Tobey Ahamed-Barke is a student on the Contemporary History MA course. He is entering his second year as a Race Equity Advocate for Media, Arts and Humanities, a role which involves advocating for students of colour at Sussex and working…
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Decolonising the Curriculum
Tagged with: curriculum design, decolonising the curriculum, Inclusive and student-centred, inclusivity
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Insights from the Sussex Education Festival, 2024
In July this year, 90 colleagues from across the University came together to share their experiences and insights into teaching, learning and assessment at Sussex. Over two days, both online and in person, the Education Festival covered a whole range…
Tagged with: Applied and relevant, Artificial intelligence (AI), belonging, Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, Inclusive and student-centred
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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…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, belonging, curriculum design, Inclusive and student-centred, Teaching and student engagement
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Enhancing student engagement in large group teaching: A collaborative approach to improving learning outcomes
Alex Stuart-Kelly is an Education and Scholarship (E&S) lecturer in the department of Neuroscience at Sussex (since 2022). Prior to this, his PhD and short post-doctoral research focussed on understanding the role of the major Alzheimer’s risk gene variant APOE4…
Tagged with: curriculum design, Inclusive and student-centred, Teaching and student engagement
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Insights from the Annual Course Reviews
The University of Sussex’s Annual Course Review (ACR) process provides an opportunity for review, reflection and evaluation of the delivery of our teaching and is a key part of the University’s quality assurance and enhancement framework. However, the ACR isn’t…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, Employability, inclusivity, student voice
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Measuring educational gain through Assurance of Learning (AoL)
Farai is Associate Dean (Education & Students) in the University of Sussex Business School and Professor in the Department of Economics. She has several years’ higher education teaching experience in statistics, development economics and other applied economics topics. She has…
A student led session on reviving curiosity and student engagement
First year student reps, Ismah Irsalina Binti Irwandy and Liv Camacho Wejbrandt, co-developed and delivered a workshop for lecturers at the Engineering and Informatics Teaching and Learning Away Day. Here they explain the part they played in developing the session,…
Behold the Seminars: Reflections on Student Feedback
Maria Hadjimarkou is a Lecturer in Biological Psychology at the University of Sussex School of Psychology. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the SEDA Community of Practice for Transitions. She has several years of…
Tagged with: belonging, curriculum design, Inclusive and student-centred, inclusivity, student voice
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Developing a feedback policy for Life Science
Dr Joanna Richardson, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, explains how the School of Life Sciences developed and implemented its feedback policy. What we did: Over the summer of 2021 I led a working group in the Life Sciences tasked with developing…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Cohesive and connected, curriculum design
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Closing the ‘feedback gap’ for international postgraduate students: An embedded writing approach
Dr. Brown embarked on his teaching journey in the realm of outdoor education during the 1980s before transitioning to teach Geography at the secondary school level. In 2004, he transitioned from the classroom to become an Educational Advisor for Learning…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, inclusivity
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