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

  • Cath BrownCatherine Onions

    • 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

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

  • Judith Croston

    • 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

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

  • Emma Champion

    • 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 Programming for Physical Sciences website and forums on SM123 Physics and Space

  • Andy DiamentGemma Warriner

    • 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

    The STEM Good Tutor Guide

  • Chris Douce

    • 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

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

  • Fiona Gleed

    • 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

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

  • Alice Fraser-McDonald

    • 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

    Investigate the integration of vendor certifications within Computing modules

  • Amaninder Singh

    • Within many OU Computing modules and microcredentials, vendor certification content is partially integrated, or the modules are created solely based on the vendor qualifications (e.g., Cisco, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Education & Development Group (OpenEDG), EC-Council, Microsoft etc).

    October 2023 to September 2025

    Evaluating students’ experience of tuition in S217

  • Adam FreemanAnne-Katrin Klehe

    • Great effort and time is spent by Associate Lecturers (ALs) on delivering tutorials. Uptake of tutorials in all modules is low. This investigation will concentrate on the experience of students on S217, a second level physics module.

    May 2023 to September 2025

    Exploring timeliness, positivity and collection rates of TMA feedback

  • Colette Christiansen

    • The correspondence tuition that tutors provide, via the Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs), is a key part of our teaching and support to students and represents a major investment of time and effort by tutors.

    July 2023 to May 2024

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