FASSTEST brings together colleagues from across the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 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 outcomes. FASSTEST supports a rolling portfolio of approximately 40 active scholarship projects under a number of themes which include:
If you are interested in learning more about a particular project or connecting with a project team, please contact us at FASS-Scholarship@open.ac.uk.
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Project leader(s): Zoe Doye Ieman Hassan Joanna Robson Judith Wilson-Hughes
We have been trialling tutor-led module-wide ‘you can do it’ catch-up sessions on three modules within SSGS (DD102 – 20J and 21B, DD206 – 20J and DD308 – 20J). DD206 and DD308 ran these sessions initially, with DD102, co
Project leader(s): Janet Hunter
Anyone who has taught via online platforms will be aware that some students find it hard to engage with this medium of learning. Many students sign up to such sessions but do not join on the day, whilst others do not sign up at all.
Project leader(s): Zoe Doye Ieman Hassan
This project aims to explore whether the granting of extensions to TMA cut off dates has any impact on student retention and whether there is a relationship between TMAs and extensions in relation to different student groups at Level 1.
Project leader(s): Judith Wilson-Hughes Tatiana Blackmore Liz Wright
The idea for this scholarship project stemmed from the search for alternative routes of professional development which can be offered to Associate Lecturers (tutors). The recent changes in teaching practice following the introduction of the group tuition policy in 2016 brought a shift
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
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
Project leader(s): Jaime Waters
This project arises from tutor experiences in teaching SISE (Students in Secure Environments) and derives from reflections on the difficulties that SiSE students face beyond access to printed materials, and how we can provide the best possible materials and support for SISE students.
Project leader(s): Kerry Somerset Emma Clarence
Much of the quality assurance of teaching and learning at the Open University is undertaken through the monitoring of marked student assignments.
Project leader(s): Edward Wigley Sonja Rewhorn Zoe Doye
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made headlines across the world that proclaim an existential threat to humanity, with ChatGPT being heralded as the beginning of a new era in technology. This scholarship project explores how this disruption could potentially lead to enhanced teac