Previous Events

Oct 13

Scholarship across the Faculties: From Creativity to Innovation

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

Via MS Teams

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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 ...

Sep 29

eSTEeM Community Event: Scholarship methods part 1 – writing surveys

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

Via MS Teams

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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...

Sep 24

eSTEeM Seminar Series: Lessons from a recent sector seminar: Reducing inequitable outcomes for BAME students

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...

Jul 28

eSTEeM Community Event: Gaining approvals for your scholarship project

Tuesday, July 28, 2020 - 15:00 to 17:00

via MS Teams

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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 research. Therefore, we will guide you through th...

Jul 10

eSTEeM Community Event: Quantitative analysis for scholarship projects

Friday, July 10, 2020 - 11:00 to 13:00

via MS Teams

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eSTEeM Community Event This is an introductory course to explain the basics of quantitative methods to inform research into teaching and learning. It will cover research design; different methodological approaches and their relative benefits and disadvantages; general principles rather than specifi...

Jul 1

Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference

Wednesday, July 1, 2020 - 10:00 to Thursday, July 2, 2020 - 18:00

Via Microsoft Teams

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The 5th Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference hosted by The University of Nottingham.

Jun 9

eSTEeM Community Event: Jisc Online Survey Demonstration

Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - 15:00 to 16:30

Via MS Teams

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eSTEeM Community Event In this session we will provide the following – An overview of the Jisc Online Survey system How to create a survey and distribute a survey using a mailing list/sample. How to run reports Many other hints and tips along the way! After the session you will be...

Apr 29

The 9th eSTEeM Annual Conference: Informing Student Success – From Scholarship to Practice

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 10:00 to Thursday, April 30, 2020 - 18:00

Via Microsoft Teams

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9th eSTEeM Annual Conference.

Mar 23

eSTEeM Community Event: Qualitative analysis for scholarship projects

Monday, March 23, 2020 - 14:00 to 15:30

via Skype for Business

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eSTEeM Community Event In this introductory session we will explain the use of qualitative methods to inform the scholarship of teaching and learning. We’ll focus specifically on the analysis and presentation of qualitative data, drawing upon examples from eSTEeM projects as well as the ...

Feb 5