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…
Yearly Archives: 2024
Insights from the Sussex Education Festival, 2024
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…
Pedagogical perspectives on high stakes final examinations
Sam Hemsley, Academic Developer, discusses the pedagogical perspectives on high stakes final examinations: Generative AI has, understandably, led to calls from many academics for a return from online to in-person exams. My role, along with my colleagues in the Educational…
Tagged with: assessment, Awarding gaps, high stakes assessment, unseen examinations
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Creating community and collaboration in the classroom
Dave Smalley, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology and winner of a 2023 ‘Inclusive Sussex’ Education Award, explains his approach to encouraging reflection and building a sense of community and supported collaboration in the classroom. What I do My…
Tagged with: assessment, collaboration, portfolio, reflection, reflective writing
Posted in Case Studies
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AI and Academic Integrity: Implementing University Guidelines in Assignments
Dr Rona Hart is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Positive Psychology in the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex and is the Course Leader for The Psychology of Kindness and Wellbeing at Work. What I Did In January…
Tagged with: AI, Artificial Intelligence, assessment, Assessment and Feedback
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Welcoming your students to Sussex
Blog post by Sarah Watson and Simon Overton The following resources were co-created by colleagues from Educational Enhancement and ten non-EU international students at the University of Sussex. Familiarising your students with the University The students we worked with spoke…