BILT Annual Conference 2023
Building community and belonging in a challenging and changing world.
As part of the build up to our conference, BILT have been writing blog posts exploring ‘What does a community of practice mean to you?’ and inviting responses.
Dr Sarah McLaughlin has shared her response looking at strategies and success in hosting a writing retreat for dissertation stage students.
We would love to hear what you think! Join Sarah and share your thoughts with us. The format of the response is entirely open. It could take the form of a photograph, a piece of creative writing, a piece of writing, poetry, an artefact, a poster, or any other medium. We hope to share some of these responses at our conference.
You can send your contributions to: bilt-conference@bristol.ac.uk
BILT’s Annual Conference will take place on Wednesday 12th July 2023 (all day event). In-person at the Bill Brown Suite, Queens Building, Woodland Road. Tickets are free and registration is open. Keep up to date with the latest news about the event on Twitter #BILTCon23.
Publishing a book in a year(ish): May by Professor James Norman
It’s been a few months since we last heard from James Norman about his quest to publish a book. Find out what has been happening and what lies ahead.
Evaluations and EDI by Dr Aisling Tierney
Not all evaluations are created equal. Research demonstrates that students can be biased in their feedback for a variety of reasons. What we do with this information could impact both our staff and students into the future.
ELC: Exploring decolonisation in the curriculum
Hannah Tweddell from the Engaged Learning Community (ELC) shares an update from March’s meeting which explored decolonisation in the curriculum with students as partners. They were joined by guest speaker Marie Xypaki, an educational developer at SOAS University London and a researcher at the Institute of Education, UCL.
Marie was instrumental in developing UCL’s approach to Community Engaged Learning, including the development of toolkits and guides.
Call for case studies
We are currently updating and adding to our case study portfolio. Do you have a case study to share? We are particularly keen to hear about experiences with AI, decolonisation and assessment and feedback. If you want to find out more or have a case study to share please
Student AI Focus Group
We want to hear student views about the use of AI in university education. Come along to this in-person one-hour workshop followed by a short online form. Participants will receive a £20 high-street voucher as thanks. Register for a place, you will be notified if selected.
We are here to understand and discuss your views on how the university should think and act in response to the rise of tools like ChatGPT. What does access to AI mean for your educational experience?
BTA shortlist 2023
In case you missed it, the BTA shortlist has been announced. Well done to all nominees and best of luck! Winners are announced on the 7th June.
Engaged Learning Best Practice Showcase
12:30pm – 2:30pm. June 14th 2023.
Part of the Engaged Learning Community event series.
- A showcase of engaged learning practice from the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
- Practical methods, tools, and advice for delivering community engaged learning at scale.
- An interactive and practical session that develops solutions for implementing community engaged learning in your own School or Department.
Contact Hannah Tweddell to register.
Design for Mars Workshop: Staff
What would you need to design and build on Mars to survive? Join this workshop to explore how a resource-scarce environment would influence your design and engineering choices. We will explore your ideas about how can you use resources creatively. We’ll also discuss the recent public art project ‘Building A Martian House’ and what approach the artists and scientists took to build their version of a house on Mars. View the exhibition of images of the project on the way in! Please sign up to save your place.
Thursday June 22nd 2023
14.00 – 16.00
Queen’s Building, University Walk. Bristol. BS8 1TR
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BILT Annual Conference 2023. Building community and belonging in a challenging and changing world. 12 July. 9.30 am to 6 pm. The Bill Brown Suite. Keynote speakers: Professor Nicola Dandridge, Gail Capper and Sunday Blake Research poster presentations Presentations from staff & students Post conference drinks