Curriculum Framework – Inspiring and Innovative – Page 3 – Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching

Preparing Students for Assessment

Posted on June 22, 2021 by amy.palmer

Nigel discusses recent changes to assessments for students and how he prepared students for these new approaches.

Transcript

Amy: Hi, everyone. I’m joined this morning by Professor Nigel Savery from the School of Biochemistry and he’s going to talk to … Continue reading...

Creative Futures: Tools for changing the world (Case Study)

Posted on June 21, 2021 by amy.palmer

About the unit:

In order to innovate in whatever field, from healthcare to engineering, education to the arts, we all use visions of the future – consciously or not. But where do such visions come from? Whose visions and whose … Continue reading...

Decolonising the Curriculum Interview Series – Jini Agbu, podcast and transcript

Posted on May 24, 2021 by amy.palmer

In this interview for the Decolonising the Curriculum Interview Series, BILT Student Fellow Rhona Wilkinson talks with Jini Agbu, the President of the AfroLit Society.

The AfroLit Society is a student group dedicated to providing an outlet for people to discover … Continue reading...

Meet the National Teaching Fellowship nominees – Professor Alan Champneys

Posted on January 21, 2021 by amy.palmer

Alan is a Professor of Applied Non-linear Mathematics within the Department of Engineering Mathematics and was recently nominated by the University to apply for the Advance HE, National Teaching Fellowship scheme in 2021.

During more than 25 years as a … Continue reading...

Reflections on a crisis – opportunities for a teaching overhaul

Posted on November 24, 2020 by amy.palmer

Beyond the immediate impact on people’s lives and livelihoods, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused a great deal of disruption in how we work. The burden on academics, particularly with respect to teaching, has been considerable. But are there positives that … Continue reading...

A concise guide to filmmaking: for students & teachers

Posted on July 21, 2020 by amy.palmer

This resource is hosted on the School of Biological Sciences webpages view the guide, you will also be able to download the guide as a PDF.

Putting the ‘Ex’ in Exams?

Posted on July 16, 2020 by amy.palmer

I didn’t finish Uni quite how I thought I would (to put it mildly). Ignoring, for now, the slightly terrifying world I’ll be graduating into (which is something I’m getting quite good at), one big change was in the way … Continue reading...