Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence
Embedding excellence through fusion of education, research and professional practice
A wide range of content can be added to units in myBU varying from basic text and web links to video and social media feeds. A standard unit will be created in myBU with the following menu items: Announcements – This is default landing page for the unit where announcements can be added. Announcements are used to provide up to… Read more » about Thinking about updating myBU? Here are some suggestions to consider
There was a very interesting paper presented today at the eLEOT conference in Dublin by Monisa Abdul Wahab, co-authored with Mike Joy, of Warwick University . The topic was whether student engagement and motivation in the use of e-portfolios could be raised by introducing aspects of gaming. The widespread use of Mahara at BU made… Read more » about Does Mahara need gamification?
Before academics can start preparing their units in myBU, the units must first be Published (created in myBU) and the staff responsible for the delivery of the unit must be Assigned (attached to the unit). This preliminary stage takes place in the VIS (VLE Information System) and needs to be carried out by staff with knowledge of which units… Read more » about Preparing myBU for AY 16-17 – countdown to the start of term
There are a series of enhancements being made over the summer to make sure myBU delivers an improved and more consistent user experience for our students. The enhancements are a direct response to student requests as part of their learning experience, and include academic feedback on their MUSE comments, plus more access to lecture capture… Read more » about myBU preparation for the next AY
For the last few weeks we have be trialling a virtual classroom environment which used software provided by Blackboard. The application is called Collaborate. Collaborate allows you to create virtual spaces to which you can invite up to 100 students and colleagues and share video, audio, documents (PDFs, images and PowerPoints) and a whiteboard. If… Read more » about Working in a virtual classroom
In response to requests for help in completing the Digital Skills Self Assessment, we have created a 9 minute video which runs through the questionnaire, explains the questions being asked and the types of responses. Click here to watch the video. Click here to complete the digital skills self assessment. We reached 200 respondents this… Read more » about A video to help you complete the digital skills self assessment
On Saturday June 25, the Panopto video service will be offline from 8:00pm to 11:00pm GMT whilst it is upgraded. The upgrade will remove reliance on the Silverlight browser plug in. This means that Panopto recordings can be edited online in any browser (rather than just Firefox). During the upgrade you will not be able… Read more » about Panopto video service upgrade – 25/06/16 8:00pm to 11:00pm
This Fusion project has taken a while to get going but we are now starting to deliver training to staff. Students have been helping staff across a range of topics including social media, Microsoft Office and the use of PCs, Macs and smart devices. Several sessions are booked in the coming weeks and we have… Read more » about Students as trainers of staff
In May we asked what you would want from an audience or student response system. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback to Sue Callard or via the short feedback form. We are accepting feedback and suggestions until the end of June so if you have any views on these systems that we need to… Read more » about Audience response systems – a further update
An excellent video on the AV equipment available in FB1 and more generally around the campuses from IT Services.
