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An Investigation into the Use of Peer Observation as a Tool for Professional Development and an Aid to Developing a Professional Evaluative Culture Among Associate Lecturers

Project Team: Judith Wilson-HughesTatiana BlackmoreLiz Wright

How can Tutors Deliver Effective Teaching and Support to Creative Writing Students with Mental Health Difficulties

Project Team: Joanne ReardonMelissa BaileyNatalie Lewis

Exploring the Use of WhatsApp in a Distance Learning Context

Project Team: Zoe Doye

The focus of the proposed scholarship project is to explore the perceived advantages and disadvantages to using WhatsApp within distance education. 

(Not) On My Own: Using Online Communities of Practice (CoP) to Encourage Development of Academic Identity of Distance Tutor

Project Team: Marianna LatifMalik Refaat

OU Student Views on Work Experience, Work Placements and Virtual Internships

Project Team: Volker PatentGemma Godfrey

Reducing Student Anxiety Whilst Waiting for their Marked Assignments

Project Team: Alison Penn

Submitting an assignment is usually accompanied by a sense of relief but then there is the wait for the mark and the feedback which can cause anxiety amongst students.  This is particularly the case for the first assignment on a new module and happened with DD212 Understandi

Improving the Diversity of the History Curriculum

Project Team: John SlightLuc-Andre Brunet

The purpose of this scholarship project is to investigate student attitudes towards the racial and ethnic diversity of the existing History curriculum, gather information about this issue from experienced ALs who teach on History modules, and consult with academics at other universities on their

Pedagogies at the Intersection of Arts and Academia

Project Team: Agnes Czajka

Having co-led the Open University’s Tate Exchange initiative over the past three years, I have come to realise that a number of colleagues in FASS and other faculties have worked – or have expressed interest in working – at the intersection of arts and academia.

Evaluating the Inclusion of Academic Coaching within an Online-Only Postgraduate Module (DD801)

Project Team: Lucy WildeKesi MahendranKate Garland

The central aim of the project is to evaluate the academic coaching provided in DD801.

Take a Picture of Religion

Project Team: Stefanie SinclairJohn Maiden

This project critically evaluated the effectiveness and wider applicability of a creative and collaborative assessment activity included in the new OU Religious Studies module A227 ‘Exploring religion: places, practices, texts and experiences’ (TMA01), presented for the first time in October 2017