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Visit the BILT catalogue on Develop for: Digital Design – Individual self study course, Research Supervisor Development – online resources, Scheduled events and workshops
The conference will explore how in difficult times we can take hopeful and compassionate approaches to teaching and assessment for transformational learning, both in person and on-line.
Building on the theoretical insights developed in the previous seminars in this series, this seminar considers the specific role of decolonising the curriculum within the broader aims of decolonisation and epistemic justice. It will focus on what it means in practical terms to decolonise the curriculum and the implications for assessment and pedagogy.
in this workshop an interactive tool for Employability and Academic Skills (EAS) will be demonstrated by Senior Lecturer Dr Hadi Abulrub (Mechanical Engineering). The EAS tool was developed for Engineering with Management postgraduate programme at the Faculty of Engineering which aims to translate the University’s skills framework (along with programme attributes outcomes) into a programme-specific skills matrix.
An online talk by Dr Adam Rutherford. Contemporary concepts of race have shallow historical roots, invented as they were during the European Age of Enlightenment, exploration and plunder. From the 17th century, philosophers, scientists and writers concocted taxonomies of our species, sometimes based on crude traits like pigmentation and bone morphology, and often just made up.
Science, and notably the new science of genetics did a good job of dismantling these racial categories in the 20th century, and showing that while race is very real because we perceive it, the folk taxonomies that everyone understands and uses have little basis in biology. However, in recent years, new techniques in genetics, sometimes poorly deployed, misunderstood or misrepresented, have given succour to those who wish to reinforce traditional racial categories, alongside common attempts to understand common observations such as in sporting success and cognitive abilities.
This Course aims to support academic staff as they take on the role of senior tutor in their school and provide a space to share experiences of personal tutoring.
The aim of the course is to provide you with the skills and knowledge to plan learning and teaching for flexible and blended delivery.
This workshop is available to all academic and professional services staff new to personal tutoring and those wishing to refresh their skills.
In Welcome Week 2022 we are hosting the university’s first Bristol Futures Festival. The festival is designed to introduce first year students to various aspects of Bristol Futures including the interdisciplinary optional units, the open online courses, study skills and the Bristol Plus Awards.
We are delighted to welcome contributions from all PGR supervisors across the University of Bristol, including well-established supervisors and those who are new to supervising postgraduate research.
A public talk by the Bristol Illustrious Visiting Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, South Africa, hosted by the International Research Partnerships team at the University of Bristol.
This online workshop is intended for any member of staff wishing to apply for the the National Teaching Fellowship (NFT) scheme, either this year or in the future.
This online workshop is intended for any teams who wishes to apply for the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) scheme 2023 , either this year or in the future.
Register on Develop via single sign-on – if you are not logged into Develop, search “Show” in the catalogue. Students wishing to attend this event can register on Eventbrite. This in-person workshop, open to all staff and students, taking place in Wills Memorial Building's, Old Council Chamber will demonstrate two very different examples of how… Continue reading Show, Tell and Talk – Developing a sense of belonging with 1st year students (in-person event)
Register on Develop via single sign-on - if you are not logged into Develop, search "international classrooms" in the catalogue. Live online session for those on the CREATE HEA Fellowship route.… Continue reading Learning and teaching in International classrooms (online)
We know that effective leadership is an important factor in creating a positive and inclusive research culture. We also know that anyone can show leadership, whatever their role, job title, or career stage.
Register on Develop via single sign-on - if you are not logged into Develop, search "international classrooms" in the catalogue. Live in-person session for those on the CREATE HEA Fellowship route. This workshop includes some pre- and post-sessional activities. Target Audience: For those on the CREATE HEA Fellowship route Course objectives: By the end of… Continue reading Learning and teaching in International classrooms (in person, face-to-face)
This workshop is open to new, experienced and aspiring research supervisors and will provide an opportunity to explore key themes in research supervision at Bristol. As a workshop participant you will: Explore what good supervisors need to know at Bristol, Identify your personal approach appropriate to your context, Reflect upon examples of best practice in research supervision.
This online workshop, open to all staff and students, will explore how we can design online curricular and extra-curricular activities and sessions which build students sense of wellbeing and belonging.
This event takes place in the Bill Brown Suite, in the Queens Building. Register here Tom Lowe, University of Portsmouth (UK) In an ever-developing Higher Education (HE) context, taking time… Continue reading Engaging students as partners in enhancing the student experience