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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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    Evaluating the increase in student wellbeing brought about by informal online sessions and computer generated worked examples on a level 3 pure maths module

  1. Hayley RyderTacey O'Neil

    2. Issue: student well-being and anxiety. Accessibility of tutorial type resources.

    Many students experiencing problems with abstract mathematics either already experience maths anxiety or develop it. They can also lack self-efficacy and mathematical resilience.

    November 2020 to September 2023

    Assessing the impact of skills development through formative assessment on student retention and success in S294

  2. Katja RietdorfJane Loughlin

    3. This project will investigate the impact on student performance and module results of engagement with specific question types in formative assessment and with resources designed to support skills development. Specifically, we will analyse if:

    September 2021 to May 2022

    Evaluation and improvement of print packs use for Environmental Science students

  3. Fiona AikenChris Hutton

    4. There is a legal requirement (Equality Act, 2010) to provide students who have declared disabilities with reasonable adjustments which address their learning needs.

    October 2021 to October 2023

    Investigating how to enhance the idea generation process by students for their T452 project

    Having taught on project modules at HNC, HND and final UG level (T452), I have observed that the most intense tutor engagement is when discussing possible topics.

    August 2021 to July 2022

    Typical Support Seeking Behaviour of STEM Students, their Outcomes and Successes

  4. Paul CollierFiona Aiken

    5. The importance of personal, non-academic support of students especially in a distance learning environment is well documented in the literature.

    April 2021 to March 2022

    Impact of introducing new practical and dataset project options to the science undergraduate capstone project module (S390)

  5. Hannah GauciJulie RobsonJanette Wallace

    6. S390 is the undergraduate science capstone project module.

    April 2021 to June 2023

    Engineering residential school or home experiments? A comparison from the perspective of both the student and the tutor

  6. Alec GoodyearIestyn JowersJan KowalCarol MorrisDavid Sharp

    7. Residential schools are essential for accreditation of our engineering qualifications by Professional Engineering Institutions and they have had to be temporarily replaced by a set of practical engineering activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

    April 2021 to December 2021

    An evaluation of use and impact of zero grades in assessment; are we being consistent, fair, and transparent?

  7. Karen NewFiona Moorman

    8. Assessment is at the core of teaching and learning at the Open University.  It is used to measure student learning against institutional and AQA standards and, most importantly, assessment has a pivotal role in consolidating student understanding and in supporting progression along their learning

    June 2021 to December 2023

    Embedding research into teaching: practices, motivations and impacts

  8. Sarah Davies

    9. Academics are often interested in using their own research in their teaching – this can be a valuable way of sharing their passion for their subject, connecting students with cutting edge research knowledge, and enabling students to experience authentic science practices.

    November 2021 to April 2023

    Early Start for TM470 project students

  9. Christine Gardner

    10. Students on the IT/computing named degree have a compulsory project to complete at the end of their studies (TM470), yet for some this is a major challenge due to the independent nature of the research, with relatively little taught content in the module.

    October 2021 to April 2023

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