Claire Potter is a Senior Lecturer and the course convenor of the BSc / BA Product Design degrees, teaching on and leading on a variety of modules. In this case study, Claire describes how module and course design help develop…
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Mapping the circular economy: A flexible mapping project for Product Design students
Tagged with: Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, Education for sustainable development, Employability, Flexible assessment
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Building learning communities through formative group work
Dr Zahid Pranjol, Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences and Deputy Head of School for Life Sciences, explains how a formative project-based learning (PBL) group work assessment helps develop his Foundation, first and second year students’ belonging and team work skills. …
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Cohesive and connected, Employability, Teaching and student engagement
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Playful Learning with escape rooms
In this case study, Dr Katie Piatt, Head of Educational Enhancement and co-Chair of the Playful Learning Association, talks about how she developed an escape room for the University Pasts and Futures conference as a fun way to introduce students…
Tagged with: belonging, Inclusive and student-centred, Teaching and student engagement
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Using digital tools to support inclusive practice
In this case study, Tab Betts, Lecturer in Higher Education Pedagogy at Sussex and National Teaching Fellow, explains how community introductions on Padlet support inclusive practice in his classroom. What I did In order to set up an inclusive approach…
Authentic learning through Legal Document Pack Exercises (LDPE)
In this case study, Dr Jo Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, talks about how she introduced ‘Legal Document Pack Exercises’ (LDPE) as a form of authentic learning and assessment on a core law module. What I did Students in…
Tagged with: Applied and relevant, authentic assessment, curriculum design, Teaching and student engagement
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Using Buddycheck for peer evaluation
In this case study, Dr Alison Bailey, Senior Lecturer in Management, shares her experience of using Buddycheck for peer evaluation. What I did I am the module convenor for the Introduction to Business and Management module which runs in Year…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, curriculum design, Inclusive and student-centred, Teaching and student engagement
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Decolonising the curriculum through co-created learning communities
In this case study, John Masterson, Senior Lecturer in World Literatures, talks about co-created learning communities and his module ‘Decolonising the Curriculum: Literature and Theory of the Global South’ (Q3309). What I did I was keen to offer Sussex students…
Tagged with: curriculum design, decolonising the curriculum, Inclusive and student-centred
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Scaffolding summative assessments
Dr Lorraine Smith In this case study, Dr Lorraine Smith, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, discusses how she scaffolds summative assessments for Foundation level students. What I did I implemented both an essay plan and draft formative assessment so that students…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Cohesive and connected, Inclusive and student-centred
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Building rapport with students
Dr Gillian Sandstrom Gillian Sandstrom, Senior Lecturer in the Psychology of Kindness, explains the benefits for student belonging of greeting your students when they arrive in class, even if you don’t know their names. What I did Recent research in…
Tagged with: belonging, Inclusive and student-centred, Teaching and student engagement
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Teaching Mathematics through high-interest problems
Nicos Georgiou, Reader in Mathematics in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences and winner of a University of Sussex Education Award 2023, shares his approach to teaching tough mathematics to nervous students. What I did I use current and…
Tagged with: Inclusive and student-centred, Teaching and student engagement, Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
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