Training

Final chance to attend a ‘Research Impact and the Research Excellence Framework’ session for this REF cycle

Impact became an integral part of the REF submission in 2014, and is likely to play an increasingly significant part of the exercise in future years. This session will provide a brief introduction to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) and explore the impact element of the submission. We will consider how impact is defined for… Read more » about Final chance to attend a ‘Research Impact and the Research Excellence Framework’ session for this REF cycle

Brightspace workshops, direct from D2L to a campus near you!

Barry Dahl, Teaching and Learning expert at D2L, the Brightspace provider, will be visiting BU on Thursday, May 24th to run two workshops: 1. Using Brightspace Tools to Increase Student Engagement and Instructor Presence 2. Intelligent Uses of Intelligent Agents   The workshops are open to all staff; we would encourage you to read the… Read more » about Brightspace workshops, direct from D2L to a campus near you!

How to book your Brightspace training

Brightspace Training can now be booked via dedicated intranet pages that will be updated with all future training session details. Academic and Support Staff are welcome to book the most appropriate training session depending on their role. Academic Staff Brightspace Foundation training is a well-tested set of steps about the practical application of Brightspace for… Read more » about How to book your Brightspace training