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Supporting the student’s learning journey through the transition of mathematics and statistics from level 2 to level 3

  • Alison BromleyRachel HilliamGareth WilliamsGaynor ArrowsmithAlex SiddonsSue Pawley

    • Mathematics and Statistics are linear subjects where success at higher levels depends on firm foundations, it is likened to a carpenter who is only capable of making a beautiful piece of furniture once they understand how a hammer and nail work.

    May 2017 to September 2023

    Online tutorial design: can we do better?

  • Linda MooreNicola McIntyre

    • Poor attendance at online synchronous tutorials has been an ongoing problem. One of the aims of the introduction of the group tuition policy was to address this problem by giving students more choice. Based on the evidence seen thus far, this has not resulted in better attendance and it has also

    June 2017 to December 2021

    Towards A Structured Process for Involving ALs in Module Tuition Strategy Design and Review

  • Ann Walshe

    • Following the introduction of the Group Tuition Policy (GTP) in 2016, Associate Lecturers (ALs) were given the opportunity in 2017 to feed back into a review of the newly created module tuition strategies. In the STEM Faculty a Toolkit was provided to support the review.

    May 2017 to January 2019

    Utilising the Teaching Tricky Topic process to Identify and Address Student Misunderstandings across Three OU Modules

  • Elizabeth FitzGeraldRob JanesElaine MooreJo Iacovides

    • In summary, this project aimed to create shared understandings of disciplinary misconceptions (Tricky Topics) in particular modules, and to create new ways of overcoming those misconceptions.

    May 2017 to January 2019

    Supporting MST224 students with bridging material during their transition from level one mathematics

  • Sue PawleyChris Hughes

    • Using funding from eSTEeM, we have created an interactive website and series of online tutorials under the umbrella of Revise and Refresh (R&R) for MST224: Mathematical methods.

    May 2017 to November 2018

    A Flexible Start to M140

  • Carol Calvert

    • Winner of the 1st eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Awards 2018 under the category – Enhancing the Student Experience.

    May 2017 to August 2018

    Leading the way as a hydro nation in Scotland – supporting student transitions within a strategic partnership between Glasgow Clyde College, The Open University in Scotland and Heriot-Watt University

  • Sally Crighton

    • As part of their commitment to building a Hydro Nation (Scottish Government, 2015), Scottish Water approached the Open University in Scotland (OUiS) with a request to establish a bridging qualification from an Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Water Operations from Glasgow Clyde College, a qua

    October 2016 to October 2019

    Investigating factors which affect active student participation during tutorials in online rooms

  • Diane ButlerLynda CookVikki Haley-Mirnar

    • Winner of the 2nd eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year Awards 2019 under the category - Enhancing the Student Experience.

    April 2016 to September 2018

    Implementation of lessons learnt from students who succeed “despite the odds”

  • Carol Calvert

    • Focusing on what makes for study success is not a new research pursuit – retrospective examination of factors contributing to study success generally reveal that students who do well have a predictable social, cultural, educational and cognitive profile which places them well to succeed.

    January 2016 to June 2017

    Breaking the coding barrier: transition from Level 1 to Level 2 programming

  • Frances Chetwynd

    • In this research we have investigated the use of a visual-based programming language at HE Stage 1 for beginner programmers.

    June 2015 to July 2018

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