Tobey Ahamed-Barke is a student on the Contemporary History MA course. He is entering his second year as a Race Equity Advocate for Media, Arts and Humanities, a role which involves advocating for students of colour at Sussex and working…
Yearly Archives: 2024
New Proposals for Digital Pedagogies: Accessibility and Culture
This blog is part of a series on ‘New Proposals for Digital Pedagogies’ that launches the Sussex Digital Pedagogies Toolkit. This toolkit conceptualises new ways to think through digital teaching and learning, gathering data from members of the University of…
New Proposals for Digital Pedagogies: Teaching Format
This blog is part of a series on ‘New Proposals for Digital Pedagogies’ that launches the Sussex Digital Pedagogies Toolkit. This toolkit conceptualises new ways to think through digital teaching and learning, gathering data from members of the University of…
New Proposals for Digital Pedagogies: Student Agency
This blog is part of a series on ‘New Proposals for Digital Pedagogies’ that launches the Sussex Digital Pedagogies Toolkit. This toolkit conceptualises new ways to think through digital teaching and learning, gathering data from members of the University of…
Insights from the Sussex Education Festival, 2024
In July this year, 90 colleagues from across the University came together to share their experiences and insights into teaching, learning and assessment at Sussex. Over two days, both online and in person, the Education Festival covered a whole range…
Tagged with: AI, curriculum development, Education Festival, evaluative judgement, student belonging, students as partners
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New Proposals for Digital Pedagogies: Teacher Practice
This blog is part of a series on ‘New Proposals for Digital Pedagogies’ that launches the Sussex Digital Pedagogies Toolkit. This toolkit conceptualises new ways to think through digital teaching and learning, gathering data from members of the University of…
Making group work inclusive
Sussex hosts a large group of international students and group work is an excellent way of sharing ideas and experiences from different parts of the world. Successful group work enhances the already rich academic material and facilitates a more holistic…
Clarifying assessment expectations for inclusivity
Different countries have different ways of doing assessments and it makes a lot of difference to have the academic expectations outlined by the convenors at the beginning of the course or module, so that students can approach their studies accordingly.…
Episode 3: Supporting the International Student Experience
The Learning Matters Podcast captures insights into, experiences of, and conversations around education at the University of Sussex. The podcast is hotsed by Prof Wendy Garnham and Dr Heather Taylor. It runs monthly, and each month is centred around a…
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Integrating the “human touch” to research papers for students using podcasts
Adnan Fakir is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Sussex and is currently the Course Director for BSc Economics. Adnan received his PhD in Economics from the University of Western Australia and MSc in Economics from the…