Welcome
Welcome to The Open University’s STEM Research Archive, your gateway to a comprehensive repository of completed projects that showcase the innovative and impactful work done by our faculty, researchers, and developers. Here, you will find summaries and insights into a wide array of projects spanning the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Each project summary is crafted to provide an overview of objectives, methodologies, outcomes, and contributions to the field, offering a valuable resource for current students, educators, researchers, and anyone with a passion for STEM.
Whether you’re seeking inspiration for your own research, looking to explore the breadth of our scholarly activities, or simply curious about the advancements in STEM, our archive is designed to inform and inspire. Dive in to discover the rich tapestry of knowledge and innovation that defines The Open University’s commitment to excellence in STEM education and research.
Open2Innova8ion Tool
User Driven Stimulation of Radical New Technological Steps in Surface Transport
Storymaking Project
Design and evaluation of a story metadata scheme and annotation environment
TRIVALENT
Against Violence & for Better Communication
University for Industry Observatory
Using KMi technologies for integrating web documents with formal representations of knowledge
Environmental Management (EM)
Empowering Data Mastery for a Smarter Future
Station X
The CNM input to Bletchley Park
PlanetOnto
Web based news server, which facilitates lab-related items of interest in KMi to a wider community
CABER
CLUTCH As a Broadband Educational Resource
Hank
Cognitive Modelling Environment
Evidence Hub
A collective intelligence platform for mapping a community and what it knows
Cohere
>>> make the Connection
Ecosensus
Electronic/Ecological Collaborative Sensemaking Support System
Magpie
The semantic filter
VagueQuery Responder
Bookshop owners can out perform Amazon and Google when the queries are vague - so can our software
webCEF
Language learning assessment to the Common European Framework
Omnivoke
A Framework for Automating the Invocation of Web APIs
CORDER
COmunity Relation Discovery by named Entity Recognition
KMi Planet
Online Newspaper
Actor-lab
Control Tech for Kids
Service Web 3.0
Coordinating the research, standardisation, and dissemination activities creating the internet of billions of web services
BuddySpace
Enhanced Presence Management for Collaboration, Messaging, and Gaming
FirstFlight
Development of virtual science environments
mEducator
Multi-type Content Repurposing and Sharing in Medical Education
OpenMark Examples
Open University computer-assisted assessment (CAA) system
Ibrow
An Intelligent Brokering Service for Knowledge-Component Reuse on the World-Wide Web
Safety Centre
Website design for the Milton Keynes Safety Centre
LUISA
Learning Content Management System Using Innovative Semantic Web Services Architecture
SemSearch
A Search Engine for the Semantic Web
PhiloSURFical
Semantically browse a philosophical text
Evolva
Ontology Evolution
Topic Accessed Video
Judge the educational effectiveness of linear and non-linear video elements
Ecohydrology of South African Fynbos Plants
Scientific eco-hydrology for sustainable fynbos management in the Cape Floristic Region
SUPER
Semantics utilised for process management within and between enterprises
Lyceum Voice Groupware
Voice conferencing internet groupware
DOT.KOM
Designing adaptive information extraction from text for Knowledge Management
X-Media
Knowledge Sharing and Reuse across Media
CRU
Co-operatives Research Unit
Clutch
Computer Literacy Understanding Through Community History
ReelLives
Personal Documentaries Constructed From Digital Data
GratitudeTREE
Digital 'forest of thanks'
Exploring the Total Customer Experience in E‑Commerce Environments
Redefining E-Commerce: CRM-Driven Design and Unmatched Customer Value
Enrich
Enriching Representations of Work to Support Organisational Learning
BuddyFinder
Find the right people with the right knowledge in the right place at the right time
Compendium
Managing the connections between information, ideas, interpretations and arguments
Simlink
Shared control of virtual experiments via Instant Messaging
SmartProducts
Proactive Knowledge of SmartProducts
VDC
The Virtual Degree Ceremony
The Bookshelf Project
Find out who has which books using ISBN and web service lookup
MIAKT
Medical Images & Advanced Knowledge Technologies
WebOnto
Browse and edit knowledge models over the web
XO
The automatic presentation creator
OntoWeaver
an ontology-based approach to web site design and development
WeSPOT
Working Environment with Social, Personal and Open Technologies for Inquiry Based Learning
The Living Human Digital Library
Technical infrastructure for the Living Human Project
MSG
The World's Simplest Messenger
Making The News
Syndicating School News
XO Backlot
The Stadium Backlot system facilitates the management and maintenance of both live web casts and replays
Xtreme Webcasting
Taking webcasting to the Xtreme
PATMAN
Patient Workflow Management System
KnowledgeWeb
Ontology technology from Academia to Industry
ScholOnto
Build and deploy a prototype infrastructure for making scholarly claims
Prolearn
Network of Excellence in Professional ELearning
NoTube
Networks and Ontologies for the Transformation and Unification of Broadcasting and the internet
Citischool
Where young people are citizens and citizens are teachers
AKT
Advanced Knowledge Technologies
AEC
Assisted Electronic Communications in Health
Hexagon
The power of 'presence' brought to your browser
SUbTLE
Semantic Ubiquitous Technologies for Learning and Exploration
FLOR
FoLksonomy Ontology enRichment
Espotter
Adaptive Named Entity Recognition for Web Browsing
D3e-HyperNews
Digital Document Discourse Environment
Education and Technology Interest Group
Advancing Education Through Research and Technology
ELC
Empowering Learning Communities
ReFLEx
Resources For Learning by Exploration
