KathyMChandler
@kathymchandler.bsky.social
Lecturer in TEL@LancasterUni | Visiting fellow @IETatOU | Equity and care in digital education | Quaker
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We're very happy to share the conference programme - you can view the range of exciting topics we'll be discussing here: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/p...
If you would like to join us on Dec 16th in Lancaster, registration is open - *closes 5th Dec*: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/r...
If you would like to join us on Dec 16th in Lancaster, registration is open - *closes 5th Dec*: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/r...
#SocMedHE25
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November 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
We're very happy to share the conference programme - you can view the range of exciting topics we'll be discussing here: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/p...
If you would like to join us on Dec 16th in Lancaster, registration is open - *closes 5th Dec*: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/r...
If you would like to join us on Dec 16th in Lancaster, registration is open - *closes 5th Dec*: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/r...
The programme for the #SocMedHE25 conference at Lancaster University on Tuesday 16 December 2025 is now available. socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/p.... Register by 5 Dec registration.lancaster.ac.uk/Registration...
Programme
Please note that the programme is provisional and may be subject to minor changes before the conference.Programme outline: TimeDurationTitle09:0030-minRegistration09:3015-minWelcome and housekeepin…
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November 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The programme for the #SocMedHE25 conference at Lancaster University on Tuesday 16 December 2025 is now available. socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/p.... Register by 5 Dec registration.lancaster.ac.uk/Registration...
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Free online seminar – all welcome.
Corridor Cultures: Transforming school cultures of gender and sexuality in partnership with students, teachers, and school leaders.
Dr Victoria Rawlings, University of Sydney.
Wednesday 26th November, 4.30-6pm (UK time).
Corridor Cultures: Transforming school cultures of gender and sexuality in partnership with students, teachers, and school leaders.
Dr Victoria Rawlings, University of Sydney.
Wednesday 26th November, 4.30-6pm (UK time).
Corridor Cultures: Transforming school cultures of gender and sexuality in partnership with students, teachers, and school leaders, Wednesday 26 November, 4:30pm - Lancaster University
'Corridor Cultures: Transforming school cultures of gender and sexuality in partnership with students, teachers, and school leaders'.
Dr Victoria Rawlings, University of Sydney.
Free online seminar. ...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Free online seminar – all welcome.
Corridor Cultures: Transforming school cultures of gender and sexuality in partnership with students, teachers, and school leaders.
Dr Victoria Rawlings, University of Sydney.
Wednesday 26th November, 4.30-6pm (UK time).
Corridor Cultures: Transforming school cultures of gender and sexuality in partnership with students, teachers, and school leaders.
Dr Victoria Rawlings, University of Sydney.
Wednesday 26th November, 4.30-6pm (UK time).
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After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Tove Jansson writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who encompassed #kindness & #community, even in the darkest times #WomensArt #WorldKindnessDay
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Tove Jansson writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who encompassed #kindness & #community, even in the darkest times #WomensArt #WorldKindnessDay
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Delighted to have this paper out in Disability & Society on autistic students' & graduates' experiences of negotiating diagnoses / identities whilst at university.
Important insights for other autistic ppl at uni + staff and peers. It's #openaccess via link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Important insights for other autistic ppl at uni + staff and peers. It's #openaccess via link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Delighted to have this paper out in Disability & Society on autistic students' & graduates' experiences of negotiating diagnoses / identities whilst at university.
Important insights for other autistic ppl at uni + staff and peers. It's #openaccess via link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Important insights for other autistic ppl at uni + staff and peers. It's #openaccess via link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Here's a piece by Emily Gray and me in University World News about our recent article on university staff experiences of gender-related violence in Australia and England: www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...
There's a link in the piece to the full article, which is available open access.
There's a link in the piece to the full article, which is available open access.
Gender-related campus violence is a problem for staff too
Research on sexual violence in universities tends to focus on students, but a study across two countries – England and Australia – shows that staf...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Here's a piece by Emily Gray and me in University World News about our recent article on university staff experiences of gender-related violence in Australia and England: www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...
There's a link in the piece to the full article, which is available open access.
There's a link in the piece to the full article, which is available open access.
