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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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    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: 

    Image Descriptions within Art History Pedagogy

    Project Team: Andy MurraySusie West

    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.

    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

    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.

    How can Tutors Deliver Effective Teaching and Support to Creative Writing Students with Mental Health Difficulties

    Project Team: Joanne ReardonMelissa BaileyNatalie Lewis

    Improving the Diversity of the History Curriculum

    Project Team: John SlightLuc-Andre Brunet

    The purpose of this scholarship project is to investigate student attitudes towards the racial and ethnic diversity of the existing History curriculum, gather information about this issue from experienced ALs who teach on History modules, and consult with academics at other universities on their

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