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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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    An investigation into the progression of OU STEM students from taught courses to postgraduate research

  1. Alice Fraser-McDonald

    2. In the conventional HE sector, there is often an established pathway for the progression of undergraduate and taught postgraduate students to postgraduate research within the same institution.

    February 2024 to July 2025

    Making space for female engineering students: an evaluation of the effectiveness of a face-to-face Student Conference

  2. Fiona Gleed

    3. The Engineering profession offers intellectually and financially rewarding careers, with skills in high demand globally. However, women are significantly under-represented, with female students making up 18% of first year Engineering undergraduates in UK HE1.

    November 2023 to March 2024

    The STEM Good Tutor Guide

  3. Chris Douce

    4. It has been 20 years since the university published Supporting Open Learners: Reader, and the accompanying publication, Supporting Open Learners: Theoretical Reader for its tutors. These booklets offer practical guidance about many aspects of the role as a tutor.

    November 2023 to July 2024

    OELAssist - Enhancing the Open Engineering Lab (OEL) Student Experience

  4. Dhouha KbaierAndrew Mason

    5. We propose the development of OELAssist, a comprehensive system designed to revolutionise the student experience within the Open Engineering Lab (OEL) by addressing challenges faced by students during experiments.

    November 2023 to November 2025

    Evaluating the Programming for Physical Sciences website and forums on SM123 Physics and Space

  5. Andy DiamentGemma Warriner

    6. Students on SM123 Physics and space learn programming in Python across the module. Some find it straightforward, others very difficult.

    December 2023 to December 2024

    Do assessment strategies contribute to awarding gaps in Stage 2 LHCS modules?

  6. Zoë ChapmanKatie Harvey

    7. The aim of this project is to investigate the impact of different assessment strategies used in Stage 2 modules in the School of Life, Health, and Chemical Sciences (LHCS), and to determine if the assessment type used contributes to awarding gaps that may be observed for disadvantaged and/or unde

    November 2023 to November 2024

    Gaining a deeper understanding of the experience and equitability of extensions and their impact on retention for Stage 1 Engineering students

  7. Emma Champion

    8. Previous scholarship has shown that students with extensions have poorer outcomes on modules and that extensions are used by a higher proportion of students within Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) groups.

    February 2024 to December 2024

    Evaluating the outcomes of embedding coding activities in an advanced physics and astronomy module

  8. Judith Croston

    9. Two key barriers to student success in advanced physics and astronomy modules are (i) the abstract nature of key concepts that are far removed from everyday life, and (ii) the use of complex maths formalism that can obscure physical interpretation.

    August 2024 to July 2026

    How do students use tutorial recordings and which formats are most effective?

  9. Cath BrownCatherine OnionsCharlotte Hancox

    10. Post-pandemic, students’ live attendance at online tutorials has declined significantly but it is not uncommon to see hundreds of views of recordings.

    June 2024 to June 2027

    Evaluation of Digital Assets to support LHCS Students’ Sense of Belonging

  10. Zoë ChapmanJanette Wallace

    11. Winner of the Most Engaging and Immersive Session on Day Two of the 14th eSTEeM Annual Conference, 30th April – 1st May 2025.

    July 2024 to July 2026

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