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Understanding Passive Withdrawals on S111

  • Victoria PearsonLinda MooreMaria Velasco-Garcia

    • In every presentation of S111, there has been a percentage of students who remain registered until the end of the module but have had limited or even no engagement with the module content and assessment.  In some cases, they may have never logged on to the VLE at all despite attempts from ALs and

    April 2022 to December 2023

    Writing retreats for level 1 students

  • Victoria NicholasPaul Collier

    • Students frequently cite time pressure as a challenge to successful study.

    August 2022 to August 2023

    Understanding the postgraduate research student experience in a culture of collaborative leadership

  • Ann Grand

    • How leaders choose to lead inevitably has impacts on those who follow them. From the beginning of AstrobiologyOU, its directors have aspired to lead the group collaboratively.

    April 2022 to April 2023

    Exploring a Peer Support Structure for Jupyter Notebooks and R on M348 (Applied Statistical Modelling)

  • Jotham Gaudoin

    • M348 (Applied Statistical Modelling) is a new module in applied statistics that will involve developing skills in the R software package via the use of Jupyter notebooks. It is a compulsory module for students on several qualifications and these students have a range of different backgrounds.

    April 2022 to July 2023

    Investigating students perception of some of the key learning activities in T272

  • Foroogh HosseinzadehAnne-Marie GallenHelen LockettRafael HidalgoMaxim Lamirande

    • The purpose of this research is to engage with Stage 2 engineering students, studying T272 Core Engineering B module, about different modes of online activities and how effective these are in engaging, informing, and reinforcing their learning.

    May 2021 to March 2023

    Investigating how to enhance the idea generation process by students for their T452 project

  • Martin Braun

    • At the Open University in the UK, final year engineering undergraduates are required to suggest a topic for their project.

    August 2021 to July 2022

    Creating a community of support through social activities

  • Sue PawleyCath Brown

    • A number of STEM students find their modules academically demanding; success for such students requires the development of resilience and a growth mindset, as discussed in Johnston-Wilder and Lee (2010.

    October 2021 to September 2023

    Early Start for TM470 project students

  • Christine Gardner

    • Students on the IT/computing named degree have a compulsory project to complete at the end of their studies (TM470), yet for some this is a major challenge due to the independent nature of the research, with relatively little taught content in the module.

    October 2021 to April 2023

    Embedding research into teaching: practices, motivations and impacts

  • Sarah Davies

    • Academics are often interested in using their own research in their teaching – this can be a valuable way of sharing their passion for their subject, connecting students with cutting edge research knowledge, and enabling students to experience authentic science practices.

    November 2021 to April 2023

    Online peer mentoring at scale: Benefits and impacts from a student buddy perspective

  • Julie RobsonChris Hutton

    • The benefits of peer mentoring for students studying in Higher Education are well established and have been demonstrated in online, blended and hybrid settings. Best practice in establishing financially sustainable schemes in online settings at a large scale is under researched.

    July 2019 to August 2023

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