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UK’S LEADING EDUCATIONAL MEDIA PRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCED
The UK’s leading educational media productions were announced at the Learning on Screen Awards, presented by historian, curator and television presenter Lucy Worsley at London’s BFI Southbank. Organised by the British Universities Film & Video Council (BUFVC), Learning on Screen is the only UK awards celebrating excellence across moving image and related media in learning, teaching and research spanning all areas of education. Broadcasters, production companies,
education providers, museum personnel and students attended the Learning on Screen ceremony. As well as film and TV productions, this year’s entries included far more websites, games and apps than we have seen before, reflecting how new technologies are increasingly influencing how we deliver mainstream education. The winner of the
Educational Multimedia Award, for example, went to the National Theatre for their app celebrating their history, 50 Years of the National Theatre. We expect to receive more of these entries at next year’s awards and beyond, as organisations are increasingly realising the potential new technologies have to engage learners. “It is clear from this year’s entries that
education on screen is alive and kicking and that we have some very interesting young filmmakers to watch out for in the future,” commented Ian Wall, Chair of the awards jury. He added: “So many of the entries this year
were excellent examples of the power of the screen to engage and educate audiences.” See a full list of nominations and winners
online at
bufvc.ac.uk/learningonscreen Details about next year’s awards will be
available on the BUFVC website in autumn 2014. Add yourself to the mailing list to find out when entries open by emailing
learningonscreen@bufvc.ac.uk
bufvc.ac.uk/learningonscreen @BUFVC #LoSAwards
By Helen Fitton, British Universities Film & Video Council (BUFVC)
Video now a ‘must-have’ in HE
Video improves learning outcomes and the overall student experience, and also has a positive impact on student enrolment and retention, according to a survey by Kaltura Inc. The study’s major findings include: ✥ 90% of respondents believe that video improves the learning experience, with even basic video tools having a significant impact. ✥ 81% of respondents agree that online learning will grow in prominence and will underpin the award of a large number of degrees going forward. ✥ 57% of respondents agree that flipped classrooms will become a standard teaching method in higher education, with 48% saying that their institutions already practice such. ✥ 52% of respondents state that video use has been driven from the ‘botom up’ by faculty.
✥ 57% of respondents estimate that more than a quarter of their classes already incorporate video content created by faculty. ✥ 49% of respondents estimate that a typical student watches between six and 20 education videos per month. The study’s 550 respondents, who were surveyed online between January
SAS searches for top data scientist
SAS, a leader in business analytics software and services, has launched its first data scientist competition in the UK & Ireland. Open to the academic and
business communities, the contest aims to find the country’s best candidate who can demonstrate a breadth of skills in the use of analytics, innovation and data to deliver beter insight and make a valuable contribution to their community. The competition is open to
undergraduates, postgraduates and business professionals. Entrants will be able to access a defined set of open data sources, available for analysis within the SAS Academic Cloud. The challenge is to produce
an innovative forecast of energy demand, using open data from the UK government to forecast the number of terawat hours of electricity likely to be consumed in the UK by 2020. The judges are looking for writen submissions and a video presentation; the more interesting and more visual the beter. The winner will be announced as the SAS UK & Ireland Data Scientist of the Year.
They will win a 3D model of
their results, a trip to an SAS Conference in the USA and an opportunity to present at the UK SAS Professionals Conference in 2015. According to an SAS and e-skills
UK report published in November 2013, businesses are waking up to the fact that big data analytics offer organisations the power to know so they can make beter decisions based on evidence. It means they uncover insights from data, mitigate risk, beter understand customers and ultimately increase revenue. The report estimates that the
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