Student Experience and Outcome Plans (SEOPs) are fundamental to understanding our students’ academic experience at Sussex, and the outcomes of this experience. They enable us to make meaningful interventions to improve these experiences and outcomes at the subject, Faculty and…
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Student Experience and Outcome Plans: Why SEOPs Matter
Tagged with: Applied and relevant, Cohesive and connected, Inclusive and student-centred
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Intercultural Reflection Series 25/26
Chris Stocking (Assistant Professor in English Language Teaching), Jo Osborne (Lecturer in English for Academic Study), Natacha Akaliza and Erlinda Joseph (Intercultural Student Ambassadors) Introduction Many international students arrive at Sussex already carrying extensive intercultural expertise. Much of this has been developed previously by navigating different or unfamiliar contexts, learning to make sense…
Academic Personal Tutoring: an overview of guidance and support
Dr Jason Price Associate Dean (Education and Students) for the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities. Academic Personal Tutors (APTs) play a vital role in helping students make the most of their degree and wider university experience at Sussex. To…
Inclusive teaching practices: a toolkit for narrowing ethnicity awarding gaps
Cath Senker: Assistant Professor in Academic Skills Introduction As teachers, we hope to make our teaching as inclusive as possible for the wide range of students in our classes, in terms of both curriculum and pedagogy. How can we do…
Issue One: Education at Sussex Newsletter
Welcome to the new Education at Sussex Newsletter. Your monthly update to support the student experience at the University. This newsletter brings together the latest updates, opportunities, events and examples of inspiring educational practice from across the University. It highlights…
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Supporting every student into, through and beyond Sussex
Dr Jason Price Associate Dean (Education and Students), Faculty of Media Arts and Humanities A shared responsibility Every student arrives at Sussex in transition. For some, this means moving away from home and entering higher education for the first time. For others,…
Play your cards right: Re-thinking how students start university
Professor Wendy Garnham (Professor of Psychology) When it came to sharing my findings on transition with our Foundation Year team, I decided against the usual parade of bar charts. Instead we played “Play Your Cards Right”. I’d reveal one challenge our students…
Tagged with: Inclusive and student-centred, Teaching and student engagement
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Developing student self-assessment, reflection and confidence through progressive assessment design
Jon Powell (Assistant Professor in Engineering) What I did I teach a Foundation Year Engineering module called Mechanics and Properties of Matter, a laboratory-based module that introduces students to experimental work and technical report writing. When I took over the module…
Tagged with: Applied and relevant, Cohesive and connected, Inclusive and student-centred
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Students Lead Social Change Campaign
Katherine Kruger (Associate Professor in Community Engagement) What I did In this Level 4 Leading Social Change module students work collaboratively on a real social change campaign and are assessed on their ability to critically analyse and reflect on their…
Tagged with: Applied and relevant, Cohesive and connected, community engagement
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Posted in Case Studies
Build it and students will come? Insights from staff and students on attendance and belonging at Sussex
Dr Estelle Marks (Assistant Professor in Criminology) and Dr Jenny Chanfreau (Assistant Professor in Sociology) Student attendance is one of the most discussed issues in higher education. While declining attendance is frequently noted anecdotally, there is less clarity about why students…