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Was part of a panel with @rhordosy.bsky.social , @mannymadriaga.bsky.social and @soniailie.bsky.social as @srhe.bsky.social network convenors talking about wider widening participation dynamics for Cambridge Faculty of Education's new THRiVE research group.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Was part of a panel with @rhordosy.bsky.social , @mannymadriaga.bsky.social and @soniailie.bsky.social as @srhe.bsky.social network convenors talking about wider widening participation dynamics for Cambridge Faculty of Education's new THRiVE research group.
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Really enjoyed contributing to the @wonkhe.bsky.social Festival of HE panel on knowledge & skills with Gemma Marsh, Tony Moss and @debbiemcvitty.bsky.social. Heartened by the panel's shared pragmatic commitment to making education meaningfully accessible to a diverse a range of students.
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Really enjoyed contributing to the @wonkhe.bsky.social Festival of HE panel on knowledge & skills with Gemma Marsh, Tony Moss and @debbiemcvitty.bsky.social. Heartened by the panel's shared pragmatic commitment to making education meaningfully accessible to a diverse a range of students.
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We're looking for a Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning to contribute to our PhD in E-Research and TEL for 12 months. Please share: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at Lancaster University: Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning
Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning in the School of Social Sciences, Lancaster University (Temporary one-year post).The School of Social Sciences seeks to appoint a full-time Lecturer in Technol...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
We're looking for a Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning to contribute to our PhD in E-Research and TEL for 12 months. Please share: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Great to see my article with Emily M. Gray is now published open access.
Gender-related violence in Australian and UK universities
We analyse interview data from two projects undertaken in Australia and England to explore gender-related violence (GRV) and its impact on university staff. This focus is novel and important as mos...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Great to see my article with Emily M. Gray is now published open access.
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I took a deeper look at the HEPI/Kaplan Soft Power "Index".
To me what it isn't saying - what is effectively being taken for granted - is far more important and interesting than what it purportedly tells us (which is of very little real value).
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To me what it isn't saying - what is effectively being taken for granted - is far more important and interesting than what it purportedly tells us (which is of very little real value).
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Soft Power Rankings? What the…?
World leading, or not…? Something caught my eye online recently – the publication of the “HEPI/Kaplan Soft Power Index” (LINK). I clicked on it out of curiosity and almost instantly wished I …
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November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I took a deeper look at the HEPI/Kaplan Soft Power "Index".
To me what it isn't saying - what is effectively being taken for granted - is far more important and interesting than what it purportedly tells us (which is of very little real value).
ddubdrahcir.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/s...
To me what it isn't saying - what is effectively being taken for granted - is far more important and interesting than what it purportedly tells us (which is of very little real value).
ddubdrahcir.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/s...
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Delighted my article 'The definition of educational quality in a quasi-marketised HE system: stumbling towards a knowledge crisis' is now published open access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... & even happier it's part of a brilliant special issue edited by @jo-annebaird.bsky.social & Gemma Moss
The definition of educational quality in a quasi-marketised higher education system: stumbling towards a knowledge crisis
In this article, I examine the definition of educational quality in the English higher education system. I examine three phases in the measurement of educational quality, each prompted by the repor...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Delighted my article 'The definition of educational quality in a quasi-marketised HE system: stumbling towards a knowledge crisis' is now published open access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... & even happier it's part of a brilliant special issue edited by @jo-annebaird.bsky.social & Gemma Moss
I'm looking forward to being part of a panel at the launch event of the Language Education Technology Research Group tomorrow.
The Future of Technology in Language Education
Wednesday 29 October, 2025
13:30-15:00
www.lancaster.ac.uk/confucius-in...
The Future of Technology in Language Education
Wednesday 29 October, 2025
13:30-15:00
www.lancaster.ac.uk/confucius-in...
The Future of Technology in Language Education, Wednesday 29 October, 1:30pm - Lancaster University
All welcome to join 'The Future of Technology in Language Education' event.
This event will launch the Language Education Technology Research Group.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I'm looking forward to being part of a panel at the launch event of the Language Education Technology Research Group tomorrow.
The Future of Technology in Language Education
Wednesday 29 October, 2025
13:30-15:00
www.lancaster.ac.uk/confucius-in...
The Future of Technology in Language Education
Wednesday 29 October, 2025
13:30-15:00
www.lancaster.ac.uk/confucius-in...
