eSTEeM

Centre for Scholarship and Innovation

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Projects

eSTEeM is 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 outputs. 

eSTEeM supports a rolling portfolio of approx. 80 active scholarship projects under a number of themes which include:

  • Access, Participation and Success
  • Innovative assessment
  • Online/onscreen STEM practice
  • Supporting students
  • Technologies for STEM learning

To learn more about our projects, please click on the project titles or use the search feature below by entering keywords. To search by the name of a project leader, please use the 'Filter by Project Leader' tab on the right-hand side of this page.

Search results

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Evaluating Generative AI as an Academic and Emotional Aid

Hayley Ryder

The MSc in mathematics has about 400 student registrations each year.

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Developing robust assessment in the light of Generative AI developments

Liz Hardie Jonquil Lowe Mychelle Pryde Kevin Waugh Mirjam Hauck Francine Ryan Daniel Gooch Volker Patent Kieran McCartney Claire Maguire Mike Richards Heather Richardson

This was a cross-faculty NCFE (Northern Council for Further Education) funded project.

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The AI Design Ed project

AnnMarie McKenna Catherine Scott

Can GenAI Tools Be Passive Facilitators in Student Design Work?

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Mitigating Generative AI Exploitation Through Isolated Practical Assessment: An Empirical Investigation of Assessment Integrity and Individual Learning Outcomes in Systems Penetration Testing and Cyber Security Education

Michael Bowkis Lee Campbell

This project uses a mixed methods approach to investigate whether curriculum innovation in assessment design can address the disruption caused by generative AI in practical computing education.

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OELAssist - Enhancing the Open Engineering Lab (OEL) Student Experience

Dhouha Kbaier Andrew Mason

This eSTEeM project investigated how Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) can enhance remote STEM learning by providing students with intelligent, real-time support during online laboratory activities.

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Reimagining Higher Education Delivery Models within the Open University for Employer-Facing Engineering Education in the Digital Era (Phase 1 only)

Sarel Marais Gareth Neighbour Russ Lewis

How do rapid changes in the workplace challenge traditional pedagogy models in Higher Education (HE)? Does the current structure of higher education delivery remain relevant and responsive in the context of ongoing changes in the world of work?

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Evaluating the effectiveness and student experience of using plug-in tablets as part of robust online assessment

Becca Whitehead Gemma Warriner

Winner – Most Engaging and Immersive Presentation/Workshop, Day One – 15th eSTEeM Annual Conference 2026.

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AIDED: II (The AI Design Ed project #2)

Catherine Scott AnnMarie McKenna

This project looks to investigate the practicalities and implications of using Generative AI (GenAI) as a participant in a creative problem-solving session, specifically as a member of a brainstorming team responding to a defined problem statement.

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AI skills and knowledge for employability

Catherine Rolph Miguel Valdez Matthew Cook

The UK education system and employers must adapt to ensure that individuals in the workforce possess the knowledge and skills required to harness the potential benefits of advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) (DfE, 2023).

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Identifying tailored delivery routes for ALs to guide the use of Generative AI as a study support tool

Emma Steele Carol Calvert Alison Bromley

Issue to address

There is enormous potential for students to use GenAI as a support tool in their learning. Responsible and appropriate use of GenAI can positively impact student engagement and employability. 

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