SC Funded Projects

The mini-projects below have all been funded by grants made available by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) under the Distributed e-Learning strand of activity. Please see the JISC website for further information about this programme.



Helping to bridge the gap? Philosophy

Dr Derek Matravers

Department of Philosophy, Open University


Faiths in Creation

James Hanvey

Department of Philosophy, Heythrop College


Development and Implementation of St Andrews Philosophy Online Distance-Learning Programme

Lisa Jones and Peter Clarke

Philosophy Department, University of St Andrews


Helping to bridge the gap? TRS

Dr Marion Bowman

Department of Religious Studies, Open University


British Postgraduate Philosophy Association (BPPA) Masterclass Series: Training and Continuation

Bob Clark and Rachael Wiseman

Department of Philosophy, University of York


Midlands Philosophy Research Training Network

Dr Mark Addis and Prof. Helen Beebee

Faculty of Law, Humanities, Development and Society, Birmingham City University


Theological Texts Reading Group

Dr Dave Clough

Department of Theology & Religious Studies, University of Chester


Supporting Student-led Academic Debate Across Diversities in Theology and Religious Studies

Katja Stuerzenhofecker (lead) & Richard Benda

Department of Religions & Theology, University of Manchester


‘Immortal goods’: critical friendships among beginning philosophers

Dr Brendan Larvor and Prof John Lippitt

Department of Philosophy, University of Hertfordshire


Research in learning, teaching and assessment of deaf people using British Sign Language

Wayne Morris

Department of Theology & Religious Studies, University of Chester


Subject support to meet diverse needs

Dr Deirdre Burke

School of Humanities, Languages and Social Studies, University of Wolverhampton


Report on A Project for the internet assisted teaching and learning of theoretical modules

Antony Hatzimoysis

Centre for Philosophy, University of Manchester


Abstracta in Concreta: Engaging Museum Collections in PRS Research

Dr Victoria Harrison and Dr Philip Tonner

Department of Philosophy, University of Glasgow


Developing active and autonomous learning among philosophy students

Dr Keith Crome

Department of Politics and Philosophy, Manchester Metropolitan University


Engaging with Philosophy

John Foster

Department of Philosophy, Lancaster University


VLE Wiki as a philosophy assessment

Dr Juha Saatsi

Department of Philosophy, University of Leeds


Alternative Assessment Methods: An Analysis of the presentation as used within the Religious and Philosophical Subject Area

Eleanor Jackson

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University


Inter-faith tandem learning

Revd. Canon Will Lamb

Chaplaincy, University of Sheffield


Hands-On Philosophy

Dr John Foster

Department of Philosophy, Lancaster University


Evaluating the feasibility of a cross-institutional professional doctorate in practical theology

Zoe Bennett Moore

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University


Ethics, employability, and entrepreneurship in action

Prof. Simon Robinson

Applied Global Ethics, Leeds Metropolitan University


Effective online learning in TRS: course design, learning objects and material transformation

Dr Alison Le Cornu

Westminster Institute of Education - Theology and Religious Studies, Oxford Brookes University


Dyslexia Project

Keith Crome

Department of Politics and Philosophy, Manchester Metropolitan University


Diversifying assessment: survey and synthesis of advise from research

Louise Jarvis and Joe Cain

Department of Science and Technology Studies, University College, London


Developing learning teaching and assessment strategy to include deaf people in TRS

Wayne Morris

Department of Theology & Religious Studies, University of Chester


Core courses, critical thinking, and the reflective student

Dr Stuart Hanscomb

Crichton Campus, University of Glasgow


Creating web-based exercises for TRS students

Dr Robert Gleave

Department of Theology & Religious Studies, University of Bristol


Creativity in teaching

Richard Noake

School of Education and Theology, York St John College


Critical thinking and the experience of international students on taught Masters Programmes

Zoe Bennet Moore

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University


Mind Mapping Project

Victoria Harrison

Department of Philosophy, University of Glasgow


Mapping the Great Migrations of 395-476 and their Christian consequences

Dr Sara Parvis

Faculty of Divinity, University of Edinburgh


Knowledge and power in the Neo-Assyrian empire

Eleanor Robson and Karen Radner

Department for the History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge


Introductory Formal Logic: Electronic Media

Dr Paul Tomassi

Department of Philosophy, University of Aberdeen


Interactive mapping for teaching World Christianity

Sara Parvis

Faculty of Divinity, University of Edinburgh


Wot u @ uni 4?

