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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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    Are we making progress? Progression through learners’ interaction in OpenStudio across a qualification

  1. Nicole Lotz

    2. The project set out to better understand how learners in the Design and Innovation Qualification at the Open University progress in OpenStudio as they move through their qualification.

    June 2015 to October 2017

    Visualising the code: are students engaging with programming at level 1?

  2. Elaine ThomasHelen JefferisSoraya Kouadri Mostéfaoui

    3. This project Visualising the code: are students engaging with programming at Level 1? investigated the impact of using a visual programming environment on student engagement with programming.

    October 2015 to June 2019

    Assessing The ‘Open Field Lab’: Evaluating Interactive Fieldcasts for Enhancing Access to Fieldwork

  3. Phil WheelerJulia CookeKadmiel MaseykTrevor Collins

    4. Fieldwork is a fundamental part of the curriculum in undergraduate biological, environmental, Earth and geographical sciences, but not all students are able to participate in authentic field activities.

    October 2016 to December 2020

    Development and evaluation of a software tool for automated Java specification marking

  4. Anton Dil

    5. Highly Commended at the 2nd eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Awards 2019 under the category - Innovative/Original Approach to Teaching.

    October 2017 to October 2018

    Does the provision of an `own working space’ for tutors enhance the learning experience for students?

  5. Hayley RyderTacey O'Neil

    6. In response to the group tuition policy (GTP), on M303 (Further pure mathematics) we designed a comprehensive list of about 60 tutor-led cluster-level tutorials to replace the standard 7 tutorials per group in a cost neutral way.

    January 2018 to February 2024

    Pilot trial of a smart phone App for ascertaining water quality

  6. Suresh NesaratnamShahram Taherzadeh

    7. An important aspect of studying a technological module such as T868 Environmental monitoring and protection, is the acquisition of practical skills. Normally such skills are taught through practical sessions in a laboratory. Sometimes they are taught in the field.

    June 2018 to March 2019

    Visual Interactive Learning of Engineering Concepts

  7. Rongshan Qin

    8. The project developed a visual interactive learning method to help engineering student to understand basic concepts. Many engineering concepts explain the relationships between various parameters.

    August 2018 to August 2021

    Developing programming problem-solving skills using individualised screencasts

  8. Sarah Mattingly

    9. 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

  9. 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

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

  10. Lesley BoydRob Janes

    11. 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

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