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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…
Tagged with: Applied and relevant, Assessment and Feedback, Education and Scholarship, Employability
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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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Introducing optionality in assessment modes
In this case study, Dr Jo Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, talks about how she introduced optionality in assessment modes in her final year module, Advanced Contract Law in Practice, to create more inclusive and accessible assessment practices. What I…
“It equals the playing field” : Student reflections on introducing optionality as an accessible and inclusive assessment practice
Dr Jo Wilson Introduction Optionality in assessment has recently come under the spotlight, with the QAA highlighting the need for Higher Education to develop more inclusive, accessible, and flexible assessment choices. In response to this, the University of Manchester recently…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Employability, Flexible assessment, Inclusive and student-centred, inclusivity, Teaching and student engagement
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Mapping the circular economy: A flexible mapping project for Product Design students
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…
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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“It gave me a sense of ownership”: Reflections on the participatory design of a Business Law and Practice module – Part 2
Jeanette Ashton and Kieran Durcan Jeanette Ashton is a Senior Lecturer in Law (Education and Scholarship) and a non-practising solicitor, having joined the University of Sussex after 8 years at Brighton University. She convenes and teaches on the LLB programme…
Tagged with: curriculum design, Employability, Inclusive and student-centred, Teaching and student engagement
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Engaging students through podcasting
Dr C. Rashaad Shabab In this case study, Senior Lecturer and award-winning teacher of Economics, Dr C. Rashaad Shabab, talks about how he is using podcasts as an innovative new assessment mode at Sussex. What I did I offered podcasts…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Employability, Inclusive and student-centred, Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
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Developing academic literacies – part one
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…
Tagged with: Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, Employability, Inclusive and student-centred
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