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BU’s Centre for Excellence in Learning- a means to Service Excellence?

BU’s Centre for Excellence in Learning- a means to Service Excellence?. Professor B Gail Thomas. The background of CEL. The Centre for Excellence in Education (CEL) was soft launched in early 2013

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BU’s Centre for Excellence in Learning- a means to Service Excellence?

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  1. BU’s Centre for Excellence in Learning- a means to Service Excellence? Professor B Gail Thomas

  2. The background of CEL • The Centre for Excellence in Education (CEL) was soft launched in early 2013 • It aims to create a focal point at BU where good pedagogic practice will be generated, piloted, evaluated and shared, raising the profile of education as a valid source of scholarship- perhaps ‘academic service excellence’ • Development to date has included securing an identified senior academic leader (initially Professor Jim Roach and now Professor Gail Thomas) and the secondment of six academics each on a 0.2 wte basis to lead on themes that align with BU 2018 objectives

  3. What are the themes? • Employability, work-based learning and professional practice- Kelly Goodwin • Innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity- Dawn Morley • Technology enhanced learning- Dr Gelareh Roushan • Student engagement and co-creation- Dr Anita Diaz • Research informed education- Dr Jonathan Williams • Globalisation, internationalisation and sustainability- Dr Sascha-Dominik Bachmann (starting 1.7.14)

  4. How will CEL work?

  5. How are we ensuring education at BU is moving to excellence? • Sharing good practice- networking, communities of practice, Website, case studies, ‘Fusion’ blog, eBU, Steering Group, reference groups, links to TELSF, DDEs/ ESEPs, CEMP, ESEC- making the links generally • Specific plans include: • Education research • Academic framework • BU Learning and Teaching Fellowships • Funded FIF/ pedagogic projects • Seminar series • Logo competition • A home for CEL

  6. Our distinctiveness? • Andragogy rather than pedagogy • Co-creation and co-production: learning from each other and creating together • Developing people- adding value • Knowledge, skills and values for the workplace • Changing people’s lives • Independence, autonomy and resilience • Employability, taking people along their career journey

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