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There is still time to register for this applicant webinar this Thursday for our part-time fully online PhD in Higher Education. I look forward to seeing you there.
Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I will be hosting an applicant webinar for our HEREE programme from 13.00-14.00 (UK time) on Thurs 30th October on Zoom. Register here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-scien...
PhD Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement Applicant Webinar - 30th October 2025, Thursday 30 October, 1:00pm - Lancaster University
Interested in applying for our fully online PhD Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement in October 2026? Join one of our monthly online webinars. You will have the opportunity to hear mo...
www.lancaster.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
There is still time to register for this applicant webinar this Thursday for our part-time fully online PhD in Higher Education. I look forward to seeing you there.
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me, @profstevenjones.bsky.social and others on the dangers of the Skills White Paper proposals for measuring and assuring the quality of education offered by HE institutions: www.timeshighereducation.com/news/risk-st...
Risk of ‘standardisation’ as ministers mull progression measures
Universities would look to ‘game’ new metric for testing learning gain, critics warn, with external examination defended as ‘best we’ve got’
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October 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
me, @profstevenjones.bsky.social and others on the dangers of the Skills White Paper proposals for measuring and assuring the quality of education offered by HE institutions: www.timeshighereducation.com/news/risk-st...
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Thinking about submitting an abstract to #SocMedHE25? There is time - we have extended the deadline by one week, to 31st October. Thanks to everyone who has submitted so far, and looking forward to reading your abstracts! More info and how to submit here: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/c...
Call for session proposals
*Deadline extended: the call for session proposals will now close at the end of Friday, 31st October*This year, we are delighted to host the 11th international Social Media for Learning in Higher E…
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October 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Thinking about submitting an abstract to #SocMedHE25? There is time - we have extended the deadline by one week, to 31st October. Thanks to everyone who has submitted so far, and looking forward to reading your abstracts! More info and how to submit here: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/c...
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🎓 New publication alert 📢
Open access in British Educational Research Journal:
"System failure? Exploring the interplay of fear of failure, competition, cooperation and sense of belonging in education in England and Flanders" with @carolynjackson.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/berj...
Open access in British Educational Research Journal:
"System failure? Exploring the interplay of fear of failure, competition, cooperation and sense of belonging in education in England and Flanders" with @carolynjackson.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/berj...
<em>British Educational Research Journal</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Fear of failure is damaging in a host of ways yet is rife in many schools. Drawing on self-worth theory, we explore whether fear of academic failure is higher in education systems with features that ...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🎓 New publication alert 📢
Open access in British Educational Research Journal:
"System failure? Exploring the interplay of fear of failure, competition, cooperation and sense of belonging in education in England and Flanders" with @carolynjackson.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/berj...
Open access in British Educational Research Journal:
"System failure? Exploring the interplay of fear of failure, competition, cooperation and sense of belonging in education in England and Flanders" with @carolynjackson.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/berj...
Very much looking forward to this keynote.
Excited to announce that the #SocMedHE25 keynote speaker will be @andytattersall! Andy will be speaking on '#AcademicTwitter Is Dead — What Died, What Survived, What’s Next?'. For more info, including the CFP and registration, see the website at: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/k...
Keynote speaker
We are excited to announce that Andy Tattersall will be the keynote speaker at the conference! #AcademicTwitter Is Dead — What Died, What Survived, What’s Next X was once the number one place for …
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October 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Very much looking forward to this keynote.
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Quoted as questioning “the wisdom of positioning a direct link between HE and the labour market,” over which HE has no control; instead universities "offer students... ways of engaging with the world that allow them to make use of the knowledge they’ve studied, to engage with the world in a new way"
Universities have long trumpeted graduates' employment advantages. But as the jobs market dries up, this could come back to bite them, writes @julietterowsell.bsky.social (feat @profstevenjones.bsky.social @paulashwin.bsky.social) www.timeshighereducation.com/news/faith-u...
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October 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Quoted as questioning “the wisdom of positioning a direct link between HE and the labour market,” over which HE has no control; instead universities "offer students... ways of engaging with the world that allow them to make use of the knowledge they’ve studied, to engage with the world in a new way"
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Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I will be hosting an applicant webinar for our HEREE programme from 13.00-14.00 (UK time) on Thurs 30th October on Zoom. Register here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-scien...
