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Monthly Archives: September 2023
Decolonising the curriculum through co-created learning communities
In this case study, John Masterson, Senior Lecturer in World Literatures, talks about co-created learning communities and his module ‘Decolonising the Curriculum: Literature and Theory of the Global South’ (Q3309). What I did I was keen to offer Sussex students…
Tagged with: curriculum design, decolonising the curriculum, online communities, online learning
Posted in Case Studies
Posted in Case Studies
Scaffolding summative assessments
Dr Lorraine Smith In this case study, Dr Lorraine Smith, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, discusses how she scaffolds summative assessments for Foundation level students. What I did I implemented both an essay plan and draft formative assessment so that students…
Tagged with: academic literacies, academic skills, scaffolding, widening participation
Posted in Assessment and Feedback, Case Studies
Posted in Assessment and Feedback, Case Studies
Building rapport with students
Dr Gillian Sandstrom Gillian Sandstrom, Senior Lecturer in the Psychology of Kindness, explains the benefits for student belonging of greeting your students when they arrive in class, even if you don’t know their names. What I did Recent research in…
Teaching Mathematics through high-interest problems
Nicos Georgiou, Reader in Mathematics in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences and winner of a University of Sussex Education Award 2023, shares his approach to teaching tough mathematics to nervous students. What I did I use current and…
Engaging students through podcasting
Dr C. Rashaad Shabab In this case study, Senior Lecturer and award-winning teacher of Economics, Dr C. Rashaad Shabab, talks about how he is using podcasts as an innovative new assessment mode at Sussex. What I did I offered podcasts…
Tagged with: alternative assessment, engaging students, UDL
Posted in Assessment and Feedback, Case Studies, Inclusion and Accessibility
Posted in Assessment and Feedback, Case Studies, Inclusion and Accessibility
Embedding narratives in lectures
Dr Andy Field, who is a Professor of Quantitative Methods and the recipient of numerous teaching awards at Sussex, talks in this case study about how he uses narratives to make his lectures engaging. Dr. Andy Field in fancy dress…
Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
In this case study, Dr Vassiliki Bamiatzi, Professor of Strategy and International Business at the University of Sussex Business School, talks about her involvement in COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning). What we did Our COIL partnership was with the National…
Tagged with: intercultural competencies, internationalisation, online learning
Posted in Case Studies, online communities, online teaching
Posted in Case Studies, online communities, online teaching
Interdisciplinary learning in the Liberal Arts
A Liberal Arts student meeting at the Shard In this case study, Dr Doug Haynes, Reader in American Literature and Visual Culture, discusses the creation of the interdisciplinary Liberal Arts BA at Sussex. What we did In collaboration with an…
Tagged with: curriculum development, decolonising the curriculum, students as partners
Posted in Case Studies, students as partners
Posted in Case Studies, students as partners
Centering the student voice in module content and design
Dr Carli Rowell at the Sussex Teaching Festival In this case study, Dr Carli Rowell, senior lecturer in Sociology at Sussex, shares her experience of co-creating a Sociology module with first-generation, working-class students. What I did I worked with first-generation,…
Tagged with: belonging, curriculum design, students as partners
Posted in Case Studies, students as partners
Posted in Case Studies, students as partners