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This Halloween FLIE is getting hands on with Virtual Reality!

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VR Headset with jack Skeleton decal

Did you know Oculus Quest headsets have harnessed the technology to track hand movements? https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/3793077684043441/?locale=en_GB This allows the user to control certain functionality when immersed into the virtual world without the use of physical hand controllers. Cameras embedded into the perimeter of the Oculus rift headsets track individual hand movements to correspond with the onscreen… Read more » about This Halloween FLIE is getting hands on with Virtual Reality!

Podcasts, Creativity and Collaboration with University of Salento, Italy

Posted . Filed under Creativity, Erasmus, EU, Innovation, Lego, Mental Health, Resource, TEL.

Professor Debbie Holley and Dr. Ann Luce recently visited University of Salento, in Lecce, in the Puglia region of Italy as part of the BU ERASMUS exchange programme. This is a follow on from a  pedagogy/ technology and statistical exchange that started a number of years ago with Prof. Holley’s previous institution. A part of… Read more » about Podcasts, Creativity and Collaboration with University of Salento, Italy

Funds now available to support Global Staff Mobility: Erasmus+

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Global staff mobility, including training and teaching, leads to professional development and networking and brings great value to BU and our students, whilst offering invaluable international experience. We are pleased to announce that staff, both academic and professional support, can now apply for funds to support these activities through Erasmus+.   Erasmus+ funds are a… Read more » about Funds now available to support Global Staff Mobility: Erasmus+

‘Tis the season for sharing … BU best practice

Posted . Filed under Case Studies Outside BU, Co-creation, Events and workshops, iInnovate, News.

Idea generation

This week I visited Goldsmiths University of London to share some of Bournemouth University’s best practice in problem-based learning. It focused on action-based research and relied heavily on co-creation. Students were introduced to a form of scenario planning which utilises expert opinion to create plausible scenarios. The students were taking the MA in Event and… Read more » about ‘Tis the season for sharing … BU best practice

New midwifery student publication by CEL author

Posted . Filed under CEL Staff, Education, Student, Writing.

A new text in the popular Midwifery student series, Midwifery Essentials, has been published by CEL staff member Dr Jenny Hall in collaboration with Dr Helen Baston, Consultant midwife in Sheffield. The 6th in the series, this one is around Emergency Midwifery Care and provides up-to-date knowledge for students, and qualified midwives alike, based on… Read more » about New midwifery student publication by CEL author

Professor Debbie Holley talks Digital Toolkits at #ALTC

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the CEL logo

Dr Marketa Zezulkova, Charles University, Prague, has been leading the collaborative work on Digital toolkits with Bournemouth Universities Dr David Biggins and Professor Debbie Holley. Session Description The tensions of UK Higher Education environment metrics (cf Research Excellence Framework (REF), Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF)) can be seen in drivers of digital… Read more » about Professor Debbie Holley talks Digital Toolkits at #ALTC

Dr Sue Way – National Teaching Fellow

Posted . Filed under AdvanceHE, Mentor/ Coaching, National Teaching Fellow.

Colleagues, I  am sure you will join me in congratulating Dr Sue Way, Associate Professor of Midwifery in HSS, who has been awarded a prestigous National Teaching Fellowship. Below I have extracted the AdvanceHE information. CEL run annual calls and run events for staff interested in applying for an NTF, please get on touch with… Read more » about Dr Sue Way – National Teaching Fellow

BU accredited again for its Breastfeeding Education

Posted . Filed under Case Studies: In BU, CELebrate, Innovation Awards, News, service excellence, Teaching and Learning.

The Centre for Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal Health in the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences has for the third time running been given the accreditation of being Baby Friendly for its midwifery education.  The team from UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) came to BU to assess our Midwifery programmes . We scored very highly between… Read more » about BU accredited again for its Breastfeeding Education

CEL Festival of Learning event “Innovative technology in learning”

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Date: Saturday 8 July 2017 Time: 11:00 – 16:00 Location: F201, Talbot Campus We are inviting the public to have a taste of the future by trying out our innovation tools and technologies for learning. It will be a drop in session suitable for older children and adults of all ages. We are asking the… Read more » about CEL Festival of Learning event “Innovative technology in learning”

Interested in the work of CEL? Deputy Head of CEL post now advertised

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Post details below…Debbie === Closing date mid-night June 25th Interview date Friday July 21st Further details https://www1.bournemouth.ac.uk/deputy-head-centre-excellence-learning-cel At BU our vision is to create a stimulating, challenging and rewarding University experience, through sharing a unique fusion of education, research and professional practice and inspiring our students and staff to enrich the world. Our highly skilled… Read more » about Interested in the work of CEL? Deputy Head of CEL post now advertised