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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Gendered Choices - Motivation and degree choices of Computing and IT students: a gendered analysis

Clem Herman

This study investigates the gendered degree choices and motivations of Computing and IT students.

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Understanding on-line teaching practice: the importance of the observation

Chris Douce

This project captured and identified the practice of tutorial observations from two different perspectives: the perspective of the distance learning tutor, and the perspective of their manager or staff tutor.

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Engineering qualifications at the OU – what motivates women to study?

Carol Morris Sally Organ

Winner of the 3rd Best Poster Competition at the 7th eSTEeM Annual Conference, 25-26 April 2018.

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VISION - Visual Interfaces for Systematising and Interpreting Online Notes

Ale Okada Anna De Liddo Andrea Berardi

Understanding students’ preferences and habits about digital reading is fundamental to support paperless learning.

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Sonification partial pilot on M140

Karen Vines Chris Hughes

Sonifications are audio representations of graphs, and as such are an ‘alternative format’ which could be used to improve accessibility of module materials.

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Online Team Investigations in Science (OTIS)

Mark Jones

Aims: By taking a comparative approach between three online team investigations in planetary science and astronomy, this project aims to investigate the factors that may be important in determining the effectiveness of such activities. The areas for investigation will be:

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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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Engaging stakeholders as experts in the trial and evaluation of Disability Language Guidance

Elaine McPherson Kate Lister

To support inclusive and equitable study, universities often categorise students as ‘disabled’ for them to access specific support for their studies and require them to engage with terms such as ‘disclosing a disability’ and ‘reasonable adjustments’.

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Online journal clubs in distance higher education: an opportunity to develop skills and community?

Fiona Moorman Karen New

Winner of the 3rd eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Award 2020 under the category - Innovative/Original Approach to Teaching.

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Understanding and mitigating students difficulties in undertaking complex practical activities on their computers

Patrick Wong

Hands-on practical activities can improve students understanding of technological concepts and provide an opportunity to improve their technical skills.

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