In order to honour LGBTQ+ History month I thought I would write a blog on how we can make small changes which can make a positive difference for LGBTQ+ students. ...
February 26, 2021 -
News BILT Student Research Journal - call for student editors Please share these details with relevant students. The BILT Student Research Journal provides an avenue for BILT to showcase undergraduate ...
February 19, 2021 -
News BILT are recruiting - Lecturer (Academic Development) role. Internal applicants only. We are seeking to appoint a fixed-term Lecturer in Learning and Teaching. This role will actively contribute to ...
February 5, 2021 -
This blog reflects on EDI training provided to the BILT Student Fellows, to explore how it connects to BILT's key themes. As the year progresses, the Student Fellows will take ...
February 4, 2021 -
News Open call for mentors and assessors for the CREATE HEA Fellowship Scheme We are please to invite expressions of interest from UoB staff to participate in the CREATE HEA ...
January 22, 2021 -
by Dr Lewis Coyne, Study Skills Tutor for Social Sciences and Law The past 10 months have brought about a minor revolution in the teaching and support offered at higher ...
January 21, 2021 -
No matter the discipline, educators can employ gamified pedagogical perspectives and methodologies to embrace new ways of engaging students, challenging them to apply their learning in unexpected ways. ...
January 18, 2021 -
This week, the CREATE team's Lou Howson reflects on the unexpected pressures of social media study support groups. I'm watching the number in the little red bubble that hovers over ...
January 18, 2021 -
News Happy New Year from BILT! Welcome back and Happy New Year to you all. We hope you were able to take some time for yourselves over the holidays and ...
January 8, 2021 -
This summer, students in Bristol were juggling multiple major responsibilities at once: managing the pandemic; adjusting to online assessments; and fighting different forms of injustice. The city made global headlines in June after the statue of ...
December 17, 2020 -
News Note from Sarah Davies, BILT Director As we approach the end of what has felt like a very long term, I wanted to thank everyone, both teaching and professional ...
December 11, 2020 -
Sarah is a Senior Lecturer within the School of Anatomy and was recently nominated by the University to apply for the Advance HE, National Teaching Fellowship scheme in 2021. Hello, ...
December 10, 2020 -
Universities have been adopting ‘student voice’ mechanisms as a means of enhancing their programmes for some time. In my experience, this has been moderately successful, used to move assessment dates to avoid bunching, or reducing multi-part assessments to singular and vice versa. However, I wouldn’t argue that ...
December 10, 2020 -
There has been a distinctive rise of e-learning over the past couple of months, whereby teaching is undertaken remotely and on digital platforms. With learning communities being moved online, instructors ...
December 10, 2020 -
In this blog I hope to introduce you to some top tips for building communities within breakout rooms and why these might be useful! ...
December 10, 2020 -
In no other year in the past few decades (at least) has the functioning of different sectors been altered to such a large extent. A completely new university experience has emerged, balancing containment and ...
December 9, 2020 -
News Tales of the Digital (and Blended): Small things that make a big difference - discussion workshops. Our staff and student community have learnt an enormous amount about online teaching ...
November 27, 2020 -
In mid-November BILT invited 21 students from all faculties and year groups to take part in an online 'Blended Learning Experience' student hackathon. The purpose of the hackathon was to ...
November 26, 2020 -
Thinking back to the beginning of my first year in 2017, I remember going to a social mixer with staff and other first year students. Awkward at first, yes, but useful? Undeniably. I met my close friend and future academics who would guide me ...
November 26, 2020 -
For the first time, the BILT student Hackathon was delivered entirely digitally. The interactive event provided students with a unique opportunity to feedback on their experience of blended learning and design improvements. It was delivered in a series ...
November 26, 2020 -
Last week, I got the chance to take part in BILT’s annual Hackathon, which focused on students’ blended learning experience. For better or worse, this new way of learning is something ...
November 26, 2020 -
The BILT Hackathon first involved us splitting into groups and discussing the main challenges that we as students are finding whilst participating in blended learning. Some challenges we discussed did ...
November 26, 2020 -
The EAUC, Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges, is an influential leader worldwide on all things sustainability and climate change. I’ve attended several annual EAUC conferences in person and this year online for the first time. It’s always ...
November 26, 2020 -
Addressing and challenging misconceptions around decolonising university curriculums. ...
November 24, 2020 -