Prof John Lippitt and Dr Brendan Larvor

Department of Humanities, University of Hertfordshire


Using Religious and Theological Studies

Stephen Pattison

School of Religious and Theological Studies, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff


Using Independent Study Groups with Philosophy Students

Katherine Hawley

Philosophy Department, University of St Andrews


Subject to debate: an inter-departmental VLE for Religious Studies students

Brian Bocking

Department of the Study of Religions, School of Oriental & African Studies


Theology and Religious Studies: Contributing to Challenging the Frontiers of Electronic Learning

Angie Pears

Westminster Institute of Education - Theology and Religious Studies, Oxford Brookes University


Pushing the boundaries: using and reusing electronic learning objects in TRS

Alison Le Cornu

Westminster Institute of Education - Theology and Religious Studies, Oxford Brookes University


Post graduate students in health sciences studying philosophy

Dr Stephen Timmons

School of Nursing, University of Nottingham


Artefacts Of Ancient Judaism: A Teaching Site Utilizing Library Collections

Dr James Aitken & Dr Ben Outhwaite

Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge


Socratic Dialogue in Education

M. Altorf

School of Theology, Philosophy and History - Philosophy, St Mary's University College


Teaching atheism and non-religion

Dr Stephen Bullivant

School of Theology, Philosophy and History - Theology, St Mary's University College


Engaging with Philosophy (Phase 2)

John Foster

Department of Philosophy, Lancaster University


The use of audio recordings of key texts in the teaching of early Christian history and theology

Dr. Morwenna Ludlow

Department of Theology, University of Exeter


The Bible and the Curriculum

Prof Hugh S. Pyper & Dr James Crossley

Department of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield


A Kantian Topography: Mapping the 'Critique of Pure Reason'

Dr Susan A. J. Stuart & Dr Alex South

Department of Philosophy, University of Glasgow


Evaluating learning resources in teaching formal philosophical methods

Susan A. J. Stuart

Department of Philosophy, University of Glasgow


R3D: Understanding religious rights and religious discrimination

Professor Peter W Edge & Dr Dominic Corrywright

Westminster Institute of Education - Theology and Religious Studies, Oxford Brookes University


The Philosophy and Pedagogy Channel: An Archive of Best Practice

Ms. Lisa Clughen, Dr Ruth Griffin, Dr Patrick O’Connor

English, Culture and Communications, Anglia Ruskin University


Beyond Belief: Teaching Religious Literature in a Secular Age

Nicky Hallett and Hugh Pyper

Department of Biblical Studies, Anglia Ruskin University


A Hand-e-Book of Practices for Philosophy Tutors

Dr Keith Crome, Ms Ruth Farrar

Department of Politics and Philosophy, Manchester Metropolitan University


Digitising BACRA

Professor Denise Cush

Study of Religions Department, Bath Spa University College


Exploring Issues of Gender in the Disciplines of Theology and Religious Studies in Higher Education

Dr. Mathew Guest, Dr. Robert Song, Dr. Sonya Sharma,

Department of Theology, University of Durham


The Community Religions Project at Leeds

Dr Seán McLoughlin & Dr Melanie Prideaux

Department of Theology & Religious Studies, University of Leeds


Learning through reflective dialogue: Assessing the effectiveness of feedback vivas

Dr Benjamin Franks, Dr Stuart Hanscomb

School of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Glasgow


Developing fieldwork in religious studies – possibilities and practicalities

Lynne Scholefield, Stephen E. Gregg

School of Theology, Philosophy and History - Theology, St Mary's University College


Undergraduate research goes digital: using open educational resources to develop teaching and research on the directed community model

Chiara Ambrosio and Catherine Jackson

Department of Science and Technology Studies, University College, London


Critical Thinking in Buddhist Studies

Kate Crosby

Department of the Study of Religions, School of Oriental & African Studies


Tomorrow’s Professionals: A Virtue Ethics Approach to Employability

Melanie Hall and Tefor Williams

School of Humanities and Social Sciences , University of Glamorgan


‘The 10-Minute Puzzle’ Podcast

Federico Luzzi and Aidan McGlynn

Department of Philosophy, University of Aberdeen


E‐Check – “Exams ‐ Comparing Handwritten Essays with those Composed on Keyboards”

Mike Purcell, Jessie Paterson and Nora Mogey

Faculty of Divinity, University of Edinburgh


Exploring the Visual Culture of Victorian Physics

Iwan Rhys Morus

Department of History and Welsh History, Aberystwyth University


Pilot study: writing to be read in the history of science, technology and medicine

James Sumner and Jeff Hughes

Centre for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine, University of Manchester


Design of teaching materials informed by consideration of learning-impaired students

Laurence Goldstein

Department of Philosophy, University of Kent


Dialogue as Form of Assessment

Dr. M. Altorf

School of Theology, Philosophy and History - Philosophy, St Mary's University College


Living Religion: Facilitating Fieldwork Placements in Theology and Religious Studies

Catherine Robinson & Denise Cush

Study of Religions Department, Bath Spa University College