Enhancing scholarship at the eSTEeM Annual Conference

10th May 2019

The 8th eSTEeM Annual Conference took place on the 8-9 May 2019. The event which was attended by approx. 180 delegates included a strong presence from associate lecturers and students, and featured an interactive workshop on the theme of Students as Partners led by Prof. Mick Healey. We were delighted to be joined by guests from Shanghai Open University who participated in an international workshop where they discussed their highly successful visiting programme that brings together scholars from all over the world for short, intensive periods of study and experience sharing. 

Delegates were invited to vote for the best poster and congratulations go to Kate Bradshaw, Linda Thomson and Maria Velasco who won for their poster  - The impact of live streaming module-wide events in student engagement and motivation.

This year’s conference saw the 2nd eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Awards. Prizes were awarded for projects in two categories; Innovative/Original Approach to Teaching and Enhancing the Student Experience. Many congratulations go to the following eSTEeM project teams –

Innovative/Original Approach to Teaching

• Winner: Project title – Using OpenStudio in STEM learning Project team: Elaine Thomas, Leonor Barroca, Helen Donelan, Karen Kear, Jon Rosewell and Helen Jefferis
• Highly Commended: Project title – Development and evaluation of a tool for Java structural specification testing Project team: Anton Dil, Sue Truby and Joseph Osunde

Enhancing the Student Experience

• Winner - Project title: Achieving student centred facilitation in online synchronous tutorials Project team: Diane Butler, Vikki Haley-Mirnar and Lynda Cook, Catherine Halliwell and Louise MacBrayne.
• Highly Commended - Project title – Using Student Analytics with tutors to increase retention Project team: Katie Chicot, Carol Calvert, Sally Crighton and Gerry Golding

To read more about the projects please click the project titles.

The eSTEeM directors together with Cath Brown (OUSA President) also took part in an online discussion with Student Hub Live to talk about eSTEeM’s work and the range of initiatives planned which are aimed at increasing student engagement in scholarship. Please visit the SHL website to catch up.