Previous Events

May 27

eSTEeM Seminar Series: Mental wellbeing in distance learning: exploring barriers and solutions

Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 15:00 to 16:00

via MS Teams

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eSTEeM Seminar Series Mental wellbeing is a global priority, and higher education practices are increasingly coming under scrutiny for the impact they can have on students’ mental health. This is particularly important in distance learning, where many students are juggling multiple roles and ...

May 26

eSTEeM Community Event: Qualitative analysis for scholarship projects

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 - 11:30 to 13:00

via MS Teams

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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 quali...

May 18

eSTEeM Community Event: Quantitative analysis for scholarship projects

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - 11:30 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; and also ask attendees to consider how...

Apr 29

eSTEeM Seminar Series: The awarding gap for students with declared mental health conditions compared to students with no declared disability: A practical response

Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 15:00 to 16:00

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eSTEeM Seminar Series A UK wide survey regarding the prevalence of student mental health challenges within UK HEIs administered in 2018 (Pereira et al., 2019), found that up to 50% of students who identified as having mental health challenges did not declare them to their HEIs. A recent parliamenta...

Apr 1

eSTEeM Community Event: Scholarship methods part 2 – conducting interviews and running focus groups

Thursday, April 1, 2021 - 11:30 to 13:00

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Mar 25

eSTEeM Seminar Series - A STEM scholarly response to the OU Awarding Gap

Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 14:00 to 15:00

Via Microsoft Teams

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eSTEeM Seminar Series.

Mar 18

eSTEeM Community Event: Scholarship methods part 1 – writing surveys

Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 14:00 to 15:30

Via Microsoft Teams

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eSTEeM Community Event.

Feb 25

eSTEeM Community Event: Gaining approvals for your scholarship project

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

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

Feb 2

eSTEeM Community Event: Getting started with scholarship

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

via MS Teams

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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...

Jan 27

eSTEeM Seminar Series - Decolonising the Science Curriculum: Reflections from 1980s anti-racist science teaching

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

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eSTEeM Seminar Series In 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. By changing the science curriculum in sec...