Engaging students in 2020

Posted on 4 November 2020 by cesi

How have the events of this year changed the way we need to engage with students? Collaborating with students to help shape their university experience is more critical than ever in these turbulent times. The core of student engagement is involving students in shaping their university experience. When students are able to share their feedback
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Working collaboratively to support digital education

Posted on 7 October 2020 by cesi

It’s now been six months since the University ‘pivoted’ online in response to COVID-19, and since the first realisation that learning and teaching would look very different for the foreseeable future. The University’s decision to switch to a blended model of teaching presented many challenges, and in response over 200 colleagues from across the University
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Cydweithio i ategu addysg ddigidol

Posted on 7 October 2020 by cesi

Mae chwe mis wedi pasio ers i’r Brifysgol ymaddasu ar-lein mewn ymateb i COVID-19, ac ers sylweddoli am y tro cyntaf y byddai gwedd wahanol iawn ar ddysgu ac addysgu yn y dyfodol rhagweladwy. Gwnaeth penderfyniad y Brifysgol i newid i fodel cyfunol o addysgu godi llawer o heriau, ac mewn ymateb, gwnaeth dros 200
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Cychwyn y tymor

Posted on 1 October 2020 by cesi

Mae amser wedi hedfan heibio ers i mi ysgrifennu diwethaf ar gyfer blog CESI ganol mis Mehefin. Nawr bod y flwyddyn academaidd newydd gyda ni (a dwi’n ymwybodol bod rhai rhaglenni wedi bod yn dysgu ers sbel eisoes), roeddwn i eisiau awgrymu ychydig o bethau werth eu hystyried yn y dyddiau a’r wythnosau i ddod.
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Starting the semester

Posted on 1 October 2020 by cesi

Time has flown by since I last wrote for the CESI blog in mid-June . Now the new academic year is with us (and conscious that some programmes have been teaching for a while already), I just wanted to suggest a few things worth considering in the days and weeks ahead. First up, let’s not forget
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Team Tuesdays- Meet Carys, Events and Communications Officer

Posted on 7 July 2020 by cesi

Name: Carys Bradley-Roberts Role at the University: Events and Communications Officer for the Centre for Education Support and Innovation What is your role in the Digital Education Programme? I created a communications strategy for the programme and am co-ordinating the comms according to this strategy. I manage the CESI twitter and blog and help collate
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Jisc Digifest 2018

Posted on 14 March 2018 by Dewi Parry

by Jin Tan I attended the Jisc Digital Festival (Digifest) 2018 in Birmingham between 6-7th March. It was the first time I had attended the event. Although I needed to head to Birmingham in the very early morning and come back in the late evening, I was excited and appreciated the opportunity. The events focused
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JISC Connect More 2017

Posted on 17 July 2017 by Dewi Parry

by Karl Luke Last month, I attended the JISC Connect More 2017 event in Bristol and was particularly interested in two specific programmes showcased. Preparing staff and students to be digitally ready Christine Percival, Digital Fluency Manager from Lancaster University gave the opening keynote. Christine introduced Lancaster’s digital strategy and their Digital Fluency Framework. Christine discussed
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