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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…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, belonging, Inclusive and student-centred, Sciences
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Oral assessments used in Modern Languages
Benoît Guilbaud, Language Pathways Convenor, Associate Professor in French Oral assessment is embedded across Modern Languages teaching at Sussex, spanning eight languages within the 15-credit undergraduate modules offered through both a two and three-year beginners’ pathway and a post A-level pathway.…
This house believes that debate is the highest form of education
Dr Sarah Otner (Associate Professor in Innovation Management) Debate is one of the oldest and most enduring forms of education, a dynamic exchange where different ideas come together and evolve into more reasoned arguments. It echoes the curiosity of childhood (“why, why,…
The Intercultural Reflection Series
In a 2022 plenary for the BALEAP (British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes) Professional Issues Meeting, applied linguist Adrian Holliday challenged the widespread framing of international students as ‘problematic newcomers.’ Instead, he offered a discourse which views…
Innovation and best practice: Insights from Life Sciences in 2025
I had the pleasure of joining the Life Sciences in mid-December for their teaching and learning away day (well, it was a morning, but there were biscuits!). I love attending these kinds of events. In my role as an Academic…
Cross Cultural Conversations about AI in Education (2022-2026): University of Ghana and University of Sussex
by Akweley Ohui Otoo and Kate O’Riordan As part of a reciprocal mentoring project with colleagues at the University of Ghana we have a reflection on cross cultural experiences of AI in education. Introduction Generative AI has a longer history,…
How can a process approach to assessment help address the impacts of AI?
by Dr Sarah Watson and Kamila Bateman, Academic Developers in Educational Enhancement A process approach in teaching is not a new concept. It was first introduced by Stenhouse in 1975 as an alternative to the product model. It concentrates on…
Tagged with: Artificial Intelligence, Assessment and Feedback, Cohesive and connected, Digital and data futures
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Walk with me: Exploring community, belonging and inclusion through walking interviews
Dr Verona Ni Drisceoil is a Reader in Legal Education and a member of the Education Team, currently leading on Assessment and Gen AI policy, at Sussex Law School. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA),…
Tagged with: belonging, Education and Scholarship, Inclusive and student-centred, student voice
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Join us on the 26th November to explore the role of oracy in higher education
By turning our attention in a serious way to how we use and think about our voices and ears, we can help students develop their communicative resources as thinkers, listeners, and speaking citizens. (Holmes-Henderson and Wright (2025) Sussex colleagues, join…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, Employability
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