Online and blended tuition
Project Team: Jennifer Mattschey
The project investigates Psychology students’ perception of both quantitative and qualitative research methods teaching at level 2, with the aim to identify new and more effective approaches to teaching these topics.
Project Team: Louise NewbiggingJames MunroSimon HarrisonMaika Telga
Investigating Psychology 3 (DE300) is the capstone Level 3 module in Psychology and Counselling with the Open University, in which students complete an independent research project over the course of the module.
Project Team: Marianna LatifAlicia Townshend
This study aims to explore the impact of early tutor contact on the D120 module, looking at the student experience, the tutor relationship and retention and progression. D120 is a new level 1 psychology module which started in October 2023.
Project Team: Benjamin NewmanColin LorneGeorge Revill
The purpose of this project is to explore the potential of thinking from popular and everyday online media spaces such as YouTube.
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.
Project Team: Eimear O'ConnorKatie Rix
When studying distance learning, researchers often focus on improving the interaction between attendees (e.g. Bernard et al., 2009). However, this type of research is often based on the assumption that interaction is beneficial for all students.
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.
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
Project Team: Sinead EcclesKaren Twiselton
This two-stage project is aimed at mapping a period of change within the Open University (OU) where Associate Lecturers (ALs) are encouraged to activate their camera (or video-pod) whilst delivering online tutorials.
Project Team: George RevillBenjamin NewmanSonja Rewhorn
Next Generation Paper (NGP) is a technology that blends paper-based and web-based materials using a freely downloadable phone app with page recognition that was developed as part of a 36-month ESRPC-funded project between the University of Surrey and OU.
