By Dan Axson (Learning Technologies Manager) In May 2024, I wrote a post titled ‘What if our students with disabilities didn’t have to jump through hoops to have an equitable experience.’ You’ll be forgiven for not having read it, it…
Welcome to the February 2025 Academic Developers round up, where we share information, events and news. Sussex Education Festival The Sussex Education Festival is back for its third year! On Friday 2 May, colleagues from across the university will come…
Learning Matters Podcast Listen to Luis Ponce Cuspinera and Zahid Pranjol discuss scholarship for science teaching in episode four of the Learning Matters Podcast. This episode covers lots of ground, including decolonising the curriculum and real-world learning and much more.…
New EE Guidance webpages: The ‘Assessment Modes’ section of the EE Support and Guidance webpages now features pages on: Oral Assessment: guidance and advice on best practice when designing and implementing inclusive oral assessments. Reflection: guidance on how to embed…
Upcoming events Globally Networked Learning: Discovery Day Wednesday 18th October 12:00 until 13:30 Do you teach modules that involve international topics? Would your students benefit from engaging with international students and peers? Would you like to enrich your curriculum through…
29th September 2023 will mark one whole year since I joined the University of Sussex as a Learning Technologist. I joined the fantastic Educational Enhancement team and was informed on day one that I would be supporting Media, Arts and…
New tool to support group work at Sussex Coming soon to Canvas – ‘Buddycheck’, a new peer evaluation and feedback tool, will be available from August. It can help make group work fairer, more transparent and reduce workloads for staff.…
When I started my English PhD in the US, it was expected that I would teach the introductory composition courses that are required for all first-year students. I was surprised to find that I did not really know how to…
