Resources by National HE STEM Programme
Displaying 1 - 10 of 15
This collection of resources are the result of a project which recognised the need for additional student information, advice and guidance from students to students, staff to students and students to management about what it means to be a student in Higher Education from a widening participation background.
...Enhancing STEM Academics' Public Engagement Skills
These resources, from the HE STEM Programme South West, were produced to enable academic staff, undergraduates, masters and PhD students in higher education institutions to undertake more effective outreach through a better understanding of theory and practices with regard to school curricula and learning ...
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
Making Choices: Why Choose STEM Subjects?
These videos have been developed for the National HE STEM Programme project ‘becoming a STEM enthusiast’ to be used in conjunction with the activities found in this collection.
Making choices features six staff...
The National HE STEM Programme, which concluded on 31st July 2012, supported universities to explore new approaches to recruiting students and delivering programmes of study within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
The South West Spoke team (based at the University of...
Research in STEM Subjects
These videos have been developed for the National HE STEM Programme project ‘becoming a STEM enthusiast’ to be used in conjunction with the activities found in this collection. In the following videos researchers talk about the research they are currently undertaking.
Dr Alastair Hibbins talks...
Spectroscopy in a Suitcase
This outreach programme aimed to build upon good practice from the Royal Society of Chemistry's (RSC) project Chemistry for our Future, and to develop new activities which could then be used with the RSC’s Spectroscopy in a Suitcase (SIAS) equipment. It explored appropriate contexts which may appeal to students...
Staff Development: Active Learning
This video was developed for the National HE STEM Programme project ‘becoming a STEM enthusiast’ to be used in conjunction with the activities found in this collection. In the video, different active learning techniques are discussed.
Professor Peter Cox explains how he uses videos to show opposing views,...
Staff Development: Research-led Teaching
This video was developed for the National HE STEM Programme project ‘becoming a STEM enthusiast’ to be used in conjunction with the activities found in this collection. In this video, research-led teaching is discussed.
Professor Peter Cox explains how his enthusiasm for his research benefits his teaching...
STEM Rap
Written and performed by the rap artist Oort Kuiper, for the National HE STEM programme, this short musical rap is intended to inform students about the careers possible following the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects (STEM).
The rap contains references to a range of...