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1. Assessment types

   This list is to encourage you to think creatively about the possible ways to capture and encourage student learning through formative or summative assessment.

2. Directed Study Week

   Find out more about Directed Study Week, five days of workshops and webinars that will help you make the most of everything on offer at the University!

3. Book in review: Using Simulations for Education, Training and Research (Dieckmann (ed))

   Simulation-based educators should read this book, particularly those who are involved in designing programmes of training or who are responsible for designing the simulator environment and purchasing equipment.

4. AI considerations

   As the advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) reshape various aspects of education, including assessment design, educators are faced with the challenge of effectively integrating this technology into their practices.

5. Another ‘first’ for LJMU in Sport and Exercise Sciences

   Professor Zoe Knowles is set to become the first woman to chair the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES).

6. This time last year LJMU student and now graduate Nathan Bickerton, went viral

   He was offered a job just fifteen minutes after creating a Wikipedia page and tweeting The Diary of a CEO host and BBC Dragon, Steven Bartlett. Here he tells us about the whirlwind of a year he's had, what his LJMU undergraduate and postgraduate degrees taught him, and his own tips for how to stand out from the crowd in the job market.

7. Lecturer’s new book examines security at sports mega-events amid the pandemic

   International Relations and Politics with Sociology Lecturer, Dr Jan Ludvigsen, shared insights from his book this week with the LJMU community ahead of its release on Friday 8 April.

8. Revolutionising digital technology solutions through SME collaboration

   A unique business support programme, set to power a digital manufacturing revolution in the North West, is tapping into the next generation of innovative minds through collaboration with the LJMU Faculty of Engineering and Technology.