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eSTEeM is providing a mechanism for professional development through practice-based scholarship within a mentored community. Much of our work is organised on a project basis with project management aimed at the delivery of new educational outcomes and scholarship outputs. 

eSTEeM supports a rolling portfolio of approx. 80 active scholarship projects under a number of themes which include:

  • Access, Participation and Success
  • Innovative assessment
  • Online/onscreen STEM practice
  • Supporting students
  • Technologies for STEM learning

To learn more about our projects, please click on the project titles or use the search feature below by entering keywords. To search by the name of a project leader, please use the 'Filter by Project Leader' tab on the right-hand side of this page.

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    Typical Support Seeking Behaviour of STEM Students, their Outcomes and Successes

  1. Paul CollierFiona Aiken

    2. The importance of personal, non-academic support of students especially in a distance learning environment is well documented in the literature.

    April 2021 to December 2024

    Impact of introducing new practical and dataset project options to the science undergraduate capstone project module (S390)

  2. Hannah GauciJulie RobsonJon GoldingJanette Wallace

    3. S390 is the undergraduate science capstone project module.

    April 2021 to June 2023

    Black student experience and attainment on S112: improving a level 1 STEM module

  3. Louise MacBrayneJennie Bellamy

    4. Highly Commended at the 7th eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Awards 2024.

    Winner of the 8th Best Poster Competition at the 12th eSTEeM Annual Conference, 19-20 April 2023.

    November 2020 to November 2023

    An evaluation of use and impact of zero grades in assessment; are we being consistent, fair, and transparent?

  4. Karen NewFiona Moorman

    5. Assessment is at the core of teaching and learning at the Open University.  It is used to measure student learning against institutional and AQA standards and, most importantly, assessment has a pivotal role in consolidating student understanding and in supporting progression along their learning

    June 2021 to December 2023

    Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on ethnic minority students’ study experience and awarding gap (A case study of Level 1 C&C Open University Modules)

  5. Dhouha KbaierSoraya Kouadri MostéfaouiAnnemarie Kane

    6. This report explores the broader impact of COVID-19 on the learning experiences and academic performance of ethnic minority students, using Open University (OU) Level 1 Computing modules as a case study.

    October 2021 to September 2023

    Barriers and Enablers for Future Designers within the awarding gap at the intersection of Race and Deprived Areas

  6. Vera HaleClive HiltonAlessandra Campoli

    7. Issue:

    April 2022 to August 2024

    Evaluating Statistics anxiety across different qualifications

  7. Rachel Hilliam

    8. This project addresses findings that were suggested from the evaluation of the project “How one module can serve multiple qualification t

    April 2022 to December 2024

    Evaluating STEM/FBL APP Virtual Internship Scheme

  8. Diane ButlerAndrew PotterCatherine ComfortKristen Reid

    9. Winner of the 7th eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Award 2024.

    April 2022 to December 2022

    Evaluating the use of an Inclusive Curriculum Tool in STEM modules

  9. Diane ButlerAndrew Potter

    10. The development and implementation of the Inclusive Curriculum Tool (ICT) is one of a suite of measures the University is using to address issues around the degree awarding gaps which have been identified as priority areas in our Access and Participation Strategy (APS).

    May 2022 to November 2024

    Is the cost of home experiments a potential barrier to learning? Experiences from two level one science modules

  10. Louise MacBrayneZoë Chapman

    11. Practical work in the form of home experiments has always formed an integral part of the science curriculum, in particular at level one. The move, however, from printed materials to online delivery has been accompanied by a change in the way students are supported in home experiments.

    November 2022 to February 2025

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