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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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    Supporting Degree Apprenticeship students: Tutors’ and Students’ perspectives

  1. Soraya Kouadri Mostéfaoui

    2. Recently the UK government has initiated various initiatives and strategies to address the need for increased STEM skills in the workplace.

    October 2017 to September 2021

    An investigation into how STEM students use learning resources in different formats, and how this use develops over time

  2. Laura AlexanderAlexis Lansbury

    3. Winner of the 4th eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Awards 2021 under the category - Enhancing the Student Experience.

    An overall summary of our findings would be that:-

    November 2017 to February 2021

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

  3. Hayley RyderTacey O'Neil

    4. Adobe Connect has replaced OULive as the OU’s online tuition delivery tool and the current university plan is for tutors to work in shared online rooms for cohort/cluster-wide events.

    January 2018 to February 2024

    Research and Education in Product Development for 2040

  4. Claudia Eckert

    5. Based on a series of interviews carried out in 2018 with experienced European engineers and a workshop with Product development experts from over twenty leading Swedish company and academics researching and teaching product development, trends and their expected impact on engineering design can b

    May 2018 to August 2020

    Pilot trial of a smart phone App for ascertaining water quality

  5. Suresh NesaratnamShahram Taherzadeh

    6. 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

  6. Rongshan Qin

    7. 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

    The impact of live streaming module-wide events in student engagement and motivation

  7. Linda MooreMaria Velasco-Garcia

    8. ​Winner of the 4th Best Poster Competition at the 8th eSTEeM Annual Conference, 8-9 May 2019.

    May 2018 to February 2022

    Improving student engagement during online-only courses through the use of interactive question-embedded videos

  8. Bryan SingerRafael Hidalgo

    9. Highly Commended at the 4th eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Awards 2021 under the category - Innovative Approach to Teaching.

    May 2018 to February 2021

    Assessing the effectiveness of the induction process for novice Associate Lecturers in the School of Life Health and Chemical Sciences in preparing them for the Associate Lecturer role

  9. Janette WallaceHannah Gauci

    10. Background and issues to be addressed

    May 2018 to October 2019

    Developing responsive approaches to enhance personalized learning in selected LHCS modules

  10. Eleanor CrabbNick ChattertonKate BradshawKaren New

    11. Personalized learning involves developing teaching strategies that allow students to learn in a way which is most effective for them. It requires educators to develop teaching materials using a range of styles, media and formats allowing students to choose approaches that suit their needs.

    June 2018 to January 2022

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