July’s BILT conference ‘Tales from the Digital Classroom’ had a whole host of amazing talks, sessions and highly entertaining chat, but something I never expected to see at a university event was attendees who are, … Continue reading
Author: Marnie Woodmead
BILT Student Fellow 19/20 working on the project 'Challenge-led, authentic learning'.
BILT Student Fellow Reflections: Marnie Woodmeade – ‘A year(ish) as an authentic learning Fellow
When I started the role as the authentic learning student fellow, I was a heady combination of huge ideas and had no idea how to do it, or how to work within the university. I … Continue reading
Authentic Open Unit Map
This map has been designed to make it easier for students and staff to find units that include elements of authentic learning. It includes everything from integrated assessment to real-world relevance, so please click around … Continue reading
Sustainable Development Goals and the University of Bristol: Are they the future?
“The Covid-19 crisis has unleashed a hunger for verifiable evidence, rigour in evaluation and independent critical thinking of a high order – in sum, what typically a broad university curriculum delivers.” – Lucian … Continue reading
Learning to live well in lockdown: A student’s diary on the Science of Happiness course
When I heard the Science of Happiness course was being made available, I was immediately curious. Not only did Bruce Hood’s course offering provide the prospect of doing something to cheer me up during lockdown, … Continue reading
Humans of Bristol University: Hazel McShane
Hazel McShane is a final year Physics and Innovation student and co-founder of SATIS, the female urinal. We caught up over Zoom on an outrageously sunny day to talk about the possible benefits of lockdown, … Continue reading
Out of the ordinary: Tips to create authentic online teaching and learning
“The value of authentic activity is not constrained to learning in real-life locations and practice, but that the benefits of authentic activity can be realized through careful design of Web-based learning environments.” – Lombardi
Well, … Continue reading
Teaching Beyond the Firewall
Bristol is fortunate enough to have a large population of international students, many of whom come from mainland China. Given the new form of online teaching, this presents some significant challenges in terms of the … Continue reading
Best of Bristol: Keir Williams
Keir and I met in a design studio in the Centre for Innovation. Throughout the interview, staff and students alike … Continue reading
Bristol University and the Climate Crisis: Reflection on The Role of Higher Education Teaching and Public Engagement in Addressing the Climate Emergency
I am a student with considerable climate anxiety. I worry constantly about how my own actions could possibly lead to the demise of human society and am often left apoplectic with rage at the seemingly … Continue reading