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Student engagement is key for inclusive curriculum (re)design

Katerina Psarikidou and Alejandro Luna Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School  Katerina Psarikidou is Lecturer in Sustainable Development at the Science Policy Research Unit. She is the University of Sussex Business School PRME Champion, a UN initiative

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Interdisciplinary learning in the Liberal Arts

A Liberal Arts student meeting at the Shard In this case study, Dr Doug Haynes, Reader in American Literature and Visual Culture, discusses the creation of the interdisciplinary Liberal Arts BA at Sussex.  What we did  In collaboration with an

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Centering the student voice in module content and design

Dr Carli Rowell at the Sussex Teaching Festival In this case study, Dr Carli Rowell, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Sussex, shares her experience of co-creating a Sociology module with first-generation, working-class students. What I did I worked with first-generation,

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They told us what they want, so now what?: Reflections on the participatory design of a Business Law and Practice module – part 1

Jeanette Ashton and Kieran Durcan Introduction and pedagogical context This blog reflects on the process of working with students to develop a new Business Law and Practice module (BLP) for Sussex Law School, one of two options for law students

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The ‘Law’ Critique and Question Reading and Writing Group: a space to connect ‘with’ rather than ‘for’ students

Guest post by Verona Ní Drisceoil (Senior Lecturer in Law, Sussex Law School) and year 1 students Ayodele Idowu-Bello, Tyrone Logue, Plum Philips, Judith Ohen and Miles Ratcliffe. Verona Ní Drisceoil is a Senior Lecturer in Law (Education and Scholarship) at

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How can we improve module evaluation questionnaires?

by Junko Winch Module Evaluation Questionnaires (MEQs) are an important source of student feedback on teaching and learning. They are also often relied upon as evidence cases for promotion for tutors. However, in their current form they suffer from low

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