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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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    Investigating tuition attendance in Arts & Humanities: Stage 2

    Project Team: Robin MackieSteve PadleyMaddy SharmanJen ShepherdAstrid Voigt

    In our previous project we were able to use data from the LEM system to explore student attendance in tuition from across the Arts & Humanities programme.

    The Relaxed Tutorial Project

    Project Team: Trevor FearNaoko YamagataCora Beth FraserArdle Mac Mahon

    ‘Relaxed’ events are held across the Arts sector, primarily as a means of accommodating neurodiversity, but also as a way of suiting other specific needs.

    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.

    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):

    Exploring Students’ Experiences of Full Time and Flexible Study Intensity on English and Creative Writing Qualifications

    Project Team: Hannah LaveryNatalie LewisClare SpencerDerek NealeLiz Ford

    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

    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

    Improving the Retention and Progression of Students on the Arts and Humanities Access Module at the Open University

    Project Team: Hannah LaverySteve PadleyAnactoria Clarke

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

    Project Team: Renate DohmenGeorgina HoldenPamela Bracewell-HomerGeorgina Holden

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