{"id":107,"date":"2014-09-08T13:11:44","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T13:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/seat\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2021-03-16T12:08:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T12:08:41","slug":"current-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/terg\/?page_id=107","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vocteach.ac.uk\/\"><strong>VocTeach<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nExternally funded by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufi.co.uk\/\">UfI<\/a>. <\/strong>2020 to 2021<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Project team: Amel Bennaceur,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/karen.kear\">Karen Kear<\/a>, Oli Howson, <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/jon.rosewell\">Jon Rosewell<\/a>, Petr Knoth, Matteo Cancellieri, John Domingue, Jane Whild, Kiran Palmer, Alan Fletcher<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/about\/teaching-and-learning\/esteem\/projects\/themes\/supporting-students\/analytics-tracking-student-engagement\">Analytics for tracking student engagement<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Internal project. Project team:\u00a0Chris Gardner, Allan Jones, Helen Jefferis<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/about\/teaching-and-learning\/esteem\/projects\/themes\/technologies-stem-learning\/developing-programming-problem-solving-skills-using\">Developing programming problem-solving skills using individualised screencasts<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Internal project. Project team:\u00a0Sarah Mattingley, Richard Walker and Chris Gardner<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/about\/teaching-and-learning\/esteem\/projects\/themes\/supporting-students\/are-virtual-insight-visits-effective-way-engaging-learners-and\">Are virtual insight visits an effective way of engaging learners and supporting student retention in distance learning environments?\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>Internal project. Project team:\u00a0David Conway, Chris Gardner , Janet Hughes<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/about\/teaching-and-learning\/esteem\/projects\/themes\/supporting-students\/supporting-degree-apprenticeship-students-tutors%E2%80%99-and-students%E2%80%99\">Supporting Degree Apprenticeship students: Tutors\u2019 and Students\u2019 perspectives<\/a><\/strong> Internal project. Project team:\u00a0Soraya Kouadri and Chris Gardner<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/about\/teaching-and-learning\/esteem\/projects\/themes\/technologies-stem-learning\/remote-sighted-helper-support-visually-impaired-students\">Remote sighted helper support for visually impaired students: exploring good practice: Stage 1<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> Internal project. Project team:\u00a0Richard Walker, Sarah Mattingley, and Chris Gardner<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/about\/teaching-and-learning\/esteem\/projects\/themes\/supporting-students\/all-change-does-tuition-cluster-groups-work-0\">All change, but does tuition in cluster groups work?<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> Internal project. Project team:\u00a0Helen Jefferis, Frances Chetwynd, Chris Gardner<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/about\/teaching-and-learning\/esteem\/projects\/themes\/supporting-students\/investigating-the-perceived-benefits-computing-students-remote\">Investigating the perceived benefits to computing students of remote pair programming<\/a>.<\/strong> Internal project. Project team: Janet Hughes, Ann Walshe, Bobby Law, Brendan Murphy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onl.kmi.open.ac.uk\/accessibility\/\"><strong>Open Networking Laboratory<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0Accessibility<\/strong><br \/>\nExternally funded by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufi.co.uk\/\">UfI<\/a>. <\/strong>2017 to 2019<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Project team:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/karen.kear\">Karen Kear<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/andrew.smith\">Andrew Smith<\/a>, Alex Mikroyannidis, Chris Sanders, <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/jon.rosewell\">Jon Rosewell<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/helen.donelan\">Helen Donelan, David King<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onl.kmi.open.ac.uk\/\"><strong>Open Networking Laboratory<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nExternally funded by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufi.co.uk\/\">UfI<\/a>. <\/strong>2017 to 2019<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Project team:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/karen.kear\">Karen Kear<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/andrew.smith\">Andrew Smith<\/a>, Alex Mikroyannidis, Chris Sanders, <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/jon.rosewell\">Jon Rosewell<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/helen.donelan\">Helen Donelan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/allan.jones\">Allan Jones<\/a>\u00a0, <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/michel.wermelinger\">Michel Wermelinger<\/a>\u00a0Teresa Connolly and Alice Peasgood<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/about\/teaching-and-learning\/esteem\/projects\/themes\/technologies-stem-learning\/visualising-the-code-are-students-engaging-programming\"><strong>Visualising the code: are students engaging with programming at level 1?