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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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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Longitudinal impact of visiting scholarships on the professional practice of scholars from China

Mark Endean Daphne Chang

Staff in academic and academic-related posts at other higher education institutions worldwide have been welcome at the OU since its founding in 1969.

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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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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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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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Changing the way the game is played: transforming postgraduate curriculum praxis and workplace capabilities

Martin Reynolds Ray Ison

Research question: what are the opportunities and challenges for re-visioning the role of postgraduate distance learning provision and curriculum design in shifting from a conventional emphasis on developing ‘competencies’ based on learning outcomes (playing ‘the game’ better) to

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Student perceptions and development of employability skills on a level 4 multidisciplinary science module

Fiona Aiken Chris Hutton

S112, Science: concepts and practice, was a new science module at the Open University in 2017.

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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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