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.

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Piloting OU Analyse and the Student Probabilities Model on 12 STEM Modules

Carlton Wood Steve Walker

The eSTEeM project Piloting OU Analyse and the Student Probabilities Model on 12 STEM Modules was established in November 2017 and aimed to explore whether, and how, these two learning analytics tools, could contribute to one of the four priorities - the use of data and analytics -

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Supporting Degree Apprenticeship students: Tutors’ and Students’ perspectives

Soraya Kouadri Mostéfaoui

Recently the UK government has initiated various initiatives and strategies to address the need for increased STEM skills in the workplace.

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An investigation into how STEM students use learning resources in different formats, and how this use develops over time

Laura Alexander Alexis Lansbury

Winner of the 4th eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Award 2021 under the category - Enhancing the Student Experience.

An overall summary of our findings would be that:-

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Does the provision of an `own working space’ for tutors enhance the learning experience for students?

Hayley Ryder Tacey O'Neil

In response to the group tuition policy (GTP), on M303 (Further pure mathematics) we designed a comprehensive list of about 60 tutor-led cluster-level tutorials to replace the standard 7 tutorials per group in a cost neutral way.

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Research and Education in Product Development for 2040

Claudia Eckert

Based on a series of interviews carried out in 2018 with experienced European engineers and a workshop with Product development experts from over twenty leading Swedish company and academics researching and teaching product development, trends and their expected impact on engineering design can b

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Pilot trial of a smart phone App for ascertaining water quality

Suresh Nesaratnam Shahram Taherzadeh

An important aspect of studying a technological module such as T868 Environmental monitoring and protection, is the acquisition of practical skills. Normally such skills are taught through practical sessions in a laboratory. Sometimes they are taught in the field.

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Visual Interactive Learning of Engineering Concepts

Rongshan Qin

The project developed a visual interactive learning method to help engineering student to understand basic concepts. Many engineering concepts explain the relationships between various parameters.

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Improving student engagement during online-only courses through the use of interactive question-embedded videos

Bryan Singer Rafael Hidalgo

Highly Commended at the 4th eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Awards 2021 under the category - Innovative Approach to Teaching.

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Assessing the effectiveness of the induction process for novice Associate Lecturers in the School of Life Health and Chemical Sciences in preparing them for the Associate Lecturer role

Janette Wallace Hannah Gauci

Background and issues to be addressed

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Perceptions, Expectations and Experience of Group Tuition: towards a shared understanding amongst stakeholders (part II: the student perspective)

Anne Campbell Mark Jones Anne-Marie Gallen

Winner of the 6th eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Award 2023.

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