Introduction For the most part, assessment in higher education is viewed in the negative as opposed to the positive. It is something to be endured, worked through, marked and managed. Assessment causes significant anxiety and stress for students and staff…
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Assessment in a world of Generative AI: What might we lose?
Tagged with: AI, approaches to teaching, assessment, assessment for learning, authentic assessment
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Developing a feedback policy for Life Science
Dr Joanna Richardson, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, explains how the School of Life Sciences developed and implemented its feedback policy. What we did: Over the summer of 2021 I led a working group in the Life Sciences tasked with developing…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, assessment criteria, assessment policy, feedback literacy, Learning and teaching
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Sussex Education Festival, 10-11th July 2024, – Call for Participation
Following the success of last year’s inaugural Education Festival, we’re excited to announce a Call for Participation for the Sussex Education Festival 2024. Hosted over two days (10th July in person and 11th July online), the festival will provide a…
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Strategies for making quantitative assessments more AI resilient
In this case study, Dr Myrna Hennequin, Lecturer in Economics, shares her strategies for making online quantitative assessments more AI resilient. What I did I redesigned the online assessments for the module Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics: Maths (QMBE…
Student engagement is key for inclusive curriculum (re)design
Katerina Psarikidou and Alejandro Luna Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School Katerina Psarikidou is Lecturer in Sustainable Development at the Science Policy Research Unit. She is the University of Sussex Business School PRME Champion, a UN initiative…
Tagged with: co-creation, curriculum development, engaging students, inclusion, online learning, students as partners
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Using Vevox in the classroom
In this case study, Seun Osituyo, Deputy Director of Student Experience and Director of MSc Accounting and Finance at USBS, explains how she uses Vevox to increase student engagement. What I did One of the tools I have used to…
Tagged with: active learning, feedback literacy, interactive learning, Learning technologies, student engagement
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Developing authentic assessment for learning
Dr Verona Ní Drisceoil, Reader in Legal Education at the University of Sussex Law School, explains how she developed a new Case Briefing Assessment for her Year 1 core law module to promote inclusivity and foster transferable skills. What I…
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Introducing optionality in assessment modes
In this case study, Dr Jo Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, talks about how she introduced optionality in assessment modes in her final year module, Advanced Contract Law in Practice, to create more inclusive and accessible assessment practices. What I…
“It equals the playing field” : Student reflections on introducing optionality as an accessible and inclusive assessment practice
Dr Jo Wilson Introduction Optionality in assessment has recently come under the spotlight, with the QAA highlighting the need for Higher Education to develop more inclusive, accessible, and flexible assessment choices. In response to this, the University of Manchester recently…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, assessment for learning, Employability, Flexible assessment, inclusion, optionality in assessment, student engagement
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