Supporting students

Following the introduction of the Group Tuition Policy (GTP) in 2016, Associate Lecturers (ALs) were given the opportunity in 2017 to feed back into a review of the newly created module tuition strategies. In the STEM Faculty a Toolkit was provided to support the review.

In summary, this project aimed to create shared understandings of disciplinary misconceptions (Tricky Topics) in particular modules, and to create new ways of overcoming those misconceptions.

Using funding from eSTEeM, we have created an interactive website and series of online tutorials under the umbrella of Revise and Refresh (R&R) for MST224: Mathematical methods.

Winner - Enhancing the Student Experience, eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Awards 2018.

As part of their commitment to building a Hydro Nation (Scottish Government, 2015), Scottish Water approached the Open University in Scotland (OUiS) with a request to establish a bridging qualification from an Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Water Operations from Glasgow Clyde College, a qua

Winner - Enhancing the Student Experience, eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Awards 2019.  

Focusing on what makes for study success is not a new research pursuit – retrospective examination of factors contributing to study success generally reveal that students who do well have a predictable social, cultural, educational and cognitive profile which places them well to succeed.

In this research we have investigated the use of a visual-based programming language at HE Stage 1 for beginner programmers.

Highly Commended - Enhancing the Student Experience, eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Awards 2018.

Winner - Best Poster Presentation, 5th eSTEeM Annual Conference 2016.

The Open University as a distance teaching organisation uses email communication as the main method of communication with students.