Equality, diversity and inclusion
Decolonising Religious Studies and Promoting Student Retention
Project leader(s): Suzanne Newcombe Paul-François Tremlett John Maiden Hugh Beattie
Phase 1 has been completed, and an application for Phase 2 of this project has been approved in principle and is being refined in light of feedback received from the FASSTEST Coordination Group and EDI team. Details will be available soon.
Proscribed Fictions: The Place of Colonial and/or Racist Literature in Curricular Decolonisation
Project leader(s): Alex Tickell Michael O'Flynn Angela Eyre
This project responds to a practical problem faced by members of the module production team on the new English MA (A893).
The Role of Peer-to-Peer Mentoring in a Distance Learning University: An Evaluation of a Three-Year Pilot in the Arts and Social Sciences
Project leader(s): Joanna Robson Tina Forbes Sue Watkins
Following two successful small-scale pilots in 2015 and 2017 the current project evaluates the upscaled peer-to-peer mentoring scheme rolled out in the Open University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in 2020 - 2023.
Does Wi-Fi/Data Connectivity Disadvantage OU Students?
Project leader(s): Sonja Rewhorn Vicky Johnson
Since March 2020 many of us have had to move to working from home using our home internet whether as Wi-Fi or data. As well as work shifting to online, The Open University also moved all its tuition seminars online.
Dyslexia: Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Success at Postgraduate Study
Project leader(s): Rhiannon Edwards Jo Horne
The Higher Education Statistics Agency’s (HESA) statistics indicate that the proportion of UK postgraduate (PG) students who identify as having a disability (10%) is significantly lower than that of undergraduate (UG) students (15%).
Addressing the White Racial Frame in OU Music’s Module Materials: Incorporating Active Debates to A342 Learning
Project leader(s): Marie Thompson Martin Clarke Byron Dueck
In recent years there has been increasing attention to the ways that music scholarship, curricula and programming reflect and reproduce legacies of racism and colonialism.
Decolonising Religious Studies and Promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Project leader(s): Suzanne Newcombe Paul-François Tremlett John Maiden Hugh Beattie Maria Nita
In line with colleagues in many other institutions, the Religious Studies Department at the Open University has adopted a pedagogical emphasis roughly known as the ‘lived religion’ thesis.
Image Descriptions within Art History Pedagogy
Project leader(s): Andy Murray Susie West
The new Art History and Visual Cultures degree is an opportunity for the department to review its position on accessibility for Levels 2 and 3.
A Comparison of OU’s Politics, Philosophy and Economics (Q45) Structure and Curriculum with Those of Other Post-1986 PPE Degrees
Project leader(s): Alan Shipman
This project aims to investigate how other UK providers of Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) degrees have addressed the challenges of the three-way combination, through their structuring of the three disciplines, curriculum choices within them, and other aspects of design and delivery
Academic Conduct Matters: Assessing the Impact of Academic and Disciplinary Interventions on Student’s Retention, Progression, and Completion
Project leader(s): Encarnacion Trinidad-Barrantes
This project is primarily concerned with investigating historic data (2011-2020) on referrals for poor academic practice in order to determine:
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