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eSTEeM Projects

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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    Engaging stakeholders as experts in the trial and evaluation of Disability Language Guidance

  1. Elaine McPhersonKate Lister

    2. To support inclusive and equitable study, universities often categorise students as ‘disabled’ for them to access specific support for their studies and require them to engage with terms such as ‘disclosing a disability’ and ‘reasonable adjustments’.

    February 2019 to August 2021

    Student perceptions and development of employability skills on a level 4 multidisciplinary science module

  2. Fiona AikenChris Hutton

    3. S112, Science: concepts and practice, was a new science module at the Open University in 2017.

    November 2018 to November 2020

    OpenWASH evaluation

  3. Pam Furniss

    4. OpenWASH is an international Open University programme that provides learning resources for the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector in Ethiopia. The initial project (2014-2016), in partnership with UNICEF and World Vision Ethiopia, produced five OpenWASH modules and a Trainers’ Handbook.

    November 2018 to October 2019

    Developing programming problem-solving skills using individualised screencasts

  4. Sarah Mattingly

    5. Winner of the 4th eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Award 2021 under the category - Innovative Approach to Teaching.

    November 2018 to May 2020

    Use of augmented reality in a second level human biology module: benefits and challenges

  5. Karen New

    • This project explored the use of a vision-based augmented reality (AR) application (Heart App), which has been developed by the Open University, specifically for a second level Human Biology module (SK299). 

    November 2018 to April 2020

    Online journal clubs in distance higher education: an opportunity to develop skills and community?

  6. Fiona MoormanKaren New

    7. Winner of the 3rd eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Award 2020 under the category - Innovative/Original Approach to Teaching.

    November 2018 to January 2020

    Usage of Early Alerts Indicators on two level 1 modules

  7. Carol CalvertAlison BromleyChris Hughes

    8. The Open University (UK) has developed two systems of predictive modelling to identify students at risk.

    November 2018 to December 2019

    Using technology-enabled learning networks to drive module improvements in STEM

  8. Lesley BoydRob Janes

    9. This project provides one way to answer the need to close the feedback loop between OU tutors and campus-based teams, to develop a joint understanding of teaching and learning design challenges, and to put tutors as close as possible to the development of solutions.

    November 2018 to September 2021

    Understanding and mitigating students difficulties in undertaking complex practical activities on their computers

  9. Patrick Wong

    10. Hands-on practical activities can improve students understanding of technological concepts and provide an opportunity to improve their technical skills.

    November 2018 to September 2020

    Supporting students in online tuition from Access through the student journey

  10. Carlton WoodLynda Cook

    11. Within many STEM modules we have moved to an online platform for learning events, including tuition.  Whilst there are many benefits to online tuition by both tutors and students (such as remote access) anecdotal evidence suggests that STEM OU students do not actively participate in online tuitio

    November 2018 to June 2023

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