Previous Events

Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 10:00 to 11:30

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eSTEeM Community Event In this session, we will provide an overview of The Open University approval procedures that are required when conducting a scholarship project.  These processes can often feel daunting, especially for those new to scholarly research. Therefore, we will guide you through...

Tuesday, February 2, 2021 - 15:00 to 16:30

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eSTEeM Community Event This is an introductory session for STEM academics, Associate Lecturers and academic-related staff who are interested in the scholarship of teaching and learning but are not sure how to go about conducting a scholarship project. We will look at the range of scholarship under...

Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 14:00 to 15:00

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Facilitated by Dr Les Levidow, Senior Research Fellow, FASSIn the early 1980s, the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) initiated a programme for anti-racist education. Some teachers extended the concept to the science curriculum, rooting contemporary inequalities in racist forms of science....

Thursday, November 26, 2020 - 14:00 to 15:00

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Facilitated by Dr Nicola Swann, Kingston UniversityWithin Higher Education there is continuing evidence of lower attainment for students of black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) groups, despite increased awareness and institutional efforts to provide equality in the educational experience. It ...

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 19:30 to 21:00

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The 2nd Online Student Conference.

Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 14:00 to 15:00

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Facilitated by Dr Jenny Douglas, Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS)This presentation will give an overview of the recent history of the ‘De-colonising the Curriculum’ movement and its relevance for the Open University. While many attempts to ‘decolonise the curricu...

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - 11:00 to 12:30

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eSTEeM Community Event: In this session, we will focus on how to successfully conduct interviews and run focus groups as methods for carrying out research into STEM teaching and learning.  We will provide an overview of these methods; constructing appropriate questions; the practicalities of e...

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 11:00 to 16:15

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Join us at this online event to celebrate the second year of the implementation of The Scholarship Plan. The event will reflect on the establishment of faculty-based Centres for Scholarship and Innovation and showcase the creativity and impact of the scholarship of teaching and learning within ...

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 - 15:00 to 16:30

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eSTEeM Community Event In this session, we will focus on how to successfully construct surveys as a method for carrying out research into STEM teaching and learning.  We will provide guidance on designing appropriate questions; the practicalities of employing them in an OU context; benefits an...

Thursday, September 24, 2020 - 14:00 to 15:00

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Facilitated by Professor John Butcher and Darren Gray (Access, Participation and Success)This session will explore with faculty colleagues six lessons which might help all of us start to address this issue.The term BAME, and its use, needs to be considered carefully.  BAME can homogenise a...