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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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    How should formative assessments be assessed? A study of S217 online quizzes

  1. Jonathan NylkAndy Diament

    2. The aim of this project is to evaluate the level of student engagement with the online quizzes on S217 Physics: from Classical to Quantum, comparing the current model of assessment with a formative thresholded assessment model which has been shown to have a marked positive impact on stud

    November 2022 to August 2023

    Ecoanxiety and environmental education: stories, conversations, actions

  2. Sarah Davies

    3. Ecoanxiety – the distress related to climate and ecological crises – is increasingly recognised in learners by educators (Hickman et al, 2021), in the media (e.g., BBC Ideas 2021, Rannard, 2022) as well as through programmes of advice and education (e.g., Wright, 2022).

    November 2022 to April 2024

    Investigation of widening participation and success in postgraduate technology and computing

  3. Donald EdwardsMark Slaymaker

    4. This project seeks to understand our current performance against EDI, widening participation and success (WPS) targets on postgraduate qualifications run by the schools of C&C and E&I, collectively Postgraduate Technology and Computing (PTC).

    November 2022 to November 2023

    Academic conduct referrals and students from underrepresented groups

  4. Jill ShawRehana AwanJim Gillen Mark SlaymakerKatharine Jewitt

    5. The project will investigate patterns in the demographics and referral data, and student perceptions for Level 1 students who are referred to the Academic Conduct (AC) Office within C&C. Several research projects (e.g.

    November 2022 to December 2024

    Recruiting tutors to specialist modules in the School of Computing and Communications at the Open University

  5. David McDade

    6. Skills shortages outlined by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), determined the backdrop for the development of the BSc Cyber Security R60 qualification.

    November 2022 to October 2024

    Team Based Learning tutorials in S248

  6. Kate NixonNick Chatterton

    7. This project seeks to improve student engagement in tutorials in S248 Chemistry in life: food, water and medicines.

    November 2022 to September 2024

    Exploring the impact of virtual reality on engagement and accessibility of tutorials for students studying S296

  7. Sarah DaniellLorraine WatersKatja Rietdorf

    8. With many students opting to defer part way through a presentation and fewer attending live tutorials in Adobe Connect (AC), this project proposes to pilot the introduction of a series of four short (20-30 minute) tutorials using the Mozilla Hubs Virtual Reality (VR) platform on S296, Cell an

    May 2023 to September 2024

    Peer-learning activity for communicating algorithms in a Level 2 computer science module

  8. Ravi Rajani

    9. Peer learning is widely believed to address essential transferable skills such as teamworking, communication, and critical enquiry, that are not easily pursued by other means (Topping, 1998; Boud, Cohen and Sampson, 1999).

    May 2023 to July 2024

    Assessment and Feedback on Introduction of Group Work on M140

  9. Ruth Neal Kellee Patterson

    10. The aim of this project is to assess the impact on M140 of introducing group work, gain feedback from students and tutors and learn from this experience before rolling this out to all students.

    May 2023 to September 2024

    Sharing tutorial slides before online events: an evaluation of current practice and perceived benefits and barriers

  10. Jenny DuckworthJennie BellamyHarriet Marshall

    11. Access to slides in advance of online tutorials is thought to benefit many learners.

    June 2023 to February 2025

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