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…
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Tagged with: active learning, Connection, engaging students, open pedagogy, playful learning, problem solving
Posted in Case Studies
Posted in Case Studies
“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…
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…
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…
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: alternative assessment, engaging students, UDL
Posted in Assessment and Feedback, Case Studies, Inclusion and Accessibility
Posted in Assessment and Feedback, Case Studies, Inclusion and Accessibility
Embedding narratives in lectures
Dr Andy Field, who is a Professor of Quantitative Methods and the recipient of numerous teaching awards at Sussex, talks in this case study about how he uses narratives to make his lectures engaging. Dr. Andy Field in fancy dress…