that allows users to add information such as pictures, videos, text and links to a virtual wall. Padlet has just been added to the TEL Toolkit and you can read more about it on the Padlet page. At the weekend, the annual, National Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Conference was held at… Read more » about Using Padlet at this week’s PAL Conference
Over the last we months, a number of academic and support staff at BU have been trialling the Blackboard Collaborate application to create virtual classrooms where students and/or colleagues can come together online and share video, voice, chat text, documents and computer screens. Click here for more information on Collaborate. One of the units I… Read more » about Living in the virtual classroom
Padlet is a free application used to create an online board that you can use to display information for any topic. It is easy to creare an account and start building a new board. You can add images, links, videos, and more to the board and customise with wallpapers. Here is a sample of a… Read more » about Are you using Padlet?
Bournemouth University have recently invested in a learning and teaching resource that encourages and supports tutors developing and delivering discipline based pedagogies enhanced by the use of technology. Epigeum, the market leader, whom many of you will know for their online ethics courses, worked with BU to develop this resource as part of an international… Read more » about New digital learning module available
The i:Innovate workshops, hosted by the Centre for Excellence in Learning support staff to ‘try something different’ and inspire our students through innovative learning. The i:Innovate TEL Toolkit sessions will help you match your pedagogic challenges with appropriate technologies. By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Classify which TEL tools match different… Read more » about Don’t forget the iInnovate TEL Toolkit workshop tomorrow,15:00-17:00 in PG30a
With its vast agile space, glass-fronted seminar rooms and buzzing collaborative zones, BU’s new Fusion Building offers the perfect opportunity to reimagine learning scenarios – both inside the new walls and elsewhere on our campuses.The Centre for Excellence in Learning (CEL) is supporting staff to ‘try something different’ and inspire our students through innovative learning. There… Read more » about Try something different
The Jisc Digital Students Experience Experts’ Group meeting focussed on institutional approaches to TEL, with groups working towards developing a shared vision for, among other themes, data and analytics as well as using technology for effective curriculum design. The BU TEL Toolkit featured at the JISC digital experts members showcase, held in Birmingham today. The… Read more » about CEL’s presentation at Jisc’s Digital Students Experience Experts’ Group meeting – 12 Oct 16
The report, fully entitled Digital capability and teaching excellence: an integrative systematic review exploring what infrastructure and strategies are necessary to support effective use of technology enabled learning (TEL) explores ways of using technology in teaching that are best for improving the student experience. It was written by Dr Liz Austen, Helen J Parkin, Stella… Read more » about Excellent new report on TEL published today
