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FASSTEST brings together colleagues from across the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 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 outcomes. FASSTEST supports a rolling portfolio of approximately 40 active scholarship projects under a number of themes which include:

  • Online and blended tuition 
  • Assessment
  • Employability/careers 
  • Equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Mental health and wellbeing
  • Multisensory/multimodal learning

If you are interested in learning more about a particular project or connecting with a project team, please contact us at FASS-Scholarship@open.ac.uk. 

Projects

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    The Next Chapter: Understanding the Career Aspirations of Students on the MA in Creative Writing, and Developing Teaching and Assessment to Support Them

    Project Team: Heather RichardsonEd HoganClaire BlanchardLindsey Smith

    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: 

    Flexible Study Intensity in Arts and Humanities: Classical Studies and History

    Project Team: Elayne ChaplinTrevor FearAnna PlassartSuzanne Forbes

    Addressing the White Racial Frame in OU Music’s Module Materials: Incorporating Active Debates to A342 Learning

    Project Team: Marie ThompsonMartin Clarke Byron Dueck

    Creative Interactions: Phase 2

    Project Team: Heather RichardsonClare TaylorHelen MosbyDiana Newall

    This project builds on the recently completed FASSTEST project, Creative Interactions: Teaching with OU's Art Collection.

    ‘The Project Game: Is My Topic EMA Material?’

    Project Team: Renate DohmenGeorgina HoldenPamela Bracewell-HomerGeorgina Holden

    Assessing the Impact of Changes to the Tuition Model for English Literature Modules in Terms of Attendance, Attainment, and Retention

    Project Team: Encarnacion Trinidad-BarrantesJessica DaviesHannah LaveryTim HammondElizabeth FordSteve Padley

    Running an Effective Online Gallery Visit

    Project Team: Lindsay CrispVeronica Davies

    We know that there are a number of both tangible and intangible ‘tried and tested’ benefits of face-to-face gallery visits.

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