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The OU and Scotland’s Colleges’ Collaborative Teaching Partnership: An Evaluation

Project Team: Gerry MooneyJanet ColeIain Macpherson Steven McGeeverKhadija Patel

The primary purpose of the proposed project was to:

Capture the experiences of students, tutors and partnership managers (both OU and College) and to evaluate the impacts of these Collaborative Teaching Partnership in three of Scotland’s Colleges: Ayrshire, City of Glasgow and Fife.

Teaching Critical Thinking Skills

Project Team: Sue NielandIan McGarryAmita Sen-Gupta

In the age of digital information and high levels of technology in academic life, critical thinking skills are not just considered as an element of academic literacy; they have been interpreted in terms of the ability to use Microsoft Office and reference managing software effectively when underg

Developing an Approach to Networked Audio for Distance Learning in Music Practice

Project Team: Sean WilliamsNaomi Barker

This project examines the use of networked technologies for group music practice, within the context of a small group of 3-7 players.

Communication Strategies and the Tutor-Student Relationship

Project Team: Wendy HumphreysVicky Johnson

One of the findings of our completed project, The Quality of Tutor-Student Early contact in Post Level 1 Modules, was the extreme variation in both the interpretation and practice of tutors, in terms of early communication within a module.

Tracking retention and building community in distance music study

Project Team: Alexander KolassaLilian Simones

There are three objectives of this project (presented in order of priority):

Developing Academic Integrity in Postgraduate Students

Project Team: Sue NielandPaige Cuffe

This project will explore the development of postgraduate students’ understanding and practice of academic integrity, that is of good academic conduct, focusing particularly on the module Principles of Social and Psychological Inquiry.

Better Understanding Study Motivation and Module Choice

Project Team: Suzanne ForbesElayne ChaplinSara Wolfson

Diversifying End of Module Assessment Project Options on a Level 3 Classical Studies Module – A Pilot Study to Evaluate Pedagogic Strategies and Assess Benefits and Challenges

Project Team: Astrid Voigt

Academic Conduct Matters: Assessing the Impact of Academic and Disciplinary Interventions on Student’s Retention, Progression, and Completion

Project Team: Encarnacion Trinidad-Barrantes

This project is primarily concerned with investigating historic data (2011-2020) on referrals for poor academic practice in order to determine: 

Does Wi-Fi/Data Connectivity Disadvantage OU Students?

Project Team: Sonja RewhornVicky Johnson

Since March 2020 many of us have had to move to working from home using our home internet whether as Wi-Fi or data.  As well as work shifting to online, The Open University also moved all its tuition seminars online.