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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 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.

    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

    Level 1 Progression and Qualification Pathways: A Case Study in History

    Project Team: Linda BriggsElayne ChaplinSuzanne Forbes

    Open University students usually register for a specific degree when they begin their studies, but are able to change to a different degree pathway at various points while they are studying.

    Evaluating the Impact of ‘Write Now’ Sessions: Adapting Approaches from Academic Writing Retreats to Create a Learning Community of Student Writers on A233

    Project Team: Debbie Parker KinchAnactoria ClarkeJasmine Hunter Evans

    The scholarship project will pilot and evaluate ‘write now’ sessions on the Open University English Literature module A233 ‘Telling Stories: the novel and beyond’.  These will be live online sessions aimed at helping students get writing, alongside other students who form a writing community, in

    Diversifying End of Module Assessment project options on a Level 3 Classical Studies module - Benefits and Challenges for students and lecturers

    Project Team: Astrid VoigtEmma Bridges

    This project investigates the benefits and challenges – for both students and educators – of an innovative assessment format which aims to make assessment more inclusive and authentic for Classical Studies students.

    How does recording affect Creative Writing tutorials:-a first-year review

    Project Team: Natalie LewisDonall MacCathmhaoillEmma Claire SweeneyLania Knight

    This mixed-methods project evaluated the introduction of the recording of online tutorials on OU Level 2 module, Creative Writing. The project investigated specific concerns and considerations around tutorial attendance, student participation, and the pedagogy of Creative Writing workshops.