by Rachael Thomas, Learning Technologist, University of Sussex In the heart of Sussex something extraordinary is happening. A few times each term a unique assembly occurs. Learning technologists and digital team members from various educational establishments across the region gather…
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Academic Developers: February Roundup
Curriculum Framework ready for consultation A Curriculum Framework for Sussex is in development as part of Curriculum Reimagined. The working document has been created from stakeholder engagement, dedicated open meetings and working groups. There are elements that will need to…
Charting Success: The Transformative Role of the Educational Enhancement Coordinator
by George Robinson, Senior Learning Technologist, University of Sussex One of the cornerstone roles in the Educational Enhancement team is that of the E.E. Co-ordinator. It is noteworthy that each individual who once held the co-ordinator position has not only…
Your students don’t know what a RUBRIC is – and maybe you don’t either?
by Sam Hemsley, Academic Developer, University of Sussex One of the first pieces of work I took on when joining the Educational Enhancement team as an Academic Developer in September 2021, was to contribute to the content of a guidance…
Five Tips for Using PORTFOLIOS in Assessment for Learning
by Laura Clarke, Academic Developer, University of Sussex When I taught in my previous institution, we used portfolios as a summative assessment for students as well as a means to evaluate instruction. We scored the portfolios based on a rubric…
Fakery, Fallacy and Faults, but the AI is no Fraud
How should we speak about the processes of Large Language Models and other AI? Language, as humans and other animals use it, is a voluntary and intentional tool which is used to aid interaction. Can we say the same for AI generated text?
Academic Developers ‘Conference Special’ December round-up
Conference call for papers round up Conference season’s coming, Conference season’s coming… While not quite as exciting as the imminent arrival of Santa, there’s been a flurry of calls for papers for teaching and learning conferences in 2024, many with…
Sharing your pronouns to support trans colleagues and students
This week Caley Yardley, Doctoral Tutor in Physics, talks about how we can support our trans colleagues and students by sharing our pronouns. For many, pronouns can seem a very trivial thing, but I think there is a power in…
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