Dave Smalley is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology with a focus on educational scholarship. His current teaching portfolio includes coordinating and contributing to a new MSc course in Applied Child Psychology, alongside leading a large final-year undergraduate…
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Designing with purpose: Building a postgraduate course that puts employability first
Tagged with: Applied and relevant, Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, Employability, human flourishing, Inclusive and student-centred
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Posted in Case Studies
Do It Together: History, Culture, Community engagement with the Towner Eastbourne
Introduction On 13th March 2025, final-year History students from the University of Sussex spent a day by the sea visiting the Towner Eastbourne. The day offered students a valuable opportunity to work together and reflect on how the skills and…
Tagged with: Applied and relevant, human flourishing, Teaching and student engagement
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Posted in Blog
Creating safe but brave learning communities in teaching
Sensitive topics can be full of triggers. A person who is triggered cannot learn effectively. Hence, it’s important to keep a learning environment respectful so that we don’t trespass on anybody’s boundary of safety. However, controversial and sensitive topics may…
Tagged with: curriculum design, human flourishing, Inclusive and student-centred, inclusivity, Teaching and student engagement
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Fitting in and getting on: exploring the challenges and opportunities of an Education and Scholarship career pathway
by Paven Basuita, Jeanette Ashton & Kieran Durcan Paven Basuita is a Lecturer in Law (Education and Scholarship) and a Non-Practising solicitor. She joined the University of Sussex in 2019 from BPP Law School. Paven runs the Client Interviewing Skills programme…
Practical approaches to teaching life science during the pandemic
Guest post by Lorraine Smith Lorraine Smith is a Senior Lecturer within the School of Life Sciences, and sits within the subject disciplines of biochemistry and biomedicine. Smith’s teaching responsibilities are varied and cover modules spanning foundation through to Masters…
Guest Post – How to create connection in challenging times
Jenni Rose, Lecturer, University of Manchester. The main focus of Jenni’s teaching is in auditing, financial reporting and financial statement analysis, as well as on the MBA at the University of Manchester. Much of the strength of her teaching comes…