In this Case Study, Doran explains how he combined his interests in neuroscience, contemplative practices, and science communication to design and run a final-year outreach project for Life Science students, and what he learnt from the process. A fuller account…
Yearly Archives: 2024
Authentic assessment through collaboration: teaching management consulting in partnership with our university’s commercial services
Mirela Barbu is a Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management, who joined the Business School in 2019 following the completion of her PhD in Economic Geography at the University of Sussex in 2013. Transitioning from teaching geography to engaging with…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, authentic assessment, collaboration, skills development
Posted in Case Studies
Posted in Case Studies
Enhancing student engagement in large group teaching: A collaborative approach to improving learning outcomes
Alex Stuart-Kelly is an Education and Scholarship (E&S) lecturer in the department of Neuroscience at Sussex (since 2022). Prior to this, his PhD and short post-doctoral research focussed on understanding the role of the major Alzheimer’s risk gene variant APOE4…
Tagged with: active learning, collaboration, large group teaching, student feedback
Posted in Case Studies
Posted in Case Studies
Oral assessment (viva) as an AI-proof assessment tool
Dr Louise Newnham, a teaching focussed Senior Lecturer in Genome Stability in the School of Life Sciences, shares insights from her experience of using, since 2018/19, an oral exam (viva) as part of the assessment for a 30 credit masters…
Tagged with: assessment, feedback, oracy in the curriculum, oral assessment, viva, vivas
Posted in Case Studies
Posted in Case Studies
Episode 2: Writing for scholarship
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…
Tagged with: scholarship, scholarship of teaching and learning, writing for scholarship
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Posted in Podcast
Episode 1: Scholarship leave
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…
Tagged with: English language learning, industry, open access scholarship, placements, scholarship leave, SoTL, sustainable development goals
Posted in Podcast
Posted in Podcast
Using video feedback to engage students with marking criteria
Clare Harris, Senior Teaching Fellow in Creativity and Design, and Alexandre Rodrigues, Lecturer in Product Design, explain how they implemented the use of screen recordings to enhance their feedback. Clare has a background in design and extensive experience working in…
Sussex Education Festival 2024 Programme
Please join us for the second Sussex Education Festival, an event for anyone involved in delivering education at Sussex. The event will be held over two days. You can attend the Festival in-person (9.30-4pm on 10 July) in the Woodland…
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Guessing and Gender Bias in Multiple-Choice Quizzes with Negative Marking
Dr Matteo Madotto, Lecturer in Economics, University of Sussex Business School.[1] Introduction When designing multiple-choice quizzes (MCQs), an important decision to make is whether or not to apply negative marking to incorrect answers. The main rationale for penalizing wrong answers…
Tagged with: assessment, gender bias, guessing, multiple-choice quiz, negative marking
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Posted in Articles