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What I have learnt from grading students on their participation

Paven Basuita (Assistant Professor in Law) leads the University of Sussex’s Family Law Clinic. In a former life, she worked as a family law solicitor. These days, Paven’s passions lie in teaching and supporting students to achieve their goals. Her

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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

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Collaborative Note-taking in Formative Feedback

Geoffrey Makstutis is Head of the School of Design at West Dean College, one of the University of Sussex’s partner institutions. He holds degrees in architecture from the University of Michigan and the Architectural Association and a postgraduate qualification in

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Making group work inclusive

Sussex hosts a large group of international students and group work is an excellent way of sharing ideas and experiences from different parts of the world. Successful group work enhances the already rich academic material and facilitates a more holistic

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Clarifying assessment expectations for inclusivity

Different countries have different ways of doing assessments and it makes a lot of difference to have the academic expectations outlined by the convenors at the beginning of the course or module, so that students can approach their studies accordingly.

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Pedagogical perspectives on high stakes final examinations

Sam Hemsley, Academic Developer, discusses the pedagogical perspectives on high stakes final examinations: Generative AI has, understandably, led to calls from many academics for a return from online to in-person exams. My role, along with my colleagues in the Educational

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Creating community and collaboration in the classroom 

Dave Smalley, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology and winner of a 2023 ‘Inclusive Sussex’ Education Award, explains his approach to encouraging reflection and building a sense of community and supported collaboration in the classroom.   What I do  My

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AI and Academic Integrity: Implementing University Guidelines in Assignments

Dr Rona Hart is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Positive Psychology in the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex and is the Course Leader for The Psychology of Kindness and Wellbeing at Work. What I Did In January

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Integrating experiential and theoretical learning into final-year outreach projects

In this Case Study, Doran explains how he combined his interests in neuroscience, contemplative practices, and science communication to design and run a final-year outreach project for Life Science students, and what he learnt from the process. A fuller account

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Authentic assessment through collaboration: teaching management consulting in partnership with our university’s commercial services

Mirela Barbu is a Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management, who joined the Business School in 2019 following the completion of her PhD in Economic Geography at the University of Sussex in 2013. Transitioning from teaching geography to engaging with

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