eSTEeM

Centre for Scholarship and Innovation

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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.

Search results

7 results found

Evaluating Generative AI as an Academic and Emotional Aid

Hayley Ryder

The MSc in mathematics has about 400 student registrations each year.

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The AI Design Ed project

AnnMarie McKenna Catherine Scott

Can GenAI Tools Be Passive Facilitators in Student Design Work?

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OELAssist - Enhancing the Open Engineering Lab (OEL) Student Experience

Dhouha Kbaier Andrew Mason

This eSTEeM project investigated how Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) can enhance remote STEM learning by providing students with intelligent, real-time support during online laboratory activities.

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Reimagining Higher Education Delivery Models within the Open University for Employer-Facing Engineering Education in the Digital Era (Phase 1 only)

Sarel Marais Gareth Neighbour Russ Lewis

How do rapid changes in the workplace challenge traditional pedagogy models in Higher Education (HE)? Does the current structure of higher education delivery remain relevant and responsive in the context of ongoing changes in the world of work?

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AIDED: II (The AI Design Ed project #2)

Catherine Scott AnnMarie McKenna

This project looks to investigate the practicalities and implications of using Generative AI (GenAI) as a participant in a creative problem-solving session, specifically as a member of a brainstorming team responding to a defined problem statement.

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AI skills and knowledge for employability

Catherine Rolph Miguel Valdez Matthew Cook

The UK education system and employers must adapt to ensure that individuals in the workforce possess the knowledge and skills required to harness the potential benefits of advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) (DfE, 2023).

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Identifying tailored delivery routes for ALs to guide the use of Generative AI as a study support tool

Emma Steele Carol Calvert Alison Bromley

Issue to address

There is enormous potential for students to use GenAI as a support tool in their learning. Responsible and appropriate use of GenAI can positively impact student engagement and employability. 

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