Projects

The ‘Work of the Week’ activity is based on a selection of a single work per week from the module materials of the second level art history module Exploring Art and Visual Culture (A226).

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.

Creative Writing MAs in traditional bricks and mortar universities such as University of East Anglia and Lancaster are highly selective in their intake and attract students who intend to pursue literary writing as a career.

OUAnalyse predicts on a weekly basis whether, or not, a student will submit their next assignment.

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

The purpose of the project is to create spaces to test what an anti-racist pedagogy entails in the context of decolonization.

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.

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.

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.