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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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    Raising Student Awareness of Employability Through Multiple Curriculum Adjustments at the Module Level

    Project Team: Jonquil Lowe

    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.

    An Investigation into the Use of Peer Observation as a Tool for Professional Development and an Aid to Developing a Professional Evaluative Culture Among Associate Lecturers

    Project Team: Judith Wilson-HughesTatiana BlackmoreLiz Wright

    Identifying Future Directions: Where do Final Year Psychology and Counselling Students Find Information about Postgraduate Study?

    Project Team: Rhiannon EdwardsMary Dobson

    Research question: Where do final year Psychology and Counselling students gain information about postgraduate study? 

    OU Student Views on Work Experience, Work Placements and Virtual Internships

    Project Team: Volker PatentGemma Godfrey

    Evaluating the Inclusion of Academic Coaching within an Online-Only Postgraduate Module (DD801)

    Project Team: Lucy WildeKesi MahendranKate Garland

    The central aim of the project is to evaluate the academic coaching provided in DD801.

    An examination of social and cultural factors that may affect engagement in study activities linked to academic writing skills

    Project Team: Sharon XuerebCathy Schofield

    It is vital for students to understand and uphold the principles of academic integrity throughout their studies. Although this is often a value that is promoted by higher education institutions from the outset, academic misconduct does appear to be a growing problem.

    Transition to Postgraduate Study: the MA in Music

    Project Team: Rosemary Golding Byron Dueck

    This project considers some of the barriers students might face when moving onto the MA in Music, either from within the OU or with prior experience of higher education from external institutions.

    Exploring Welsh medium tuition in Psychology and Counselling OU modules at Level 1 – Phase 1

    Project Team: Emma Roberts Sue StradlingNia Coles-Jones

    The Welsh Government’s strategic framework aims to increase the number of Welsh speakers to one million by 2050.

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