Alex Stuart-Kelly is an Education and Scholarship (E&S) lecturer in the department of Neuroscience at Sussex (since 2022). Prior to this, his PhD and short post-doctoral research focussed on understanding the role of the major Alzheimer’s risk gene variant APOE4…
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Enhancing student engagement in large group teaching: A collaborative approach to improving learning outcomes
Tagged with: curriculum design, Inclusive and student-centred, Teaching and student engagement
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Insights from the Annual Course Reviews
The University of Sussex’s Annual Course Review (ACR) process provides an opportunity for review, reflection and evaluation of the delivery of our teaching and is a key part of the University’s quality assurance and enhancement framework. However, the ACR isn’t…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, Employability, inclusivity, student voice
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Measuring educational gain through Assurance of Learning (AoL)
Farai is Associate Dean (Education & Students) in the University of Sussex Business School and Professor in the Department of Economics. She has several years’ higher education teaching experience in statistics, development economics and other applied economics topics. She has…
A student led session on reviving curiosity and student engagement
First year student reps, Ismah Irsalina Binti Irwandy and Liv Camacho Wejbrandt, co-developed and delivered a workshop for lecturers at the Engineering and Informatics Teaching and Learning Away Day. Here they explain the part they played in developing the session,…
Behold the Seminars: Reflections on Student Feedback
Maria Hadjimarkou is a Lecturer in Biological Psychology at the University of Sussex School of Psychology. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the SEDA Community of Practice for Transitions. She has several years of…
Tagged with: belonging, curriculum design, Inclusive and student-centred, inclusivity, student voice
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Developing a feedback policy for Life Science
Dr Joanna Richardson, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, explains how the School of Life Sciences developed and implemented its feedback policy. What we did: Over the summer of 2021 I led a working group in the Life Sciences tasked with developing…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Cohesive and connected, curriculum design
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Closing the ‘feedback gap’ for international postgraduate students: An embedded writing approach
Dr. Brown embarked on his teaching journey in the realm of outdoor education during the 1980s before transitioning to teach Geography at the secondary school level. In 2004, he transitioned from the classroom to become an Educational Advisor for Learning…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, inclusivity
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Student engagement is key for inclusive curriculum (re)design
Katerina Psarikidou and Alejandro Luna Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School Katerina Psarikidou is Lecturer in Sustainable Development at the Science Policy Research Unit. She is the University of Sussex Business School PRME Champion, a UN initiative…
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Mapping the circular economy: A flexible mapping project for Product Design students
Claire Potter is a Senior Lecturer and the course convenor of the BSc / BA Product Design degrees, teaching on and leading on a variety of modules. In this case study, Claire describes how module and course design help develop…
Tagged with: Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, Education for sustainable development, Employability, Flexible assessment
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“It gave me a sense of ownership”: Reflections on the participatory design of a Business Law and Practice module – Part 2
Jeanette Ashton and Kieran Durcan Jeanette Ashton is a Senior Lecturer in Law (Education and Scholarship) and a non-practising solicitor, having joined the University of Sussex after 8 years at Brighton University. She convenes and teaches on the LLB programme…
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