Monthly Archives: May 2026

Spotlight on AI in Education: April & May 2026

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Welcome to April and May’s 2026’s Spotlight on AI in Education bulletin. With how fast things are moving, this will help you cut through the noise and catch what’s important. The bulletin highlights on-the-ground practice, institutional perspectives, and trends in

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Upcoming education-focused opportunities: teaching, learning, scholarship and pedagogic research

Here is a range of opportunities from across the sector to share educationfocused practice, present work, and publish. Some opportunities require payment and travel, while others are free, and we hope this selection highlights the excellent range of options available

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Episode 15: Student attendance in higher education

The Learning Matters Podcast captures insights into, experiences of, and conversations around education at the University of Sussex. This podcast episode is hosted by Prof Wendy Garnham and Dr Heather Taylor. It is recorded monthly, and each month is centred around

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Scaffolded self-assessment in foundation-year lab reports: Building evaluative judgement one section at a time.

Jon Powell (Assistant Professor in Engineering) Every autumn, around thirty foundation-year students in our department write five laboratory reports in sequence. For years the pattern was the same — a careful Report 1, careful written feedback, a Report 2 that looked almost

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Sign up for the next Teaching and Learning with AI Community of Practice

The next meeting of the University of Sussex ‘AI CoP’ will take place on 8th June, 1-3pm in the Library Teaching Room. This will be a salon-style event designed to provide opportunities to reflect on 25/26 and discuss your ideas,

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