<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAn <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/about\/teaching-and-learning\/esteem\/\">eSTEeM<\/a> project. 2016-2019. Project team: <a href=\"http:\/\/stem.open.ac.uk\/people\/emt22\">Elaine Thomas<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/stem.open.ac.uk\/people\/skm234#tab1\">Soraya Kouadri Most\u00e9faoui<\/a> and Helen Jefferis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Online group work: developing a shared website<\/strong><br \/>\nInternal project. 2015 to 2018. Project team: <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/helen.donelan\">Helen Donelan<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/karen.kear\">Karen Kear<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/about\/teaching-and-learning\/esteem\/projects\/themes\/technologies-stem-learning\/using-openstudio-stem-learning\"><strong>Using OpenStudio in STEM learning<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAn <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/about\/teaching-and-learning\/esteem\/\">eSTEeM<\/a> project. 2014 to 2018. Project team: <a href=\"http:\/\/stem.open.ac.uk\/people\/emt22\">Elaine Thomas<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/leonor.barroca\">Leonor Barroca<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/karen.kear\">Karen Kear<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/jon.rosewell\">Jon Rosewell<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/helen.donelan\">Helen Donelan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Using virtualisation as a skills development tool in a distance learning environment<\/strong><br \/>\nInternal project 2013 to 2018. Project team: <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/helen.donelan\">Helen Donelan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/andrew.smith\">Andrew Smith<\/a> and Patrick Wong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enhancing professional networking and engagement using social media<\/strong><br \/>\nAn <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/about\/teaching-and-learning\/esteem\/\">eSTEeM<\/a> project. 2013 to 2016.<br \/>\nProject team: <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/helen.donelan\">Helen Donelan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/about\/teaching-and-learning\/esteem\/projects\/themes\/teaching-laboratory-practice-online\/hybriddigital-networked-learning-scruffy-mongrel\"><strong>Hybrid\/Digital Networked Learning scruffy mongrel or sleek new breed?<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAn <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/about\/teaching-and-learning\/esteem\/\">eSTEeM<\/a> project. 2012 to 2015. Project Team: <a href=\"http:\/\/stem.open.ac.uk\/people\/emt22\">Elaine Thomas<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/stem.open.ac.uk\/people\/sw8666\">Steve Walker<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/stem\/environment-earth-ecosystem-sciences\/people\/smd432\">Sarah Davies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Enhancing the pedagogical experience of the Cisco Academy \u2018CCNA\u2019 for blind and visually impaired students<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Cisco Cyber grant funded activity to develop the Cisco teaching skills of staff at the Royal National College for the Blind, with the support of Curtin University (Perth, Australia). As well as supporting and mentoring the adaptation of CCNAv4 content for an in class experience. The project is being led by <a title=\"Andrew Smith\" href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/andrew.smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Smith<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Developing Apple iBook integration with the Cisco Academy Packet Tracer network simulator. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based on multiuser research by <a href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/andrew.smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Smith<\/a>. KMI at the OU, led by <a href=\"http:\/\/people.kmi.open.ac.uk\/domingue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Domingue<\/a> and supported by EU FIRE\/FORGE funding are developing a technical\/pedagogical enhancement to the affordances offered by the iBook experience in the domain of Networking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creation of a social media pedagogy &#8211; \u2018teaching by twitter\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Research into creating a valid interrelationship between social media output and taught content. The project is being led by <a title=\"Andrew Smith\" href=\"http:\/\/www9.open.ac.uk\/mct-cc\/people\/andrew.smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Smith<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VocTeach Externally funded by UfI. 2020 to 2021.\u00a0Project team: Amel Bennaceur, Karen Kear, Oli Howson, Jon Rosewell, Petr Knoth, Matteo Cancellieri, John Domingue, Jane Whild, Kiran Palmer, Alan Fletcher Analytics for tracking student engagement\u00a0\u00a0Internal project. 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