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ENHANCING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITH AUDIOVISUAL RESOURCES
By Helen Fiton British Universities Film & Video Council
Always keen to run events about all things audiovisual, here at the BUFVC we held conferences on this topic over the summer, inviting library staff and lecturers alike to share their knowledge and spark ideas. Focusing on how audiovisual
resources enhance the teaching and learning experience, our conferences saw many examples of how such content engages students and saves time and money, including many examples of the BUFVC’s own off-air shared streaming service, BoB National.
MOOC to
aid cancer batle
BoB National allows users to
access an online media archive of over one million programmes, including all BBC TV and radio content from 2007. Users can record any programme broadcast on UK TV and radio networks in the last 30 days, and make clips and playlists for use in education. It is just such clips from formerly
broadcast TV that can captivate students in a lecture hall in a way that more traditional methods cannot, as they entertain as well as educate. One example we saw was a sketch from the BBC comedy show Watson and Oliver, which mocked a business presentation so chock-full of nonsense buzzwords it was unintelligible: amusing, and also perfect for showing business students how not to pitch an idea. To reinforce all we heard
during our conferences, the feedback we received afterwards confirmed just how engaging our own participants had found our presenters’ use of video content: justification indeed to delve deeper into the world of audiovisual resources. To find out more visit:
bufvc.ac.uk
Sheffield Hallam has joined the fight against one of the UK's biggest cancer killers by launching a MOOC in Enhancing Prostate Cancer Care. In collaboration with Prostate Cancer UK
the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) has been designed to give healthcare professionals, patients and carers as well as those with a keen interest in the disease, the chance to expand their expertise and to improve their knowledge of prostate cancer. The University and the charity have
developed the five-week programme to cover key areas such as diagnosis, treatment, end-
of-life care and survivorship. The course is open to health professionals,
students, patients and carers. It will be delivered in collaboration with e-portfolio system, PebblePad via an online interactive workbook, discussion forums and live webinars with Sheffield Hallam academics, medical specialists and guest speakers provided by Prostate Cancer UK. Registration is now open for the free
course which will start on 13 October 2014. It will be the first time the University has introduced a MOOC to its extensive course offering.
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