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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Investigation into running course specific taster tutorials within prisons for non-OU students

Colin Blundell

Students in Secure Environments (SiSE) can typically have different issues to other students from pre-registration through to the end of their studies.

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A review of the use of Office 365 and Adobe Connect for active learning by ALs tutoring on T227 and TXY227

Katharine Jewitt

This scholarship work took place to identify what Open University (OU) approved technologies (Adobe Connect and Microsoft Office 365 applications) are being used by Associate Lecturers (ALs) and explore how and why they are being used for teaching and learning.

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Remote sighted helper support for visually impaired students: exploring good practice: Stage 1

Richard Walker

Highly Commended at the 4th eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Awards 2021 under the category - Enhancing the Student Experience.

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Understanding the mental health attainment gap in Design modules

Nicole Lotz Muriel Sippel

Winner of the 7th eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Award 2024.

Retention and attainment of students with a mental health disability on Design modules is poor compared to other qualifications in Engineering and Innovation, STEM.

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Exploring the extent of maths anxiety within the STEM Faculty at The Open University

Sue Pawley

Winner of the 6th Best Poster Competition at the 10th eSTEeM Annual Conference, 30 June -1 July 2021.

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Understanding the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic attainment gap at the OU by means of quantitative and qualitative data analytics

Miriam Fernandez Martin Hlosta Tracie Farrell

Highly Commended at the 6th eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Awards 2023.

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Modern Container-based Learning Interface and Delivery Infrastructure (MCLIDI)

Mark Hall Soraya Kouadri Mostéfaoui

The Modern Containerised Learning Interface and Delivery Infrastructure project developed and deployed a modern online learning environment and the required delivery infrastructure.

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Understanding factors influencing BAME students’ achievements within Engineering and Innovation

Carol Morris Rachel Slater

Students from BAME groups appear to perform less well than their white counterparts across all modules in E&I.

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Evaluating the increase in student wellbeing brought about by informal online sessions and computer generated worked examples on a level 3 pure maths module

Hayley Ryder Tacey O'Neil

Issue: student well-being and anxiety. Accessibility of tutorial type resources.

Many students experiencing problems with abstract mathematics either already experience maths anxiety or develop it. They can also lack self-efficacy and mathematical resilience.

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Effective support for reflective writing: learning from improvers

Cathy Smith Charlotte Lighter

This report focusses on an in‐depth study of 12 students identified as ‘improvers’ in Mathematics Education modules.

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