Geli, Martyn and Uma are delighted to confirm that at last, our long awaited book has been published. Thank you to our BU friends, and to colleagues from around the world, who have submitted case studies discussing their own personal experiences of using technology in interesting and innovative ways to support teaching and learning in… Read more » about Teaching and Learning with Innovative Technologies in Higher Education
If you are currently working on your unit(s) for Semester 2, don’t forget to use the FLIEflix portal on Brightspace which signposts you to a range of help and support offered by FLIE … including guidance on assessment and feedback; interacting with your students; and managing your unit etc: https://brightspace.bournemouth.ac.uk/d2l/le/lessons/241079 FLIEflix doesn’t contain new material,… Read more » about Help with Semester 2 Units
Education is changing – but what does this look like in practice? What does the future of learning hold for students? At Bournemouth University we are responding to research that considers how teachers of the future will work with their classes. Drawing upon examples from fields as diverse as archaeology and nursing, Professor Debbie Holley, Professor Liz… Read more » about A Wicked Challenge
===Apologies for cross posting=== I am just writing to let you know about my new book publication with The University of Westminster Press which will be of particular interest to anyone working in Higher Education and teacher development. Essentially this is a story of teacher development in the context of a language centre in the… Read more » about Open Access Book: Teaching and Technology
Dr James Gavin from the Department of Sport and Physical Activity delivered a CEL workshop today focusing on placement experience and the learning motivations of students. Based upon James’ recent paper, the workshop provided some useful insights into the changing learning motivations of students studying undergraduate degrees with (practice-based), and without (study-based) work placements. In… Read more » about Learning motivations and placement experience in HE
The HEA together with the University Alliance have issued a paper – a collection of case studies -which might help explain this. Given the REF’s new broader definition of impact and the TEF which has research-informed teaching as an indicator of quality this is certainly a useful and timely read.
Colleagues, A fantastic resource! We’ve put together a virtual special issue, guest edited by Paul Ashwin and Didi Griffioen, consisting of a selection of articles related to ‘The scholarship of learning, teaching and organizing in higher education’ which is the central theme of the Higher Education Conference 2016. Articles include: The use… Read more » about ‘The scholarship of learning, teaching and organizing in higher education’
Obtaining a higher educational teaching qualification is an opportunity for both personal and organisational growth. It enables staff and the organisation to reflect back on their professional practice. Additionally, one of the BU 2018 KPIs is that 100% of academic staff should have either a recognised teaching qualification and/or a Higher Education Academy (HEA) Fellowship status…. Read more » about Teach@BU
ARLG Eastern brings you “Lego in Teaching” with Andy Walsh In this full day workshop, Andy Walsh will be running his (now famous) workshop on using Lego as a valuable teaching tool in library lessons. We will introduce briefly the concept of Lego® Serious Play® and carry out some exercises using these principles. Attendees… Read more » about ARLG Eastern brings you “Lego in Teaching” with Andy Walsh
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