PhD Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement Applicant Webinar - 30th October 2025, Thursday 30 October, 1:00pm - Lancaster University
Interested in applying for our fully online PhD Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement in October 2026? Join one of our monthly online webinars. You will have the opportunity to hear mo...
www.lancaster.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I will be hosting an applicant webinar for our HEREE programme from 13.00-14.00 (UK time) on Thurs 30th October on Zoom. Register here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-scien...
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Registration for #SocMedHE25 is now open! The early bird rate is £95, available until 31st October, before the standard rate of £105. We hope to see you in Lancaster! Start your registration here: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/r...
Registration
Booking to attend the conference is now open! The delegate rate to attend the conference is £95 early bird (until 31st October), or £105 standard rate after that. Please use the following link to r…
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October 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Registration for #SocMedHE25 is now open! The early bird rate is £95, available until 31st October, before the standard rate of £105. We hope to see you in Lancaster! Start your registration here: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/r...
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The call for abstracts for sessions at this year's #socmedhe25 conference is out now! Me and @kathymchandler.bsky.social look forward to seeing you in Lancaster in December :-)
This year, #socmedhe25 will be coming to Lancaster University, on 16th December! The call for papers/session proposals is now open at socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/c... - please submit abstracts by *24th October*
Hope you can join us - see you in December!
Hope you can join us - see you in December!
Call for session proposals
This year, we are delighted to host the 11th international Social Media for Learning in Higher Education conference at Lancaster University, co-chaired by Dr Katy Jordan and Dr Kathy Chandler. The …
socmedhe25.wordpress.com
September 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The call for abstracts for sessions at this year's #socmedhe25 conference is out now! Me and @kathymchandler.bsky.social look forward to seeing you in Lancaster in December :-)
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This year, #socmedhe25 will be coming to Lancaster University, on 16th December! The call for papers/session proposals is now open at socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/c... - please submit abstracts by *24th October*
Hope you can join us - see you in December!
Hope you can join us - see you in December!
Call for session proposals
This year, we are delighted to host the 11th international Social Media for Learning in Higher Education conference at Lancaster University, co-chaired by Dr Katy Jordan and Dr Kathy Chandler. The …
socmedhe25.wordpress.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This year, #socmedhe25 will be coming to Lancaster University, on 16th December! The call for papers/session proposals is now open at socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/c... - please submit abstracts by *24th October*
Hope you can join us - see you in December!
Hope you can join us - see you in December!
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A @wonkhe.bsky.social blog on the OfS idea to link tuition fees to TEF results. It's unworkable as it was when it was first muted 10 years ago. It suggests that the OfS doesn't understand how the TEF works or the impact on the sector of making such ill-founded suggestions wonkhe.com/blogs/back-t...
Back to the future for the TEF? Back to school for OfS?
OfS is again flirting with the idea of linking tuition fees to TEF outcomes – a proposal that, as Paul Ashwin argues, is as unworkable now as it was a decade ago. OfS is again flirting with the idea o...
wonkhe.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
A @wonkhe.bsky.social blog on the OfS idea to link tuition fees to TEF results. It's unworkable as it was when it was first muted 10 years ago. It suggests that the OfS doesn't understand how the TEF works or the impact on the sector of making such ill-founded suggestions wonkhe.com/blogs/back-t...
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@beranews.bsky.social @markrpriestley.bsky.social @cpaucl.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social
@oulibrary.bsky.social @welspraxis.bsky.social @kathyhibbert.bsky.social @kathymchandler.bsky.social
Your ideas are welcome.
@oulibrary.bsky.social @welspraxis.bsky.social @kathyhibbert.bsky.social @kathymchandler.bsky.social
Your ideas are welcome.
Would you like to guest edit an issue of the BERA Curriculum Journal - we'd welcome your ideas. Especially ideas that fit our vison of a curriculum driven by:
a commitment to the ethical imagination, decolonization and anti-racist pedagogies
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a commitment to the ethical imagination, decolonization and anti-racist pedagogies
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The Curriculum Journal | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library
The Curriculum Journal publishes research in the field of curriculum studies, including curriculum theory, curriculum-making practices, and issues relating to policy development.
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July 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM