After obtaining a BA (Hons) in Philosophy and English Literature from The Open University in 2019, David Russell joined Sussex Writes in 2020 while completing his MA in English: Literature, Culture and Theory. He is now in the second year…
Blog Archives
Campus rhythms: exploring synaesthesia through drumming
Tagged with: active learning, interdisciplinarity, outreach, school engagement, Sussex Writes, widening participation
Posted in Blog
Posted in Blog
Scaffolding summative assessments
Dr Lorraine Smith In this case study, Dr Lorraine Smith, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, discusses how she scaffolds summative assessments for Foundation level students. What I did I implemented both an essay plan and draft formative assessment so that students…
Tagged with: academic literacies, academic skills, scaffolding, widening participation
Posted in Assessment and Feedback, Case Studies
Posted in Assessment and Feedback, Case Studies
Embedding writing into seminars as a deliberate and supportive practice
Dr Verona Ni Drisceoil explains how and why you should build in opportunities for deliberate writing practice in seminars, or even in the lecture theatre.
Tagged with: academic literacies, academic skills, widening participation
Posted in Blog, Uncategorised
Posted in Blog, Uncategorised