Projects

(Not) On My Own: Using Online Communities of Practice (CoP) to Encourage Development of Academic Identity of Distance Tutor

Project leader(s):  Marianna Latif Malik Refaat

Teaching Sensitive Topics

Project leader(s):  Stephen Robinson David Morrison

Reducing Student Anxiety Whilst Waiting for their Marked Assignments

Project leader(s):  Alison Penn

Submitting an assignment is usually accompanied by a sense of relief but then there is the wait for the mark and the feedback which can cause anxiety amongst students.  This is particularly the case for the first assignment on a new module and happened with DD212 Understanding Criminolo

Improving the Diversity of the History Curriculum

Project leader(s):  John Slight Luc-Andre Brunet

The purpose of this scholarship project is to investigate student attitudes towards the racial and ethnic diversity of the existing History curriculum, gather information about this issue from experienced ALs who teach on History modules, and consult with academics at other universities on their

Pedagogies at the Intersection of Arts and Academia

Project leader(s):  Agnes Czajka

Having co-led the Open University’s Tate Exchange initiative over the past three years, I have come to realise that a number of colleagues in FASS and other faculties have worked – or have expressed interest in working – at the intersection of arts and academia.

Evaluating the Inclusion of Academic Coaching within an Online-Only Postgraduate Module (DD801)

Project leader(s):  Lucy Wilde Kesi Mahendran Jitse van Ameijde

The central aim of the project is to evaluate the academic coaching provided in DD801.

Take a Picture of Religion

Project leader(s):  Stefanie Sinclair John Maiden

This project critically evaluated the effectiveness and wider applicability of a creative and collaborative assessment activity included in the new OU Religious Studies module A227 ‘Exploring religion: places, practices, texts and experiences’ (TMA01), presented for the first time in October 2017

Monitoring the monitoring: Exploring the impact of structured monitoring meetings on DE100 monitor satisfaction, dialogue and feedback

Project leader(s):  Charlotte Lattin-Rawstrone

The Open University is unique in its provision of distance learning provision to a vast number of learners. Distance tuition relies on a high standard of correspondence tuition as it is the feedback that students receive that is the basis of their personalised learning journey.

Further Investigation into the Use of Peer Observation for Professional Development: Piloting the AL Toolkit

Project leader(s):  Tatiana Blackmore Judith Wilson-Hughes Liz Wright

This is a project building on the findings of "An Investigation into the use of Peer Observation as a Tool for Professiona

Level 1 Progression and Qualification Pathways: A Case Study in History

Project leader(s):  Linda Briggs Elayne Chaplin Suzanne Forbes

Open University students usually register for a specific degree when they begin their studies, but are able to change to a different degree pathway at various points while they are studying.