BLE Partner Community
Essentially, the BLE is the community; the Executive Team facilitates the exchange of practice and support. Our communty consists of people in a variety of posts within our partner institutions. We run a range of groups, meetings, events and courses to bring our community together. Information about our groups is below.
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The BLE Manifesto showcases the value we offer our members. In light of COVID-19 and the changes to the learning and teaching landscape, we have identified four key areas of service to assist our members:
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BLE Special Interest Groups
BLESS Group (Bloomsbury Library E-Systems and Services):
The Group exists to bring about greater collaboration between the libraries of the BLE partner institutions and Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) colleagues by sharing, designing and developing future projects where technology is used to support online pedagogical offerings and associated information systems.
MOOC Group
The Group comprises experts in MOOC development and moderation from across the consortium and meets termly to share
current practice and help members to resolve challenges.
BARDG Group (Bloomsbury Academic & Research Developers)
The aim of the group is to exchange academic and research development practice, looking at ways of potentially working together to share resources and projects e.g. developing HEA fellowship schemes, reciprocal participation in PGCert (and equivalent) courses, arranging joint training sessions and meetings with external agencies and similar.
BLEADE Group
Learning design
Working Groups are set up as needed for specific projects.
The Group exists to bring about greater collaboration between the libraries of the BLE partner institutions and Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) colleagues by sharing, designing and developing future projects where technology is used to support online pedagogical offerings and associated information systems.
MOOC Group
The Group comprises experts in MOOC development and moderation from across the consortium and meets termly to share
current practice and help members to resolve challenges.
BARDG Group (Bloomsbury Academic & Research Developers)
The aim of the group is to exchange academic and research development practice, looking at ways of potentially working together to share resources and projects e.g. developing HEA fellowship schemes, reciprocal participation in PGCert (and equivalent) courses, arranging joint training sessions and meetings with external agencies and similar.
BLEADE Group
Learning design
Working Groups are set up as needed for specific projects.
Other Groups
UoL UXG Group (University of London User Experience)
The BLE co-chairs the UoL UXG, which aims to bring about greater collaboration between the University of London and its member
institutions in designing and developing future online pedagogical offerings and associated information systems based on a User Experience approach. The Group meets termly and has coordinated two UX conferences since its launch in 2014.
MoCo Group (Blackboard Mobile & Collaborate Users)
The BLE co-founded MoCo, which brings together users of Blackboard’s Mobile and Collaborate platforms; all but one BLE institution uses Blackboard Collaborate, and leading that half of MoCo ensures that the needs and requirements of our institutions
are met when organising termly hybrid events and monthly online drop in sessions.
MUGGL Group (Moodle User Group Greater London)
The BLE founded MUGGL in 2011 and continues to co-manage the Group. MUGGL brings together Moodle administrators and
developers to share practice, seek mutual help and guidance and to discuss developments and improvements to usage. MUGGL is open to all Moodle using HE institutions within the M25 area; it meets termly and offers members an active mailing list.
M25LT Group (M25 Learning Technology)
A regional members’ group of ALT, the M25 LTG meets termly and has an active mailing list; all partner institutions of the BLE attend meetings and make use of the mailing list. A member of the BLE TEL Support Team is part of the M25LTG Organising Committee. As a consortium, the BLE has regularly presented at meetings on current projects and ongoing work to disseminate but also gain insightful feedback from local experts.
The BLE co-chairs the UoL UXG, which aims to bring about greater collaboration between the University of London and its member
institutions in designing and developing future online pedagogical offerings and associated information systems based on a User Experience approach. The Group meets termly and has coordinated two UX conferences since its launch in 2014.
MoCo Group (Blackboard Mobile & Collaborate Users)
The BLE co-founded MoCo, which brings together users of Blackboard’s Mobile and Collaborate platforms; all but one BLE institution uses Blackboard Collaborate, and leading that half of MoCo ensures that the needs and requirements of our institutions
are met when organising termly hybrid events and monthly online drop in sessions.
MUGGL Group (Moodle User Group Greater London)
The BLE founded MUGGL in 2011 and continues to co-manage the Group. MUGGL brings together Moodle administrators and
developers to share practice, seek mutual help and guidance and to discuss developments and improvements to usage. MUGGL is open to all Moodle using HE institutions within the M25 area; it meets termly and offers members an active mailing list.
M25LT Group (M25 Learning Technology)
A regional members’ group of ALT, the M25 LTG meets termly and has an active mailing list; all partner institutions of the BLE attend meetings and make use of the mailing list. A member of the BLE TEL Support Team is part of the M25LTG Organising Committee. As a consortium, the BLE has regularly presented at meetings on current projects and ongoing work to disseminate but also gain insightful feedback from local experts.