Project leader(s): Astrid Voigt
This pilot is related to the production of a new module on Greek and Roman myth which places a dual emphasis on developing students’ skills for independent academic research and communicating to non-specialist audiences.
Project leader(s): Kevin Deane Susan Newman Lorena Lombardozzi Francis Garikayi
The discipline of Economics in the UK has a significant diversity and inclusivity problem. Women, black students, and students from working class backgrounds are under-represented in higher education and academia.
Project leader(s): Suzanne Forbes Elayne Chaplin Sara Wolfson
This project is concerned with identifying the reasons for falling new student registrations on a second-year History module with a view to supporting module teams in developing effective interventions.
Project leader(s): Alessandra Marino Gunjan Sondhi Karl A. Hack Suki Haider
The purpose of the project is to create spaces to test what an anti-racist pedagogy entails in the context of decolonization.
Project leader(s): Cathy Schofield Alison Gisby
With respect to contributions to the larger body of literature, motivation has been an important area of educational research for many years, but with more online courses being offered there has also been a move in focus towards engagement with the course in a way that was not so necessary
Project leader(s): Cathy Schofield Tracey Elder
OUAnalyse predicts on a weekly basis whether, or not, a student will submit their next assignment.
Project leader(s): Philip O’Sullivan Gabi Kent Michael Doorley
Our purpose is to explore institutional learning from teaching in prisons during the conflict in Northern Ireland, in particular, how The Open University responded at that time to an immediate and emerging educational and social need.
Project leader(s): Hannah Lavery Natalie Lewis Clare Spencer Derek Neale Liz Ford
There is data suggesting that a significant success rate gap exists between students studying on our English and Creative Writing undergraduate degrees at full-time and part-time intensity.
Project leader(s): Sue Nieland Paige Cuffe
This project will explore the development of postgraduate students’ understanding and practice of academic integrity, that is of good academic conduct, focusing particularly on the module Principles of Social and Psychological Inquiry.
Project leader(s): Jo Horne Rhiannon Edwards Angela Eyre
Students with a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), such as dyslexia and/or dyspraxia (Developmental Coordination Disorder; DCD), are more likely to leave Higher Education without completing their course and with poorer grades than their typically developing peers (Sumner et al., 2021).