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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

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

  2. David McDade

    3. 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

  3. Kate NixonNick Chatterton

    4. 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

  4. Sarah DaniellLorraine WatersKatja Rietdorf

    5. 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

  5. Ravi Rajani

    6. 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

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

  6. Jenny DuckworthJennie BellamyHarriet Marshall

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

    June 2023 to February 2025

    An evaluation of the use and impact of Network Mapping to support the transition to university of Engineering and Design & Innovation students from the 20% most deprived areas in the UK

  7. Andrea PatelChris Corcoran

    8. The overall project aim was to demonstrate the use of Support Network Mapping as a student-centred approach to support transition to university for undergraduate Engineering and undergraduate Design and Innovation students who reside in areas of the UK associated with higher level of socioeconomi

    May 2023 to March 2025

    Exploring timeliness, positivity and collection rates of TMA feedback

  8. Colette Christiansen

    9. The correspondence tuition that tutors provide, via the Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs), is a key part of our teaching and support to students and represents a major investment of time and effort by tutors.

    July 2023 to May 2024

    Developing robust assessment in the light of Generative AI developments

  9. Liz HardieJonquil LoweMychelle PrydeKevin WaughMirjam HauckFrancine RyanDaniel GoochVolker PatentKieran McCartneyClaire MaguireMike RichardsHeather Richardson

    10. This was a cross-faculty NCFE (Northern Council for Further Education) funded project.

    January 2024 to September 2024

    Perceptions and Experiences of STEM Academic Promotion (Professorial): Case study from the Open University, UK

  10. Diane ButlerSoraya Kouadri MostéfaouiJimena GorfinkielMark McJury

    11. The study adopts a qualitative approach to determine academics’ experiences and perceptions of the Professorial Promotions process (PB1 only) within the Faculty of STEM, Open University.

    November 2022 to September 2024

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