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Evaluation of Assessment and Tuition Changes for S284 Astronomy

  • Mark JonesHelen Fraser

    • Astronomy is a subject area with broad appeal, being a topic of interest both for students intending to specialise in astrophysics and for those who simply wish to know more about our place in the Universe.

    June 2020 to December 2021

    Using Bitesize Videos to Enhance Students’ Experiences in a Level 2 Programming Module

  • Soraya Kouadri MostéfaouiMark HallMarina Carter

    • TT284 is a popular level 2 Web technologies module attracting over 1000 students in each presentation.

    April 2020 to November 2023

    How one module can serve multiple qualifications through tailored implementation of presentation

  • Carol CalvertRachel Hilliam

    • Students taking qualifications mainly in science, economics and data sciences are now the majority of the students on a second-year undergraduate statistics course.

    March 2020 to November 2021

    The value to students of drop-in tutorials to support assessment

  • Maria Townsend

    • Open University standard online tutorials are generally tutor-led with the tutor setting the agenda and content to be covered. Although they include both presentation and activities, some students are reluctant to actively participate.

    June 2020 to April 2022

    All change, but does tuition in cluster groups work?

  • Helen Jefferis

    • In recent years tutors have been asked to commit to a timetable of tutorials some time before the start of a module so that a full list of available tutorials can be provided to students as soon as they start their studies.

    October 2019 to September 2021

    Supporting student academic skills development - an evaluation of an English for Academic Purposes pilot

  • Jo FayramJohn Woodthorpe

    • Highly Commended at the 5th eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Awards 2022.

    October 2019 to December 2021

    Are You Ready for Your Studies - Are we Assessing Students Readiness? An evaluation of the usefulness of the Level 2 ARFY quizzes

  • Soraya Kouadri MostéfaouiOli Howson

    • The Are You Ready for Your Studies Quizzes have recently been implemented to help students decide whether they are ready to study a module.

    November 2019 to November 2023

    Investigating the perceived benefits to computing students of remote pair programming

  • Janet HughesAnn Walshe

    • Winner of the 5th eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Awards 2022.

    October 2019 to October 2021

    Are virtual visits an effective way of engaging learners?

  • David ConwayChristine GardnerJanet Hughes

    • ​Winner of the 5th Best Poster Competition at the 9th eSTEeM Annual Conference, 29-30 April 2020.

    December 2019 to November 2021

    Can a new OU Study App enhance the learning experience of students on S350, an online only module?

  • Simon CollinsonRachel McMullanCatherine Halliwell

    • In 2019 twenty-one modules volunteered to pilot a new OU Study App (The Open University, 2019); since January 2021 all module websites are available.

    October 2019 to April 2021

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