Embedding study skills, it is argued, helps students make the important link between the conventions of academic writing, the contested nature of knowledge, and the way writers use theory and evidence to argue. What to do about study skills? What…
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Developing academic literacies – part one
Tagged with: Artificial intelligence (AI), Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, Employability, Inclusive and student-centred
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The need to rethink our approach to formative assessment in Higher Education
Dr Verona Ní Drisceoil is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Sussex. She is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). Her current research focuses on transition pedagogy, inequality in education and assessment for learning. …
“The wheels firmly on the bus” Reflections on teaching a new module in the ‘new normal’
by Jeanette Ashton & Paolo Oprandi About the authors Jeanette Ashton is a Lecturer in Law and a non-practising solicitor, having joined the University of Sussex after 8 years at Brighton University. She teaches Contract law, Equity and Trusts and…
Three tips for enhancing students’ engagement with feedback
In my many years of experience as an educator I have spent innumerable hours in writing feedback for students’ work. I always thought this was one of the most important elements of my role as a teacher, where I had…