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Student Voice

Top Tips for Building Inclusive Online Communities within Breakout Rooms

December 10, 2020January 14, 2021 Jonny Barnes

As the first post on the building inclusive online communities’ theme, I wished to clarify what the aims of this theme are to BILT. Building Inclusive Online Communities is about exploring how we can maintain … Continue reading

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Six ways to engage your audience online (regardless of bandwidth or timezone!)

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 BILT

1. Start with an activity.

Engage students from the beginning by asking them to write a question they’d like to be answered during the session, drawing a picture of their initial impressions of the topic … Continue reading

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We are so excited to announce the launch of our In We are so excited to announce the launch of our Instagram profile for 2020/2021!
We are so excited to announce the launch of our In We are so excited to announce the launch of our Instagram profile for 2020/2021!
We are so excited to announce the launch of our In We are so excited to announce the launch of our Instagram profile for 2020/2021!
Just over a week left to apply for our 4 x Student Just over a week left to apply for our 4 x Student Fellow positions organised around the individual themes of - building inclusive online communities, students as researchers, assessment and feedback, and decolonisation. Find out more details on the UoB MyCareers site.
Calling all Bristol Students!! We are delighted to Calling all Bristol Students!! We are delighted to confirm that we have 4 Student Fellow positions available - search for opportunities on MyCareers to find out more. This year's project themes include: building inclusive online communities, students as researchers, assessment and feedback, and decolonisation.
Science of Happiness course - sign up now! The Un Science of Happiness course - sign up now!

The University is delighted to offer an online Science of Happiness course starting on Wednesday 13th May, 11am.

This 4-week course comprises of weekly, hour long live-streamed lectures, remote group coaching via the Science of Happiness app and periodic happiness surveys. The course explores themes such as dealing with adversity, meditation, sleep and achieving your goals. To find out more and sign-up to this course please complete the online enrolment form here by close of play on Friday 8th May.
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