Tell us about the process of setting up the Active Learning Network It was quite an organic process that began with a flipped learning workshop I facilitated, one of many, but this particular session had an energy to it. The…
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Reflections on becoming a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA): A Conversation with Dr Lorraine Smith
Applying for Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) can feel like a daunting task. One that often gets pushed aside amid the daily demands of teaching, research and other demands of academic life. Dr Lorraine Smith (Associate Professor…
Building the STEM Ambassador Network for students and staff
Haruko Okamoto is an Education and Scholarship academic in the School of Life Sciences in the Faculty of Science Engineering & Medicine. She has a doctoral degree in Biology (Plant Physiology & Genetics) from Tokyo Metropolitan University and has worked…
Tagged with: belonging, Employability, Inclusive and student-centred, student voice
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Reflections on Curriculum Review in Engineering and Informatics: A Conversation with Dr Luis Ponce Cuspinera
Dr Luis Ponce Cuspinera, Associate Professor in Engineering, offers reflections on his experience of curriculum redesign. What were the motivations behind a curriculum review in Engineering and Informatics? There were several. I’d recently returned to Sussex after three years at…
Tagged with: Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, Education and Scholarship, Sciences
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Reflections on Editorial Scholarship: A Conversation with Prof Wendy Garnham
Prof Wendy Garnham, Professor of Psychology and Director of Student Experience for the Foundation Year, shares her experience of editorial scholarship. Can you tell us a little about your experience co-editing books on teaching and higher education? I’ve co-edited several…
Bridging distances: How Buddycheck supports global collaboration
Helen Todd is a Learning Technologist within the Educational Enhancement team and works to develop and support the Online Distance Learning courses at the University of Sussex. What I did I first came across Buddycheck through a colleague, and I…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Digital and data futures, Inclusive and student-centred
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Designing with purpose: Building a postgraduate course that puts employability first
Dave Smalley is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology with a focus on educational scholarship. His current teaching portfolio includes coordinating and contributing to a new MSc course in Applied Child Psychology, alongside leading a large final-year undergraduate…
Tagged with: Applied and relevant, Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, Employability, human flourishing, Inclusive and student-centred, Sciences
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Mindful Marketing – Learning Beyond the Classroom
Dr. René Moolenaar is an Associate Professor in the Strategy & Marketing department of the University of Sussex. He is also a Director of a Management Consultancy and Non-Executive Director. Disconnect to Reconnect: Experiential Learning on the Sussex MBA Innovative…
Tagged with: belonging, Business, Inclusive and student-centred, inclusivity, Teaching and student engagement
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Developing chemistry student employability through assessment design
Mark Bagley is a Professor of Organic Chemistry in the School of Life Sciences. Mark delivers many of the taught modules in Synthetic Organic Chemistry as part of the Chemistry degree programmes offered by the University and leads a vibrant…
Tagged with: Applied and relevant, Artificial intelligence (AI), Assessment and Feedback, Employability, Sciences
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Rapid student feedback: A simple method for real-time course improvement
Dr. Gillian Sandstrom is an Associate Professor in the Psychology of Kindness in the School of Psychology. Gillian worked in industry for 10 years as a computer programmer before discovering positive psychology. This led to pursuing a Masters in Psychology…
Tagged with: belonging, Cohesive and connected, student voice, Teaching and student engagement
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