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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Dhouha Kbaier Soraya Kouadri Mostéfaoui Annemarie Kane
This report explores the broader impact of COVID-19 on the learning experiences and academic performance of ethnic minority students, using Open University (OU) Level 1 Computing modules as a case study.
October 2021 to September 2023
Vera Hale Clive Hilton Alessandra Campoli
Issue:
April 2022 to August 2024
Diane Butler Andrew Potter Catherine Comfort Kristen Reid
Winner of the 7th eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Awards 2024.
April 2022 to December 2022
Diane Butler Andrew Potter
The development and implementation of the Inclusive Curriculum Tool (ICT) is one of a suite of measures the University is using to address issues around the degree awarding gaps which have been identified as priority areas in our Access and Participation Strategy (APS).
May 2022 to December 2022
Louise MacBrayne Zoë Chapman
Practical work in the form of home experiments has always formed an integral part of the science curriculum, in particular at level one. The move, however, from printed materials to online delivery has been accompanied by a change in the way students are supported in home experiments.
November 2022 to April 2025
Donald Edwards Mark Slaymaker
This project seeks to understand our current performance against EDI, widening participation and success (WPS) targets on postgraduate qualifications run by the schools of C&C and E&I, collectively Postgraduate Technology and Computing (PTC).
November 2022 to November 2023
Jill Shaw Rehana Awan Jim Gillen Mark Slaymaker
The project will investigate patterns in the demographics and referral data, and student perceptions for Level 1 students who are referred to the Academic Conduct (AC) Office within C&C. Several research projects (e.g.
November 2022 to December 2024
Jenny Duckworth Jennie Bellamy Harriet Marshall
Access to slides in advance of online tutorials is thought to benefit many students with disabilities, e.g., those with sight and hearing impairments, some specific learning disabilities including dyslexia, and some mental health conditions including anxiety.
June 2023 to December 2024
Andrea Patel Chris Corcoran
Overview: The project will evaluate the use of Support Network Mapping as a student-centred approach to support transition to university of Q65 (undergraduate Engineering) and Q61 (undergraduate Design and Innovation) students from the 20% most deprived areas in the UK.
May 2023 to November 2024
