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Are you using Socrative? An engaging tool to quiz student understanding

Socrates (470-399 BC) would be pleased to see his philosophy of enquiry-based learning underpinning Socrative; the easy to use, quiz resource for teachers. By using Socrative, you can test your students’ knowledge to gauge their current level, check ‘in-lesson’ concept learning, and add

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Learning on the move – Mobile Technologies Week!

The Library and Technology Enhanced Learning have come together to organise a week of exciting events for University of Sussex staff, students and researchers around the use of mobile technologies to support teaching and learning. Mobile Technologies Week begins on

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Skills at your fingertips: Skills Hub

Looking for skills support at Sussex? Staff and students at the University of Sussex now have access to a one stop shop for study and support needs in one easy to find, online location. Whatever the type of resource or guidance

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New TEL workshops: future-proof your teaching

The TEL team has a new programme of workshops which will give you the opportunity to test and assess new technologies before using them in the classroom, or in your work or study routine. If you are interested in using

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TodaysMeet: embracing the backchannel for learning

        TodaysMeet is designed to enhance learning by embracing the backchannel; the ‘secondary or covert route for the passage of information’ (Oxford Dictionary) that runs alongside learning. TodaysMeet for learning and teaching TodaysMeet allows for shared thoughts, questions,

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Poll Everywhere: interactive, mobile and now at Sussex

You may have recently heard that, ready for the start of the new term, the University of Sussex has licensed Poll Everywhere. Poll Everywhere is a student response system that allows students to give instant answers or feedback on presented content,

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Feedly: Make the internet come to you

Each month the TEL team will be introducing you to a useful resource and this time it is Feedly; the app that allows you to bring together everything you regularly view on the web. Feedly is an app that allows

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Smarter study – 5 essential apps for students

It’s the start of a new academic year and, to help new and returning students make the best possible start to the new term, the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) team have compiled a list of five of the top apps to

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