KathyMChandler
kathymchandler.bsky.social
KathyMChandler
@kathymchandler.bsky.social
Lecturer in TEL@LancasterUni | Visiting fellow @IETatOU | Equity and care in digital education | Quaker
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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...
hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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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
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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).

ddubdrahcir.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/s...
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
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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
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, 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
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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.
October 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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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’
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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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
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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...
<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
Very much looking forward to this keynote.
October 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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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
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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
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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
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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 :-)
September 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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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!
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 …
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September 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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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...
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September 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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@brettbligh.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting a webinar re our mainly online, part-time PhD in TEL between 5pm-6pm on 29/7 via Zoom.

If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.
July 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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@paulashwin.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting the final webinar re our fully online, part-time PhD in HEREE between 9am-10am on Tues 29th July via Zoom. If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.
July 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I'm a very proud mum again this week, celebrating my daughter's graduation.
July 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This play at Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester is excellent!
June 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Excited to have received copies of the Chinese translation of ‘Transforming University Education: A Manifesto’
June 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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@brettbligh.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting a webinar re our mainly online, part-time PhD in TEL between 9am-10am on 23/6 via Zoom.

If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.
June 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Our final online #EdResSeminar of this academic year will take place at 12.30pm(BST) on 11/6, and will be presented by Funda Karapehlivan. Her seminar is entitled "Academic Resistance and Solidarity: Imagining Alternative Futures for Higher Education in Turkey". www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Academic Resistance and Solidarity: Imagining Alternative Futures for Higher Education in Turkey, Wednesday 11 June, 12:30pm - Lancaster University
Academic freedom has been severely restricted, and higher education has undergone significant restructuring in recent years under authoritarian regimes.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
June 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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This week: online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar on Wednesday (4th of June) at 12:30.

M. Oluwatobiloba Odetoyinbo will be talking about academic motherhood and career trajectories in Nigeria.
#academicsky #highered

All are welcome. Details/registration at: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Academic Motherhood in Nigeria: Navigating Reproduction and Care at the Margins, Wednesday 4 June, 12:30pm - Lancaster University
This study explores how Nigerian academic mothers navigate the intersection of motherhood and work.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
June 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM