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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Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on ethnic minority students’ study experience and awarding gap (A case study of Level 1 C&C Open University Modules)

Dhouha Kbaier Soraya Kouadri Mostéfaoui Annemarie Kane

This report explores the broader impact of COVID-19 on the learning experiences and academic performance of ethnic minority students, using Open University (OU) Level 1 Computing modules as a case study.

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Barriers and Enablers for Future Designers within the awarding gap at the intersection of Race and Deprived Areas

Vera Hale Clive Hilton Alessandra Campoli

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Evaluating Statistics anxiety across different qualifications

Rachel Hilliam

This project addresses findings that were suggested from the evaluation of the project “How one module can serve multiple qualification t

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Evaluating STEM/FBL APP Virtual Internship Scheme

Diane Butler Andrew Potter Catherine Comfort Kristen Reid

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

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Evaluating the use of an Inclusive Curriculum Tool in STEM modules

Diane Butler Andrew Potter

This project evaluated the application of the Open University (OU) Inclusive Curriculum Tool (ICT), version 4, within a selection of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) modules.

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Is the cost of home experiments a potential barrier to learning? Experiences from two level one science modules

Louise MacBrayne Zoë Chapman

Practical work in the form of home experiments has always formed an integral part of the science curriculum, in particular at level one. The move, however, from printed materials to online delivery has been accompanied by a change in the way students are supported in home experiments.

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Investigation of widening participation and success in postgraduate technology and computing

Donald Edwards Mark Slaymaker

This project seeks to understand our current performance against EDI, widening participation and success (WPS) targets on postgraduate qualifications run by the schools of C&C and E&I, collectively Postgraduate Technology and Computing (PTC).

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Academic conduct referrals and students from underrepresented groups

Jill Shaw Rehana Awan Jim Gillen Mark Slaymaker Katharine Jewitt

The project will investigate patterns in the demographics and referral data, and student perceptions for Level 1 students who are referred to the Academic Conduct (AC) Office within C&C. Several research projects (e.g.

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Sharing tutorial slides before online events: an evaluation of current practice and perceived benefits and barriers

Jenny Duckworth Jennie Bellamy Harriet Marshall

Access to slides in advance of online tutorials is thought to benefit many learners.

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An evaluation of the use and impact of Network Mapping to support the transition to university of Engineering and Design & Innovation students from the 20% most deprived areas in the UK

Andrea Patel Chris Corcoran

The overall project aim was to demonstrate the use of Support Network Mapping as a student-centred approach to support transition to university for undergraduate Engineering and undergraduate Design and Innovation students who reside in areas of the UK associated with higher level of socioeconomi

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