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And the winner is….
Thank you so much to everyone who filled in our BILT Briefing feedback form – it was so lovely to read all the kind comments! In light of this feedback, we will look to include two new features in the new year: a designated ‘case studies’ section of the Briefing, where will share 2/3 case studies each fortnight (get in touch if you’d like us to feature your work!) and; a section on news and information from around the sector.
We used a random number generator to select our two winners are they are:
- Mary Bateman
- Ffion Jones
Congratulations! Please get in touch with bilt-info@bristol.ac.uk and we will get your £10 Source voucher sent out to you 🙂
Student Hackathon and research study: we’re looking for first year undergraduates!
We’re launching a longitudinal research study, in partnership with the Student Inclusion team, on February 20th and we’re looking for 50 participants to take part! The research study will be looking at student transitions to and throughout university, how students navigate their academic journey, aiming to find key points for support and additional activities.
The study kicks off with a full day hackathon, which will be a brilliant opportunity to get to know the other participants and share experiences. All students that attend will receive a £50 voucher and lunch. Further focus groups will take part every 6 months and students will receive a £20 voucher for each 1-hour focus group they attend.
Please share this opportunity with your first year students as it is a brilliant chance for them to affect real change in the University! Details of how to sign up can be found on our website.
Student Research Festival and Journal
There’s just over a month left for UG and PGT students submit an abstract for our Student Research Journal – the deadline is Friday 10th January. Please share this opportunity with your students – especially those looking to pursue a career in research!
Students (and staff!) can also now book tickets to our Student Research Festival. The theme this year is ‘Impact, Innovation and Ethics’ and we will be sharing the best of Bristol’s student researchers. This event also include keynote sessions from PVC-Education Tansy Jessop, APVC Alvin Birdi, UG Education Officer Mia Stevens and PG Education Officer Gurvin Chopra, as well as free lunch and research-related stalls to browse!
Please share this amazing opportunity with your undergraduate and PGT students – there’s still time for them to submit an abstract for this academic year’s journal issue.
Find out more about the Festival.
Find out more about the Journal.
Introduction to HE teaching at Bristol
This course has been designed for those new to teaching/and or supporting learning including:
- Teaching support roles – for example demonstrators, graduate teachers, and associate teachers
- Research staff (pathway 2) with some teaching responsibilities
- Teaching staff (pathway 1 or 3) new to teaching at Bristol waiting to join the PGCAP or the CREATE HEA Fellowship Scheme
All research staff and PGRs who teach are required to engage in appropriate training to support them in their teaching: this training course fills this requirement and replaces the Starting to Teach programme.
Dates are available in January 2025: Introduction to teaching | Bristol Institute For Learning and Teaching | University of Bristol
Bookings can be made through Develop.
Blogs we’ve published this fortnight
- K is for Knowledge Transfer
Our A – Z of BILT blog series continues with a contribution from lecturer in Academic Developer Fiona Hartley.
- Screencast feedback: one piece of the puzzle
This is the last piece in our brilliant screencast feedback series, looking at how screencast feedback is just one element of creating a dialogic feedback culture in your subject. Somehow miss the others? You can read the whole series here.
- Exploring authenticity in teaching and learning
Debora Catavello has shared this summary of a literature review she conducted with colleagues in CALD, searching for the ‘true’ meaning of the term ‘authenticity’, and shares their findings in this succinct and informative post.
- “Silence-inclusive pedagogy”: in the International student English classroom
Imogen Shaw shares this personal reflection on her experience teaching students with little-to- no confidence in their English-speaking skills, and methods she has taken to embrace the silence.
- What does the term ‘active learning’ mean to students?
Our BILT Student Fellow Kat Rooney shares insights from a recent focus groups, exploring active and inclusive learning with students.
Events
Business Education Research and Scholarship Network
The Business Education Research and Scholarship Network (BERNS) is a research network committed to developing innovation and establishing best practice in Business School education, across all its disciplines. They host a number of events and workshops throughout the year and are open to colleagues from all subjects and disciplines.
Visit their website to see upcoming events and more information.
Show, Tell and Talk
There is just one Show, Tell and Talk left before the Christmas break!
We’ll resume the series in February:
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
To see all our events, including more Show, Tell and Talk sessions, visit our events page.
