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Bristol Futures AI course – call for course lead
We’re really excited to announce a new Bristol Futures short course on AI, made possible by unrestricted donations from alumni and friends. We are looking for one or two engaging academics to develop this high-profile online course, promoted to both our students and the public. Further details and how to apply: Bristol Futures AI course – call for course lead
Student Research Festival
There’s just one week left for students to apply to present at our Student Research Festival! This year’s theme looks at ‘Impact, Innovation and Ethics’ and will be hosted in the Global Lounge on January 30th 2025.
Please share this amazing opportunity with your students – there’s still time for them to complete the short application form!
Read more details on this page.
Blogs we’ve published this fortnight
- J is for Journal
Our A – Z of BILT blog series continues with a contribution from Student Fellow and Editor-in-Chief of the 2024 Student Research Journal, Jay Liu.
- Screencast feedback: 4 top tips for great screencast feedback
If you’re going to read one blog about giving students screencast feedback – this should be it! However, if you do want to read more (this is the fifth instalment), you can read the whole series here.
- University Education 2050
Prof. James Norman is back with this fabulously creative blog imagining what a Civil Engineering degree may look like an a university in 2050. Take a trip through reimagined places and spaces and share your thoughts about what you hope might have changed in 2050.
- BILT X SU: Collaborating to improve feedback practices
What do you get when you combine an SU Undergraduate Education Officer, Research Associate and Senior Academic Developer? A great blog summarising their recent feedback workshop and the outcomes discussed, plus an invitation to join their new Assessment and Feedback network.
- Researching across disciplines: exploring the challenges
Dr. Jo Rose and Helen Thomas-Hughes explore the beautiful benefits of interdisciplinary and the challenges that can come with supervising students crossing the disciplinary lines.
- Turning mid-unit feedback into a minor earthquake
Dr. Christophe Fricker shares this wonderful example of how he creatively asked students to reflect on their unit so far through the medium of post-it notes and poetry.
- How to embed sustainability into different curricula
Prof.Chris Preist has recently had this article published in Times Higher Ed’s blog, CAMPUS.
- Queer-Friendly Classrooms
Last week was Transgender Awareness Week, and we thought it was a good opportunity to share this student-authored series on creating queer-friendly classrooms.
- ‘You have ten minutes of my time’
Amy Palmer speaks to Martin Ould about an assessment he runs where students get completely choice over the format they can submit their project in. The only stipulation: they have just ten minutes of his time. Our Student Fellow working on agency and choice in assessment, Miyambo Kabwe, shares a student perspective on this blog in a response piece.
Upcoming events
Show, Tell and Talk events
There are still two Show, Tell and Talk events taking place in the run up to the Christmas break.
- Generative AI in Teaching and Learning, 4th Dec, 1.30pm – 4pm
- Assessing with and without AI, 11th Dec, 1.30pm – 3.00pm
Community Engaged Learning Forum, 27th November, 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm
In this event with the Careers Service in collaboration with BILT, we invite colleagues to look at the process of a community engaged learning project and share challenges or concerns within projects over cake and tea!
Full details and booking link available on this page.
PGR Supervisor Symposium: Celebrating and Developing PGR Supervision at Bristol, 27th November, 1 pm – 5 pm
After a brief hiatus, last year, the PGR Supervisor Symposium is back for 2024. The symposium offers a safe and inclusive space for University of Bristol PGR supervisors to share best practices and pedagogies, and to explore their experiences of supervising PGR students.
Full details and booking link are available on this page.
Libraries and Decolonisation: an introduction for academic staff, Tuesday 10th December 9.30 am – 10.30 am
Decolonisation is shaping and influencing how the University views itself and how it delivers programmes and services. As a central service, the Library plays an important role in this area. In this session for academic staff we aim to explore some of the connections between libraries and colonial power, discuss how information resources have the potential to be a key part in decolonial practice, and share practical tips for finding resources from under-represented communities and regions.
You can sign up on Develop.
For queries email Subject-librarians@bristol.ac.uk
Interdisciplinary Research Supervision workshop, Wednesday 11th December 2 pm – 4 pm
The Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching are delighted to host a training workshop for Interdisciplinary Research Supervisors. This 2-hour workshop aims to guide and support research supervisors in negotiating the complexity of interdisciplinary research supervision with tips and tools for best practice.
You can sign up on Develop.
To see all our events, including more Show, Tell and Talk sessions, visit our events page.
