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How My Online Learning Experience Has Inspired Me to Enhance Our Online Distance Learning (ODL) Student Experience

by Alice Taylor, Online Distance Learning Officer I’m involved in supporting Sussex’s Online Distance Learning (ODL) students from their enrolment right through to graduation, but my own recent experience of studying an online course gave me a new perspective. Our

Posted in Educational Enhancement, Online Distance Learning (ODL), Student Experience

Integrating ArtificiaI Intelligence into Education at the University of Sussex Business School

by Kitty Horne, Academic Development The University of Sussex Business School is actively exploring the role of artificial intelligence in higher education, focusing on practical approaches to both enhance learning and address the challenges Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings. Through collaborative

Posted in Academic Development, AI, Educational Enhancement, Learning Technologies

Games, Narratives and Emotional Connection in Online Distance Learning: In Conversation with Brena Collyer De Aguiar

Simon Overton:Today I am joined by Brena Collyer De Aguiar, Online Distance Learning Manager focusing on Course Development and Delivery, and Senior Learning Technologist for ODL. Welcome, Brena. Brena Collyer De Aguiar:Thank you, Simon. Simon:Why don’t we start by you

Posted in Educational Enhancement, Interview, Online Distance Learning (ODL), Sustainability

This Isn’t About Learning Technology: A Learning Technologist Reflects

by Chris O’Reilly, Learning Technologist Sadly, my time working within Educational Enhancement (EE) as a Learning Technologist has come to an end, coinciding with the release of this blog post. And strangely enough this is the third time I am

Posted in Educational Enhancement, Learning Technologies, Sustainability

Teaching and Learning with Artificial Intelligence Community of Practice: July 2024 Update

by Dr Sam Hemsley, Academic Developer What’s new at Sussex? In June, Microsoft CoPilot was made available to all staff and students. We also completed a trial of Jamworks, an AI notetaking and study aid application. Read Helen Morley’s blog

Posted in Academic Development, AI, AI CoP, Educational Enhancement

Adventures of an Online Distance Learning Librarian

by Sarah Ison, Online Distance Learning Manager and Online Distance Learning Librarian Time flies when you’re passionate about your work—or maybe it’s just a side effect of spending too much time on Zoom. This November, I’ll celebrate six years as

Posted in Educational Enhancement, Inclusive teaching, Online Distance Learning (ODL)

Academic Developers: June round up

Second Sussex Education Festival  Please join us for the second Sussex Education Festival, an event for anyone involved in delivering education at Sussex. The event will be held over two days. You can attend the Festival in-person (9.30-4pm on 10

Posted in Academic Development, Educational Enhancement, Monthly Round-ups

Think Better, Learn Better: Six Ways Reflection Can Transform Higher Education

by Dr Laura Clarke, Academic Developer supporting Online Distance Learning As the summer assessment period brings the academic year to an end and the halls and schools empty out and the library falls… well, silent, so it is that many

Posted in Academic Development, Educational Enhancement, Learning theory

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