People

Dr Kathy Chandler

Lecturer in Online Teaching

About

I am a Lecturer in Online Teaching in the Institute of Educational Technology. My role has a particular focus on writing course content and evaluating microcredential courses.

I joined the Open University in 2003 as an associate lecturer. I have extensive experience of tutoring students studying health and social care and have supported colleagues to develop their skills in online teaching. My research interests include online communities and digital pedagogy.

Biography

Kathy is a Lecturer in Online Teaching in the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University. Her role has a particular focus on writing course content and evaluating microcredential courses. She has extensive experience of tutoring students studying health and social care and has supported colleagues to develop their skills in online teaching. Her research interests include online communities and digital pedagogy.

Publications

2023

Rienties, Bart; Calò, Francesca; Corcoran, Suz; Chandler, Kathy; FitzGerald, Elizabeth; Haslam, Daniel; Harris, Claire A.; Perryman, Leigh-Anne; Sargent, Julia; Suttle, Martin and Wahga, Aqueel. (). How and with whom do educators learn in an online professional development microcredential. Social Sciences and Humanities Open.
Chandler, Kathy and Perryman, Leigh-Anne. (). ‘People have Started Calling Me an Expert’: The Impact of Open University Microcredential Courses. Journal of Interactive Media in Education.

2022

Chandler, Kathryn (). Students' experiences of synchronous online tuition in health and social care. PhD thesis The Open University.
Chandler, Kathy. (). Students’ experiences of synchronous online tuition in health and social care. Research in Learning Technology.
Chandler, Kathy. (). Adapting voice-centred relational method to understand students’ experiences of synchronous online tuition. International Journal of Research & Method in Education (Early Access).
Dennis, Carol Azumah; Chandler, Kathy and Puntil, Donata. (). Practice and the professional doctorate: a diffractive re-reading. Journal of Further and Higher Education (Early access).

2016

Chandler, Kathy. (). Using Breakout Rooms in Synchronous Online Tutorials. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 4 (3) pp. 16-23.

Professional memberships

  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy