Katy Jordan
@katyjordan.bsky.social
Lecturer in Technology-Enhanced Learning at edreslancaster.bsky.social Educational Research, Lancaster University | Digital scholarship | EdTech & equity | Social network analysis | MOOCs | Slightly obsessed with plants 🌱
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Are you studying for a doctorate at a UK university via a programme that is wholly or mostly online? If so, please take part in an anonymous, 10 min survey about the impacts of online doctoral study on wellbeing and share the link lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_....
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November 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Are you studying for a doctorate at a UK university via a programme that is wholly or mostly online? If so, please take part in an anonymous, 10 min survey about the impacts of online doctoral study on wellbeing and share the link lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_....
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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...
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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
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I've attended the excellent @socmedhe.bsky.social Conference a few times over the past decade.
It's a real honour to deliver the keynote at this year's iteration at @lancasteruni.bsky.social
#AcademicTwitter Is Dead — What Died, What Survived, What’s Next?
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It's a real honour to deliver the keynote at this year's iteration at @lancasteruni.bsky.social
#AcademicTwitter Is Dead — What Died, What Survived, What’s Next?
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 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I've attended the excellent @socmedhe.bsky.social Conference a few times over the past decade.
It's a real honour to deliver the keynote at this year's iteration at @lancasteruni.bsky.social
#AcademicTwitter Is Dead — What Died, What Survived, What’s Next?
socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/k...
It's a real honour to deliver the keynote at this year's iteration at @lancasteruni.bsky.social
#AcademicTwitter Is Dead — What Died, What Survived, What’s Next?
socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/k...
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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 …
socmedhe25.wordpress.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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...
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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...
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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...
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 …
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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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Call for submissions! Join the 48th #CALRG Conference (w/c 16 June, online & free)! Open to all.
🔹 Type 1: Full talk (25–30 mins incl. Q&A)
🔹 Type 2: Doctoral consortium (30 mins)
🔹 Type 3: Wildcard/Innovative sessions
📄 Abstracts: 250–300 words
📢Submit your abstract to:calrg@open.ac.uk
#CALRG2025
🔹 Type 1: Full talk (25–30 mins incl. Q&A)
🔹 Type 2: Doctoral consortium (30 mins)
🔹 Type 3: Wildcard/Innovative sessions
📄 Abstracts: 250–300 words
📢Submit your abstract to:calrg@open.ac.uk
#CALRG2025
May 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Call for submissions! Join the 48th #CALRG Conference (w/c 16 June, online & free)! Open to all.
🔹 Type 1: Full talk (25–30 mins incl. Q&A)
🔹 Type 2: Doctoral consortium (30 mins)
🔹 Type 3: Wildcard/Innovative sessions
📄 Abstracts: 250–300 words
📢Submit your abstract to:calrg@open.ac.uk
#CALRG2025
🔹 Type 1: Full talk (25–30 mins incl. Q&A)
🔹 Type 2: Doctoral consortium (30 mins)
🔹 Type 3: Wildcard/Innovative sessions
📄 Abstracts: 250–300 words
📢Submit your abstract to:calrg@open.ac.uk
#CALRG2025
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Still time to sign up to our online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar this week - Wednesday 30th of April, 12:30-2pm.
Do boys really need saving? A critical exploration of ‘Boy Crisis’ - learning from the Chinese case - Yuhan Wu from @uomseed.bsky.social
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Do boys really need saving? A critical exploration of ‘Boy Crisis’ - learning from the Chinese case - Yuhan Wu from @uomseed.bsky.social
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Do boys really need saving? A critical exploration of ‘Boy Crisis’ - learning from the Chinese case, Wednesday 30 April, 12:30pm - Lancaster University
Boy’s underachievement caught the attention of educators in the West in the late 20th century, and many began to examine why boys seemed to be falling behind girls academically and what was ‘inhibitin...
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April 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Still time to sign up to our online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar this week - Wednesday 30th of April, 12:30-2pm.
Do boys really need saving? A critical exploration of ‘Boy Crisis’ - learning from the Chinese case - Yuhan Wu from @uomseed.bsky.social
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Do boys really need saving? A critical exploration of ‘Boy Crisis’ - learning from the Chinese case - Yuhan Wu from @uomseed.bsky.social
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
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what are your challenges/opportunities around OER/OEP and AI? How can open educational practices provide counter narratives, critically informated hope and resistance to the seemingly inevitable march of AI? Get your submission in . . . #oer25
How can we adapt Open Education Practices (OEP) and Open Educational Resources (OER) when AI makes content creation easier but less transparent? Are there appropriate uses of AI which could support open practices and practitioners? Submit a proposal to #OER25 by 22 April 2025 - buff.ly/Lpge6yX #altc
April 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
what are your challenges/opportunities around OER/OEP and AI? How can open educational practices provide counter narratives, critically informated hope and resistance to the seemingly inevitable march of AI? Get your submission in . . . #oer25
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👇Not to be missed👇
Dr Tiffany Nelson will be talking (online) @edreslancaster.bsky.social about her intersectional research on the lived experiences of Black autistic girls in UK education
Weds March 12, 12:30
#autism #disability #gender #race #education
Deets: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Dr Tiffany Nelson will be talking (online) @edreslancaster.bsky.social about her intersectional research on the lived experiences of Black autistic girls in UK education
Weds March 12, 12:30
#autism #disability #gender #race #education
Deets: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Intersectionality & Autistic Masking: Lived Experiences of Black Autistic Girls in UK education, Wednesday 12 March, 12:30pm - Lancaster University
Grounded in Tiffany Nelson's doctoral thesis: ‘Before people see the autism, they see my race’, this presentation will explore the lived experiences of masking Black autistic girls in UK education.
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March 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
👇Not to be missed👇
Dr Tiffany Nelson will be talking (online) @edreslancaster.bsky.social about her intersectional research on the lived experiences of Black autistic girls in UK education
Weds March 12, 12:30
#autism #disability #gender #race #education
Deets: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Dr Tiffany Nelson will be talking (online) @edreslancaster.bsky.social about her intersectional research on the lived experiences of Black autistic girls in UK education
Weds March 12, 12:30
#autism #disability #gender #race #education
Deets: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
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Reminder that this week (Wednesday 5th of March, 12:30)Louis Major from @educationuom.bsky.social will be talking about Educational Technology and ‘Personalised Learning’ as part of our online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar series.
Details/registration at:
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Details/registration at:
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Educational Technology and ‘Personalised Learning’: Key Concepts, Critical Reflections, and Recommendations for Design, Wednesday 5 March, 12:30pm - Lancaster University
The potential of technology to personalise education has been suggested for over 70 years. However, despite often bold claims, evidence of real-world impact is mixed, especially at scale.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
March 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Reminder that this week (Wednesday 5th of March, 12:30)Louis Major from @educationuom.bsky.social will be talking about Educational Technology and ‘Personalised Learning’ as part of our online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar series.
Details/registration at:
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Details/registration at:
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
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Here's Twitter's descent since 2022
February 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Here's Twitter's descent since 2022
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Less than a month to go until the deadline for submissions for our new conference exploring critical perspectives on Research in Digital Learning. The submissions system is now open.
Please share 😀
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Please share 😀
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RIDLHE Conference -
Research in Digital Learning in Higher Education is a new conference, launching on 3rd-4th September 2025 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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January 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Less than a month to go until the deadline for submissions for our new conference exploring critical perspectives on Research in Digital Learning. The submissions system is now open.
Please share 😀
hosting2.northumbria.ac.uk/ridlhe/
Please share 😀
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Happy Imbolc! Today, I will be mostly in the garden :-)
February 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Happy Imbolc! Today, I will be mostly in the garden :-)
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Are you interested in studying for a PhD in HEREE that you would undertake on a p/t basis and that is entirely online? We are hosting a webinar at which you can ask any questions you may have about our programme - Monday 27/1/25 4pm-5pm GMT. www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
PhD in Higher Education: Research, Evaluation and Enhancement - Lancaster University
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January 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Are you interested in studying for a PhD in HEREE that you would undertake on a p/t basis and that is entirely online? We are hosting a webinar at which you can ask any questions you may have about our programme - Monday 27/1/25 4pm-5pm GMT. www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
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There's still time to submit an abstract for the Gender and Education Association (GEA) 2025 Conference in Manchester. GEA conferences are my favourite by a country mile 👇
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Re-Routing and Re-Imagining Gender and Education conference
The 21st Gender in Education Association conference. Discover the themes being discussed, key dates and how to get involved.
www.mmu.ac.uk
December 6, 2024 at 12:39 PM
There's still time to submit an abstract for the Gender and Education Association (GEA) 2025 Conference in Manchester. GEA conferences are my favourite by a country mile 👇
www.mmu.ac.uk/about-us/fac...
www.mmu.ac.uk/about-us/fac...
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New open access article out on 'Why Knowledge is Central to Graduateness' based on work from a Centre for Global Higher Education project with a brilliant team: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Why knowledge is central to ‘graduateness’ – implications for research and policy
Debates about the employability of graduates in policy and research have increasingly focused on graduates’ employment outcomes and the development of generic employability skills. This suggests th...
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December 4, 2024 at 9:23 AM
New open access article out on 'Why Knowledge is Central to Graduateness' based on work from a Centre for Global Higher Education project with a brilliant team: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
On a related note, I had a nice conversation with a taxi driver today who asked if I was a professor - I said no but I'd be an assistant prof in the US - & he said on that basis, I should definitely consider myself to be a professor :-)
What does it mean to be a "contingent" scholar? Aren't all professors the same? We've got a piece to help you understand that. And it's why our whole magazine exists, actually.
What Are the Different Kinds of College Faculty?
Their jobs and salaries may differ, but you should still call them "Professor."
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December 4, 2024 at 9:39 PM
On a related note, I had a nice conversation with a taxi driver today who asked if I was a professor - I said no but I'd be an assistant prof in the US - & he said on that basis, I should definitely consider myself to be a professor :-)
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December 4, 2024 at 7:34 PM
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"The many, many UK unis where grads now get more jobs than Russell Group students"
The many, many UK unis where grads now get more jobs than Russell Group students
Should've gone to Lancaster
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December 3, 2024 at 7:45 AM
"The many, many UK unis where grads now get more jobs than Russell Group students"
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Plant Biology People - have you registered for our January education focussed event yet? Lancaster (UK) Jan 7-8th, in person or online. You’ve got until Dec 12th to register for what is shaping up to be a fab meeting! #PlantScience #PlantBiology web.cvent.com/event/a17159...
November 27, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Plant Biology People - have you registered for our January education focussed event yet? Lancaster (UK) Jan 7-8th, in person or online. You’ve got until Dec 12th to register for what is shaping up to be a fab meeting! #PlantScience #PlantBiology web.cvent.com/event/a17159...
The Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University is now on Bluesky! 🎉 Find us at edreslancaster.bsky.social for news, events and updates :)
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November 27, 2024 at 9:10 AM
The Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University is now on Bluesky! 🎉 Find us at edreslancaster.bsky.social for news, events and updates :)
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Gender and Education Association Conference 2025 - 27-30 May, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Call for abstracts is now open, deadline 20 December 2024. This is one not to miss 👇
Re-Routing and Re-Imagining Gender and Education conference
The 21st Gender in Education Association conference. Discover the themes being discussed, key dates and how to get involved.
www.mmu.ac.uk
November 25, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Gender and Education Association Conference 2025 - 27-30 May, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Call for abstracts is now open, deadline 20 December 2024. This is one not to miss 👇