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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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    Impact study of the taught MScs in Technology related subjects on students’ employability

  1. Daphne Chang

    2. Initial scoping of the literature on employability shows that certain aspects of employability such as motivations for study/outcomes of postgraduate studies have been documented and discussed to some extent.  However, there seem to be little discussion/debate on medium to long-term impact of PG

    May 2016 to December 2021

    Online tutorial design: can we do better?

  2. Linda MooreNicola McIntyre

    3. Poor attendance at online synchronous tutorials has been an ongoing problem. One of the aims of the introduction of the group tuition policy was to address this problem by giving students more choice. Based on the evidence seen thus far, this has not resulted in better attendance and it has also

    June 2017 to December 2021

    Use of OULive recordings of `live mathematics’ and discussion forums on a level 3 Pure mathematics module in order to enable students to move to a growth mindset in maths and to add a social dimension to learning mathematics

  3. Hayley RyderTacey O'Neil

    4. There is much research regarding students who struggle mathematically early (school, Y1 UG) but not for good students who `hit a wall’ at level 3. Some persevere while others drop-out.

    October 2017 to September 2024

    Online Team Investigations in Science (OTIS)

  4. Mark Jones

    5. Aims: By taking a comparative approach between three online team investigations in planetary science and astronomy, this project aims to investigate the factors that may be important in determining the effectiveness of such activities.

    October 2017 to December 2021

    Changing the way the game is played: transforming postgraduate curriculum praxis and workplace capabilities

  5. Martin ReynoldsRay Ison

    6. Research question: what are the opportunities and challenges for re-visioning the role of postgraduate distance learning provision and curriculum design in shifting from a conventional emphasis on developing ‘competencies’ based on learning outcomes (playing ‘the game’ better) to

    May 2018 to December 2021

    Implementing quantum mechanics visualisation tools in a distance learning context

  6. Calum MacCormick

    7. The aim of the project is to analyse a trial run of some carefully selected quantum mechanics visualisation tools within the 19J presentation of SM358, and to use the analysis to inform the development of the level 3 physics curriculum.

    April 2019 to April 2023

    Floodplain Meadows Partnership Ambassadors

  7. Emma Rothero

    8. We have previously undertaken simple questionnaires to gain feedback about the training, but we would like to develop this further and in-more depth to answer the following questions:

    May 2019 to December 2021

    Improving success and satisfaction of credit transfer students entering L3 modules in Science

  8. Eleanor CrabbJane Loughlin

    9. Credit transfer students are often regarded as having the potential to succeed in distance learning.

    May 2019 to December 2021

    Developing students and tutors perceptions of good mathematical communication on level one service mathematics module MU123: an investigation

  9. Sally Crighton

    10. The project addresses the issue of good mathematical communication for level one mathematics students.

    April 2019 to December 2021

    Can an asynchronous student conference in Open Studio develop students’ critical evaluation skills?

  10. Catherine HalliwellJenny Duckworth

    11. The level 3 module Evaluating Contemporary Science (S350), helps students learn, develop and apply important key skills such as evaluation of current science research and communication of these findings to different audiences, along with professional skills such as time-management, giving constru

    May 2019 to April 2022

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